Long Arm of the Law Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]In Cumberland Kentucky
On a [Bm]cool autumn evening
[D]Billy lay in [G]love with Marian[D]ne
She was a rich judge's daughter
He was the [Bm]son of a miner
But that [E]night their love was more
than they could [A]stand[F#m][A]
The [D]judge said to his daughter
"That [Bm]son of that coal miner
Is [D]someone you'd do
[G]well to leave [D]alone"
She [G]knew her dad so [A]well
She [D]knew she couldn't [G]tell
But the [D]truth was bound
[G]to show before too [D]long
Their love had started growing [A]on its [D]own

[Verse 2]
You [D]can't outrun the [A]long arm of the [G]law
No, you [D]can't outrun
the long arm [A]of [D]the law

[Verse 3]
Billy [Eb]placed his hand on Mary
And he [Cm]felt the baby moving
[Eb]Kissed her, and said "I'll
[Ab]see you when I can"
[Eb]The judge had made a promise
When [Cm]he caught up with Billy
He'd [F]send him far away
from Marian[Bb]ne[Gm][Bb]
The [Eb]whole town knew he'd do it
Too [Cm]many times he'd proved it
To at [Eb]least a hundred [Ab]men
behind [Eb]the wall
[Ab]He'd smile behind that [Bb]frown
And when he [Eb]brought that gavel [Ab]down
He [Eb]called himself the [Ab]long arm of [Eb]the law
And he'd set his mind on [Ab]seeing [Bb]Billy [Eb]fall

[Verse 4]
In a [E]hot and humid mine shack
The [C#m]midwife pulled the sheet back
And [E]placed a cool,
damp [A]towel on Marian[E]ne
Billy's eyes were wide
with wonder
[C#m]From the spell he was under
When she [F#]placed the newborn
baby in his [B]hands[A][G#m]
[B]He did[E]n't hear the siren
[C#m]Just the baby crying
[E]That miracle [A]of love was all [E]he saw
When the [A]door came crashing [B]down
And [E]Billy turned [A]around
He [E]felt the heart [A]and soul inside [E]him fall
He stood face-to-face with with
with the [A]long arm [B]of [E]the law

[Verse 5]
You [E]can't outrun the [B]long arm of the [A]law
No, you [E]can't outrun [A]the long
arm [B]of [E]the law
You can [A]hide out for [B]a while
[E]He says with [A]a smile
But you [E]can't outrun [Bsus4]the long
arm of the law
[E]

[Verse 6]
[F]
Seemed like everybody down
[Dm]in Cumberland, Kentucky
[F]Came out that day to [Bb]see
poor Billy's [F]trial
The court was called to order
[Dm]There sat the judge's daughter
She [G]looked so proud,
holding Billy's [C]child[Bb][Am]
[C]When [F]they brought Billy to him
The [Dm]judge just looked right through him
As he [F]held that Holy [Bb]Bible in his [F]hand
Then he [Bb]smiled at [C]his grandson
And his [F]eyes cut back to Billy
[Bb]He said "I think[F] this time
[Bb]the law will under[F]stand
Son, I sentence you [C]to life
with Marian[Bb]ne"[C]

[Verse 7]
You [F]can't outrun the [C]long arm of [Bb]the law
No, you [F]can't outrun the long
[Csus4]arm of th[C]e l[F]aw
He said to [Bb]Billy with [C]a smile
I know you [F]hid out for [Bb]a while
But you [C]can't outrun
the long [Csus4]arm of th[C]e l[F]aw
No, you can[C]'t outrun [Csus4]the long arm [C]of the law