– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
johnny law – william elliott whitmore
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tabbed by : steve
email : drtywrk_21@hotmail . com
tuning : standard
first time i saw him play this tune it was on the banjo . then the new
album he plays it on guitar with a slide . i just saw him recently and
he played it on the guitar with no slide and that is the way i Am going
to tab it . if you want to use a slide , it’s not too difficult . . .
just slide to the same notes . love this tune though .
chords used : you can play the whole a chord if you would like .
E A5 B7 G B
E | – – – – 0 – – – – – x – – – – – 2 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – 0 – – – – – x – – – – – 0 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – 1 – – – – – x – – – – – 2 – – – – – 4 – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 1 – – – – – 5 – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – 2 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 5 – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – 0 – – – – – x – – – – – x – – – – – 3 – – – – – x – – – – – – – – – – – |
intro : for the intro i use my pinky to slide on the E string and have
my hand ready to go to the E chord quickly . pretty sure that’s how
he does it . ( also if you kinda loosely strum it and hit the B string
on occasion , it’s not a big deal . . . it actually sounds good ) .
E | – – 0 – 2 – 0 – 2/4 – 444 – 4/2 – 2 – 0 – 2 – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – |
verse :
E A E
well i was driving down the road just a minding my own when johnny law
B7 E
pulled up from behind
E A E G
he walked up to my window and said , roll it down and let me see what i can
B
find
E A E B7
i said , no way , what’s mine is mine and i’d appreciate it if you’d leave me
E
be
E A E
he said , i’ll leave you be alright , in a cell all night , i’ll lock you up
B7 E
and throw away the key
A
he slapped them cuffs on my wrist
E
and my hands clenched into fists
B7
and i wished i could have punched him in the jaw
E
and knock out old johnny law
chorus :
( right here he does a walk up to a that goes like so )
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – 0 – 2 – 4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A
ohh johnny law
E
johnny law
B7
he’s the littlest man i ever saw
E A E
with his badge and his gun , he’ll just hassle everyone
B7 E
he’ll get you on the run johnny law
( intro )
verse :
E
he took me down to the state house
A E
and he hurled that book at me
A E G B
and bein’ in a cell is like being in hell for a man who longs to be free
E A E
i sat there and i wondered , just what gave this man the right
E A E B7
to leave me to rot here on this rickety cot , just a staring at the ceiling
E
all night
A E
and i couldn’t help but think of the words of my dear departed pa
A E
he said , do the best you can , be a good man , but don’t you never trust
B7 E
johnny law
chorus : ( the same walk up to A )
A
ohh johnny law
E
johnny law
B7
he’s the littlest man i ever saw
E A E
with his badge and his gun , he’ll just hassle everyone
B7 E
he’ll get you on the run johnny law
verse :
E A E B7
without any proof they couldn’t keep me there so they let me out in the
E
morning
E A E G
and that cop said , son , i don’t know what you done , but just consider this A
B
little warning
E A E
i said , it must take a lot of nerve to protect and to serve but i wonder
B7 E
what it would be like
E B7 E
if you didn’t have that badge or that gun or that uniform to hide behind
A E
and although i feel , that this whole deal , i got , was pretty damn wrong
A E
my conscience is clean , cause i’m a human being ,
B7 E
and you’re just johnny law
chorus : ( the same walk up to A )
A
ohh johnny law
E
johnny law
B7
he’s the littlest man i ever saw
E A E
with his badge and his gun , he’ll just hassle everyone
B7 E
he’ll get you on the run johnny law
E A E
with his badge and his gun , he’ll just hassle everyone
B7 E
you’ll never get me on the run johnny law
outro is same as intro as he hums along to the melody .
alright that’s it . that felt like it took forever . i can’t imagine how
long its takes someone to tab out something like “green grass and high
tides . ” cheers .
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