Shoot Low Sheriff
By John Anderson
Written By Monroe Fields, Carmol Taylor
Album: John Anderson (1980)
Tabbed By Larry Mofle
10/27/2014
Chorus:
G C
Well you better shoot low sheriff cause they might be crawlin'
G
Got a big load of booze that they'll soon be a-haulin
C
They're running every night when the whipporwill is callin'
G D G
So shoot low sheriff cause they might be crawlin'
G
Old Uncle Bill's got a still on a hill
D G
He never worked a day and I guess he never will
G
He runs shine liquor that he sells at the ??
G D G
It made Maw mad and she called the law
Chorus
Well, Maw put the sheriff on Uncle Bill's trail
She said Catch that sock and throw him in jail
He run out and left his wife as the little kids squallin'
So shoot low sheriff cause they might be crawlin'
Chorus
Lead
Change key to A
A
Uncle Bill held the bottle 'tween his finger and thumb
E A
He said if I leave any, you can have some
A
Make him reach into his pocket for his last thin dime
A E A
And ? britches in the cold winter time
Chorus
Chorus (fade)
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