Assault Battery

Intro: D 



[Verso 1]
 
    D 
The charge was assault & battery the judge said there'd be no bail 
    D 
The charge was assault & battery they dragged me off to jail 
 


[Refrão]
 
  C                    G                 C                          G 
I did no crime she was no friend of mine vengeance and justice went hand in hand 
              C 
But there's a law for the rich and a law for the poor 
    F                 G   F                  G 
And I'm just a workin man I'm just a workin' man 
 

Interlude: D 



[Verso 2]
 
     D 
They took no notice of her tears but they were gettin' drunk on her fear 
    D 
I arrived in time to spare her fate that little girl would feel no shame 
 


[Refrão]
 
  C                    G                 C                          G 
I did no crime she was no friend of mine vengeance and justice went hand in hand 
              C 
But there's a law for the rich and a law for the poor 
    F                 G   F                  G 
And I'm just a workin man I'm just a workin' man 
 

Interlude:
D 



[Verso 3]
 
    D 
The charge was assault & battery the judge said there'd be no bail 
    D 
The charge was assault & battery they dragged me off to jail  



Solo:
C G C G C F G F G 
A 


[Verso 4]
 
     D 
They turned on me mad crazy and mean I stole 'em the cake, they were gonna cream 
     D 
They leapt on me like a pack of dogs pullin' me down, they wanted me flogged 
D 
Punchin and fightin I got to my feet determined to leave their blood on the street 
     D 
If I went down now they'd kick me to death that sweet little girl would be left a wreck 
 


[Refrão]
 
  C                    G                 C                          G 
I did no crime she was no friend of mine vengeance and justice went hand in hand 
              C 
But there's a law for the rich and a law for the poor 
    F                 G   F                  G 
And I'm just a workin man I'm just a workin' man 
 

Interlude:
D 



[Verso 5]
 
     D 
Their waitin' on me when I got out and they stabbed me full of holes 
D 
It's now a case of kill or be killed unwritten jungle law 
 


[Refrão]
 
  C                    G                 C                          G 
I did no crime she was no friend of mine vengeance and justice went hand in hand 
              C 
But there's a law for the rich and a law for the poor 
    F                        G   F                         G 
And I'm just a simple workin man I'm just a simple workin' man 
    D 
The charge was assault & battery the judge said there'd be no bail 
    D 
The charge was assault & battery three years in the stinkin' jail 
    D 
The charge was assault & battery the charge was assault & battery 
    D 
The charge was assault & battery