Key: B
Introduction: B A/B E D
B
I was dealin' up and down the highway
E
Till they caught me with a heavy load
F#
They sentenced me to hard labor
E7 B
Workin' on the side of the road
Now I don't deny I was guilty
E
And I know I broke the law
F#
I was hungry and broke and couldn't see no hope
E7 B
And my back was up against the wall
B
Now I'm right outside your window
E
Honey, open up and let me in
F#
I broke out of jail this mornin'
E B
And I ain't never goin' back again
I just had to stop by for a minute
E
And I can't stay long at all
F#
'Cause I gotta run, you see I'm under the gun
E7 B
And my back is up against the wall
(Back to first Part of Intro then solo)
B
I was shackled to a three-time loser
E
A man named Jefferson
F#
One night we got to talkin'
E7 B
And I asked him what he'd done
He said a man fell over my razor
F#
But don't you see, it was him or me
E7 B
And my back was up against the wall
Chorus (2 x's)
F#
Cause I gotta run, you see I'm under the gun
E7 B
And my back is up against the wall
B F#
Yeah, I gotta run, you see I'm under the gun
E7 B
And my back is up against the wall