intro

G G G C G G G
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

verse 1 :
C G C/G
i had a hard run , runnin’ from your window
C G C/G
i was all night runnin’ , runnin’ , lord i wonder if you care
C G C/G
i had a run in , run around and run down
C G C/G
run around the corner , corner , lord i run smack into a tree

chorus :
D Am G C D
i had to move , move , really had to move
C G D C
that’s why uf you please , i Am on my hand and knees
Am C G/C ( repeat intro )
bertha don’t you come around here anymore

verse 2 :
C G C/G
dressed myself in green , i went down unto the sea
C G C/G
try to see what’s goin’ down , try to read between the lines
C G C/G
i had a feelin’ i was fallin’ , fallin , i turned around to see
C G C/G
heard a voice callin’ , you were comin’ after me

( chorus )

verse 3 :
C G C/G
ran into a rainstorm , i ducked back into a bar door
C G C/G
it’s all night pourin’ , pourin’ , lord but not a drop on me
C G C/G
test me , test me , test me , why don’t you arrest me
C G C/G
throw me into the jail house , lord until the sun goes down

( chorus – repeat a few times )