Key: A
Introduction: A A A A
A
Got a snake in your boot and a &lsquo gator&rsquo s after you,
A
chasing you &lsquo round his ol&rsquo bayou,
D
Hound dogs howlin&rsquo smell the fear in the air,
A
need to stop and breathe but the &lsquo gator don&rsquo t care,
E D
dead or alive somethin&rsquo s gonna get you, only two ways out o&rsquo this ol&rsquo bayou,
A E
better run, you better run,
A
didn&rsquo t do the shootin&rsquo but the witness don&rsquo t care,
A
must have been you, you&rsquo re not from around here,
D
someone got a rope and they&rsquo re lookin&rsquo for you,
A
hounds on the trail, now what ya&rsquo gonna do,
E D
Sherriff&rsquo s got a gun and he&rsquo s chasing&rsquo after you, only two ways out o&rsquo this ol bayou,
A E
better run, you better run,
D A
Snake in your boot and a &lsquo gator&rsquo s after you, only two ways out of this old bayou,
D E
dead or alive, somethin&rsquo s gonna get you, yeah,
A
Tryin&rsquo to climb a mangrove, reach for the sky,
A
hounds howlin&rsquo up at you, sheriff standing by,
D
yeah he didn&rsquo t see the &lsquo gator sneakin&rsquo up from behind,
A
took the sheriff down, now the hounds are runnin&rsquo wild,
E D
Sheriff didn&rsquo t come back from the ol&rsquo bayou, now the gang needs a hangin&rsquo and-
A E
they&rsquo re chasin&rsquo after you, better run, you better run,
D A
Snake in your boot and a &lsquo gator&rsquo s after you, only two ways out of this old bayou,
D E
dead or alive, somethin&rsquo s gonna get you, yeah,
A
Got a snake in your boot and a &lsquo gator&rsquo s after you,
A
chasing you &lsquo round his ol&rsquo bayou,
D
Hound dogs howlin&rsquo smell the fear in the air,
A
need to stop and breathe but the &lsquo gator don&rsquo t care,
E D
dead or alive somethin&rsquo s gonna get you, only two ways out o&rsquo this ol&rsquo bayou,
A E
better run, you better run,
D A
Snake in your boot and a &lsquo gator&rsquo s after you, only two ways out of this old bayou,
D E
dead or alive, somethin&rsquo s gonna get you better run,
D A E D A
you better run, you better run, you better ru-u-un,(pause) you better run.