Run Billy Joe

Intro 
Am 
Run Billy, run Billy, Run Billy Run 
G                   Em                     Am 
Someone dropped the dime now the cops will come 

Hide yourself and get rid of your gun 
G            Em             C    Am 
You won't be there to raise your son 



[Verso 1]
 
Am 
Billy Joe was an honest family man 
    G             Em                       Am 
But things didn't work out the way that he planned 

I've lost my job got no money to survive 
         G             Em 
Said the father to the son 
                        Am 
Said the husband to his wife 

Billy saw the tears in the eyes of his son 
    G           Em                   Am 
The next day he got himself a loaded gun 
   C 
He went to the bank with a mask on his face 
       E 
Saying give me all your money 

I'ma rob this place 
 


[Refrão]
 
Am 
Run Billy, run Billy, run Billy run 
G                   Em                     Am 
Someone dropped the dime now the cops will come 

Hide yourself and get rid of your gun 
G            Em                  Am 
You won't be there to raise your son 
 


[Verso 2]
 
Am 
Billy's got the money, he has got to go far 
   G       Em                  Am 
He already burnt a stolen get away car 

The gun is at the bottom of a river somewhere 
    G          Em                      Am 
But Billy made sure they won't find it there 

He drove back home but got crashed into a car 
G              Em                    C 
It was nothing serious, no blood, no scars 
C 
Billy offered money he said take it please 
        E 
But the man said no, I'm calling the police 
 


[Refrão]
 
Am 
Run Billy, run Billy, run Billy run 
G                   Em                     Am 
Someone dropped the dime now the cops will come 

Hide yourself and get rid of your gun 
G            Em                  Am 
You won't be there to raise your son 
 

Interlude 
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[Verso 3]
 
Am 
Billy got away eventually 
       G           Em              Am 
He ran up with the money and his family 
C 
Billy Joe said I'm still a free man 
         E 
And I've got no regrets so let's do it again 
 


[Refrão]
 
Am 
Run Billy, run Billy, run Billy run 
G                   Em                     Am 
Someone dropped the dime now the cops will come 

Hide yourself and get rid of your gun 
G            Em       E          Am 
You won't be there to raise your son 
 


[Refrão]
 
Am 
Run Billy, run Billy, run Billy run 
G                   Em                     Am 
Someone dropped the dime now the cops will come 

Hide yourself and get rid of your gun 
G            Em                  Am 
You won't be there to raise your son