Steve Miller Band – Take The Money And Run (Guitar)

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[Verse]
G              F                 C
This here's a story about Billy Joe and Bobbie Sue

G            F         C
Two young lovers with nothin' better to do

G                    F          C
Than sit around the house, get high, and watch the tube

G                  F                  C                 Bb  F  G
And here is what happened when they decided to cut loose

G             F      C
They headed down to, ooh, old El Paso

G                  F          C
That's where they ran into a great big hassle

G        F                  C
Billy Joe shot a man while robbing his castle

G         F                   C       Bb  F  G
Bobbie Sue took the money and run     hoo hoo hoo
[Chorus]
(G)   F                     C    Csus4 C Csus4 C
Go on take the money and run

G        F                  C
Go on take the money and run.   hoo, hoo, hoo!

G        F                  C    Csus4 C Csus4 C
Go on take the money and run

G        F                  C     Bb F G
Go on take the money and run      Hoo, hoo, hoo!
[Verse]
G          F      C
Billy Mack is a detective down in Texas

G           F                 C
You know he knows just exactly what the facts is

G              F            C
He ain't gonna let those two escape justice

G            F             C                Bb F G
He makes his living off of the peoples taxes

G         F          C
Bobbie Sue, whoa, whoa, she slipped away

G       F                      C
Billy Joe caught up to her the very next day

G            F                         C
They got the money, hey, you know they got away

G                F                       C               Bb5  F5 G
They headed down south and they're still running today
(Singin') [Chorus]
G     F                    C      G    F                  C
Go on take the money and run,    Go on take the money and run... (Hoo hoo hoo)

G     F                    C                     G     F                   C      Bb F G
Go on take the money and run   (Aaooh, Lord!)      Go on take the money and run   (Ooh, ooh, ooh!)
[Solo] (G F C strummed fast in triplets for 1 phrase, then normal strum pattern for 3 more phrases)
   Bb F       G
Yeah, yeah...
(Chorus)
G     F                  C                                G     F                   C   Csus4 C Csus4 C
Go on take the money and run, yeah, yeah, (hoo, hoo, hoo),  Go on take the money and run, (ahooo, Lord!)

G     F                   C                               G      F                  C   Bb F G ...
Go on take the money and run,  yeah, yeah, hoo, hoo, hoo, Go on take the money and run
(fade out)