The Long Arm Of The Law Chords by Warren Zevon
Tempo:
120.05 bpm
Chords used:
Fm
Ab
Eb
F
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Fm] [Ab]
[Fm]
[Ab]
[Fm]
[Ab]
[Eb] [Fm]
[Ab]
[Eb] [F]
When I was young, times were hard.
[Bb] When I got older, it was [F] word.
First words I ever heard.
[Bb] Nobody move, [B] nobody [C] get hurt.
[Fm] It's the long arm, [Ab] it's the strong arm.
It's the long [Eb] arm [Fm] of the law.
It's the long arm, [Ab] it's the strong arm.
[Eb] It's the long arm [F] of the law.
After the war in Paraguay, [Bb] back in [F] 1999,
I was laying low in Lima,
[Bb] Working both sides of the [C]
borderline.
[Fm] It's the long arm, [Ab] it's the strong arm.
It's the [Eb] long arm [Fm] of the law.
It's the long arm, [Ab] it's the strong arm.
It's the long arm, it's the arm [Fm] of the law.
It's the long arm, [Ab] it's the strong arm.
It's the long arm [Fm] of the law.
It's the long arm, it's the [Ab] strong arm.
It's the long [Eb] arm [Fm] of the law.
[F]
You can run, but you can't hide.
[Fm]
Well, I can't hold it in like a [Ab] student in policy.
Oh, [Fm] yeah.
So who's coming out?
[Ab] It's the strong arm.
[Eb] It's the long arm, [Fm] it's the long arm.
[F] Now don't protest your innocence.
[Bb] Only the dead get off scot-free.
[F]
When the judge says, who done it?
[Bb] You'll be [B] crying, not [C] me, not me.
[Fm] [Cm] [Fm]
[Eb] [Fm]
[Ab]
[Eb] [Fm]
[Eb] [Fm]
[Db]
[Eb] [Fm]
[Eb] [Fm]
[Ab]
[N]
[Fm]
[Ab]
[Fm]
[Ab]
[Eb] [Fm]
[Ab]
[Eb] [F]
When I was young, times were hard.
[Bb] When I got older, it was [F] word.
First words I ever heard.
[Bb] Nobody move, [B] nobody [C] get hurt.
[Fm] It's the long arm, [Ab] it's the strong arm.
It's the long [Eb] arm [Fm] of the law.
It's the long arm, [Ab] it's the strong arm.
[Eb] It's the long arm [F] of the law.
After the war in Paraguay, [Bb] back in [F] 1999,
I was laying low in Lima,
[Bb] Working both sides of the [C]
borderline.
[Fm] It's the long arm, [Ab] it's the strong arm.
It's the [Eb] long arm [Fm] of the law.
It's the long arm, [Ab] it's the strong arm.
It's the long arm, it's the arm [Fm] of the law.
It's the long arm, [Ab] it's the strong arm.
It's the long arm [Fm] of the law.
It's the long arm, it's the [Ab] strong arm.
It's the long [Eb] arm [Fm] of the law.
[F]
You can run, but you can't hide.
[Fm]
Well, I can't hold it in like a [Ab] student in policy.
Oh, [Fm] yeah.
So who's coming out?
[Ab] It's the strong arm.
[Eb] It's the long arm, [Fm] it's the long arm.
[F] Now don't protest your innocence.
[Bb] Only the dead get off scot-free.
[F]
When the judge says, who done it?
[Bb] You'll be [B] crying, not [C] me, not me.
[Fm] [Cm] [Fm]
[Eb] [Fm]
[Ab]
[Eb] [Fm]
[Eb] [Fm]
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[Eb] [Fm]
[Eb] [Fm]
[Ab]
[N]
Key:
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Bb
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Eb
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_ When I was young, times were hard.
[Bb] When I got older, it was [F] word. _
_ _ First words I ever heard.
[Bb] _ Nobody move, [B] nobody [C] get hurt.
[Fm] It's the long arm, [Ab] it's the strong arm.
It's the long [Eb] arm [Fm] of the law. _
It's the long arm, [Ab] it's the strong arm.
[Eb] It's the long arm [F] of the law. _
_ _ _ After the war in Paraguay, _ [Bb] _ back in [F] 1999, _
I _ was laying low in Lima, _
_ [Bb] _ Working both sides of the _ [C]
borderline.
[Fm] It's the long arm, [Ab] it's the strong arm.
It's the [Eb] long arm [Fm] of the law. _
It's the long arm, [Ab] it's the strong arm.
It's the long arm, it's the arm [Fm] of the law. _
It's the long arm, [Ab] it's the strong arm.
It's the long arm [Fm] of the law. _
It's the long arm, it's the [Ab] strong arm.
It's the long [Eb] arm [Fm] of the law.
[F] _
You can run, but you can't hide. _
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Well, I can't hold it in like a [Ab] student in policy.
_ Oh, [Fm] yeah. _
_ So who's coming out?
[Ab] It's the strong arm.
[Eb] It's the long arm, [Fm] it's the long arm.
[F] _ _ Now don't protest your innocence.
_ [Bb] _ Only the dead get off scot-free.
[F] _
_ _ When the judge says, who done it? _
_ [Bb] _ _ You'll be [B] crying, not [C] me, not me.
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_ When I was young, times were hard.
[Bb] When I got older, it was [F] word. _
_ _ First words I ever heard.
[Bb] _ Nobody move, [B] nobody [C] get hurt.
[Fm] It's the long arm, [Ab] it's the strong arm.
It's the long [Eb] arm [Fm] of the law. _
It's the long arm, [Ab] it's the strong arm.
[Eb] It's the long arm [F] of the law. _
_ _ _ After the war in Paraguay, _ [Bb] _ back in [F] 1999, _
I _ was laying low in Lima, _
_ [Bb] _ Working both sides of the _ [C]
borderline.
[Fm] It's the long arm, [Ab] it's the strong arm.
It's the [Eb] long arm [Fm] of the law. _
It's the long arm, [Ab] it's the strong arm.
It's the long arm, it's the arm [Fm] of the law. _
It's the long arm, [Ab] it's the strong arm.
It's the long arm [Fm] of the law. _
It's the long arm, it's the [Ab] strong arm.
It's the long [Eb] arm [Fm] of the law.
[F] _
You can run, but you can't hide. _
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Well, I can't hold it in like a [Ab] student in policy.
_ Oh, [Fm] yeah. _
_ So who's coming out?
[Ab] It's the strong arm.
[Eb] It's the long arm, [Fm] it's the long arm.
[F] _ _ Now don't protest your innocence.
_ [Bb] _ Only the dead get off scot-free.
[F] _
_ _ When the judge says, who done it? _
_ [Bb] _ _ You'll be [B] crying, not [C] me, not me.
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