Key: F
Introduction: D
G
Well you better shoot low sheriff 'cause they might be crawlin'
D
Got a big load of booze that they'll soon be a-haulin'
G
They're running every night when the whipporwill is callin'
D A D
So shoot low sheriff 'cause they might be crawlin'
D
Old Uncle Bill's got a still on a hill
A D
He never worked a day and I guess he never will
D
He runs shine liquor that he sells it to Paw
A D
It made Maw mad and she called the law
G
Well you better shoot low sheriff 'cause they might be crawlin'
D
Got a big load of booze that they'll soon be a-haulin'
G
They're running every night when the whipporwill is callin'
D A D
So shoot low sheriff 'cause they might be crawlin'
D
Well, Maw put the sheriff on Uncle Bill's trail
A D
She said, "Catch that sock and throw him in jail
D
He run out and left his wife as the little kids squallin'
A D
So shoot low sheriff 'cause they might be crawlin'"
G
Yeah, you better shoot low sheriff 'cause they might be crawlin'
D
Got a big load of booze that they'll soon be a-haulin'
G
They're running every night when the whipporwill is callin'
D A D
So shoot low sheriff 'cause they might be crawlin'
E
Uncle Bill held the bottle 'tween his finger and thumb
B E
He said if I leave any, you can have some
E
Make him reach into his pocket for his last thin dime
B E
And wear summer britches in the cold winter time
A
Yeah, you better shoot low sheriff 'cause they might be crawlin'
E
Got a big load of booze that they'll soon be a-haulin'
A
They're running every night when the whipporwill is callin'
E B E
So shoot low sheriff 'cause they might be crawlin'
A
You better shoot low sheriff 'cause they might be crawlin'
E
Got a big load of booze that they'll soon be a-haulin'
A
They're running every night when the whipporwill is callin'
E B E
So shoot low sheriff 'cause they might be crawlin'
B E
Shoot low sheriff 'cause they might be crawlin'