I Fought The Law Tab

I Fought the Law - The Bobby Fuller Four
 
 
INTRO:
 
Riff #1
   G                        C         D
e|-3--3-3-3--3----3--3----|-3--3-3-3--5----5--5----|
B|-3--3-3-3--3----3--3----|-5--5-5-5--7----7--7----|
G|-4--4-4-4--4----4--4----|-5--5-5-5--7----7--7----|
D|-5--5-5-5--5----5--5----|-5--5-5-5--7----7--7----|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
 
   G                        D   G   D   G
e|-3--3-3-3--3----3--3----|-5---3---2---3----------|
B|-3--3-3-3--3----3--3----|-7---3---3---3----------|
G|-4--4-4-4--4----4--4----|-7---4---2---4----------|
D|-5--5-5-5--5----5--5----|-7---5-------5----------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
 
 
[G] Breaking rocks in the [C] hot [G] sun,
[G] I fought the law and the [C] law [G] won
[G] I fought the law and the [D] law  [G] won [Riff #1]
[G] I needed money cause I [C] had [G] None,
[G] I fought the law and the[C]  law [G] won
[G] I fought the law and the [D]  law [G] won [Riff #1]
 
Chorus:
I [C] miss my baby and I feel so sad I [G] guess my race is run,
Well [C] she's the best girl that I ever had
[G] I fought the law and the [C] law [G] won
[G] I fought the law and the [D] law [G] won [Riff #1]
 
INSTRUMENTAL:
C C C C G C G C G D x2
 
[G] Robbing people with a [C] six [G] gun
[G] I fought the law and the [C] law [G] won
[G] I fought the law and the [D] law [G] won [Riff #1]
[G] I miss my baby and the [C] good [G] fun,
[G] I fought the law and the [C] law [G] won
[G] I fought the law and the [D] law [G] won [Riff #1]
 
REPEAT CHORUS
 
 
Guitar Solo
   C                                         G
e|-3--3-3--8---8--8----12--12-12--8---8--8---7--7--7--|
B|-5--5-5--8---8--8----13--13-13--8---8--8---8--8--8--|
G|-5--5-5--9---9--9----12--12-12--9---9--9---7--7--7--|
D|-5--5-5--10--10-10---14--14-14--10--10-10--9--9--9--|
A|-3--3-3--10--10-10---15--15-15--10--10-10--10-10-10-|
E|---------8---8--8---------------8---8--8------------|
 
                  Triplets
   C          G  C|--|--|  G|--|--|  D|--|--|
e|-8---8--8---7---8--8--8---7--7--7---5--5--5--|
B|-8---8--8---8---8--8--8---8--8--8---7--7--7--|
G|-9---9--9---7---9--9--9---7--7--7---7--7--7--|
D|-10--10-10--9---10-10-10--9--9--9---7--7--7--|
A|-10--10-10--10--10-10-10------------5--5--5--|
E|-8---8--8------------------------------------|
 
   C                                         G
e|-3--3-3--8---8--8----12--12-12--8---8--8---7--7--7----7--7--|
B|-5--5-5--8---8--8----13--13-13--8---8--8---8--8--8----8--8--|
G|-5--5-5--9---9--9----12--12-12--9---9--9---7--7--7----7--7--|
D|-5--5-5--10--10-10---14--14-14--10--10-10--9--9--9----9--9--|
A|-3--3-3--10--10-10---15--15-15--10--10-10--10-10-10---10-10-|
E|---------8---8--8---------------8---8--8--------------------|
 
   C          G             G                        D   G   D   G
e|-8---8--8---7----7--7---|-3--3-3-3--3----3--3----|-5---3---2---3---------|
B|-8---8--8---8----8--8---|-3--3-3-3--3----3--3----|-7---3---3---3---------|
G|-9---9--9---7----7--7---|-4--4-4-4--4----4--4----|-7---4---2---4---------|
D|-10--10-10--9----9--9---|-5--5-5-5--5----5--5----|-7---5-------5---------|
A|-10--10-10--10---10-10--|------------------------|-----------------------|
E|-8---8--8---------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
 
This song was originally written by Sonny Curtis who played with Buddy Holly and later
with the Crickets. I have not heard the Crickets recording but have always loved playing
the Bobby Fuller Four version. It has such a unique chord solo which starts off playing
C in three different positions. It's not too hard to play, once you get the timing for
all those triplets.
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