Sounds good on acoustic and electric. This sounds a bit different from the original but sounds great when
singing with it, especially on electric.
Use capo 3 to make it sound like the original.
Intro: E D A
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This here's a story about Billy Joe and Bobbie Sue
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Two young lovers with nothin' better to do
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Than sit around the house get high and watch the tube
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And here's what happened when they decided to cut loose
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They headed down to, oh, old El Paso
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That's where they ran into a great big hassle
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Billy Joe shot a man while robbin' his castle
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Bobbie Sue took the money and run
Chorus
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Go on, take the money and run
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Go on, take the money and run
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Go on, take the money and run
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Go on, take the money and run
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Billy Mack is a detective down in Texas
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You know he knows just exactly what the facts is
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He ain't gonna let those two escape justice
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He makes his living off of other people's taxes
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Bobbie Sue, whoa whoa, she slipped away
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Billy Joe caught up to her the very next day
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They got the money, hey, you know they got away
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They headed down south and they're still running today
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Singin' go on take the money and run
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Go on take the money and run
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Go on take the money and run
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Go on take the money and run