Johnny Law

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Old man Johnny Law, he came 
Em
knockin' on my door
Am
I shot him dead, twice in the head
Em
He won't bother me no more
Am
I'm going down to Texas
Em
Where the city meets the sun
F                            Em  
I think it's time I lay down my 
        Am
guns
F                            Em  
I think it's time I lay down my 
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guns

So I found myself a chapel
Bowed my head and learned to pray
When I saw the preacher's daughter
She turned her eyes my way
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She climbed into my back seat
And I showed her all of my scars
Lord knows we can fall so far
Lord knows we can fall so far

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But my skin is so thick that I 
    Am
don't feel at all
Em                                
And when the fire starts burning 
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I'm the last one you'll call
Dm                              
See my hands are so calloused and 
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bruised
F                              Em
My heart will stay black and blue
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I took a job in Mississippi working 
on the train
That's where I learned to gamble and
 to drink away my pain
When my fears grab hold of me they 
call me by my name
Lord knows I can't change
Lord knows I can't change

But my skin is so thick that I don't
 feel at all
And when the fire starts burning I'm
 the last one you'll call
See my hands are so calloused and 
bruised
My heart will stay black and blue

(guitar solo) Play chorus chords

So I'll take what I've been given
I can't change the things I've done
Lord knows my time has come
Lord knows my time has come

(guitar solo 2)Play chorus chords

Yeah my skin is so thick that I 
don't feel at all
And when the fire starts burning I'm
 the last one you'll call
See my hands are so calloused and 
bruised
My heart will stay black and blue