Intro: F C F C Verse 1: F C Were you nineteen or twenty one? F C A crazy outlaw living on the run G F C Your cowboy life we know ’s a lie G F C You couldn’t get arrested if you tried Verse 2: F C You were raised a rich boy now you live in your car F C You give your money to dealers or spend it all in bars G F C Your criminal ways who can deny? G F C You couldn’t get arrested if you tried
Verse 3: F C You’re an art collector and a Russian spy F C You run over animals never bat an eye G F C Your gambling days have all come up dry G F C You couldn’t get arrested if you tried Organ solo: F C F C G F C G F C Verse 4: F C Your manner with women has always been cruel F C You’re the Clown Prince of London a Yankee fool G F C Your lover days have all run dry G F C You couldn’t get arrested if you tried Verse 5: F C You’re on a run now how long can it last? F C Someone with your reputation such a sordid past G F C “It is such a hard life”, don’t make me cry! G F C You couldn’t get arrested if you tried Guitar solo: F C F C G F C G F C Verse 6: F C I’m sure you’ll blame others for where you’re at F C But hell you’ve been lucky, more lives than a cat G F C Your brilliant life has come up shy G F C You couldn’t get arrested if you tried G F C You couldn’t get arrested if you tried G F C