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This here's a story about Billy Joe and Bobby Sue,
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. two young lovers with nothing better to do,
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than sit around the house, get high and watch the tube,
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And here's what happened when they decided to cut loose.
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They head down to old El Paso;
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That's where they ran into a great big hassle
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Billy Joe shot a man while robbing his castle;
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Bobby Sue took the money and run.
CHORUS
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. Go__ on,__ take the money and run.
. Go__ on,__ take the money and run.
. Go__ on,__ take the money and run.
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. Go__ on,__ take the money and run.
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Billy Mack is detective down in Texas.
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You know he knows just exactly what the facts is.
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He ain't gonna let those two escape justice.
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He makes his living off of the people's taxes.
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Bobby Sue, Oh)oh, she slipped away.
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Billy Joe caught up to her the very next day.
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They got the money, hey, they got away,
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They headed down south and they're still running today, singing:
(CHORUS)
Chord chart: SIMPed by Sennet
string: E A D G B e string: E A D G B e string: E A D G B e
C x 3 2 0 1 0 G 3 2 0 0 0 3
F 1 3 3 2 1 1 Bb x 1 3 3 3 1 (or bar)
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