D                                   G 
I pulled into the alley behind the liquor store 
D                                                  G 
turned out the lights and left the motor runnin?, Sonny opened up the door, 
Em                                                      A 
then he flashed me his grin, said, ?this is gonna be a piece of cake, 
Em                                            A 
later tonight we?ll head to The Spotlight and split up the take.? 
 
D                                        G 
Sittin? there in the darkness, I take a hit off the wine, 
D                                   G 
wait for the rush to hit me and it feels so fine. 
Em                                 A 
Then I think of somethin? I never realized, 
Em                                       A 
if I get shot tonight, I ain?t ever been baptised.  
 
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D   G            A            
Oh, Dallas after midnight ?  
D   G            A          D   G            Em   A   D 
 
oh, Dallas after midnight ? Oh, Dallas after midnight...
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D                                           G 
Then Sonny came runnin? back, sweat runnin? down his face. 
D                                                          G 
He said, ?the cat had a gun, man, I panicked, we gotta get outta this place!? 
Em                                   A 
There was nothin? to do or say as we drove away. 
Em                                            A 
I just kept askin? myself how?d I ever get so mean I couldn?t pray?  
 
REPEAT CHORUS  
 
G                          A                                D 
There ain?t nothin? that I like better than drivin? on hard concrete, 
G                                                               Em        
I?d rather have a steerin? wheel in my hands than a woman at my feet. 
Em                                                   A 
Ever since I was a little kid I was always rowdy and loud, 
 
Em                                                  A 
take a look at me now I?m 37 years old and still runnin? around with a wild crowd.  
 
REPEAT CHORUS 
 
D                                                       G 
Somewhere in Colorado there?s a truck whose brakes just won't hold, 
D                                                    G 
and there?s a burned-out car abandoned just south of Waco, 
Em                                         A 
and there?s a song comin? from a radio somewhere... 
 
D                         G   D 
?I fought the law and the law won... 
D                        A    D 
I fought the law and the law won... 
D                        G   D 
I fought the law and the law won... 
D                        A    D 
I fought the law and the law won...?  
 
REPEAT CHORUS