[Intro]
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[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]
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[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]
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[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
You couldn’t get arrested if you tried