Woody Guthrie - AGINST TH' LAW guitar chord

Aginst Th' Law

(from Mermaid Ave Vol. II)

Words: Guthrie 1947

Music: Bragg 1995

(D)It's against th' law to (Bm)walk, (A)It's against th' law to (D)talk

It's against th' law to (Bm)loaf, (A)It's against th' law to (D)work

It's against th' law to (Bm)read, (A)It's against th' law to (D)write

It's against th' law to (Bm)be a (A)black or brown or (D)white.

(G)Ever'thing's against th' law

(A)I'm a low pay daddy singing th' high price blues

(D)It's against th' law to (Bm)eat, (A)It's against th' law to (D)drink

It's against th' law to (Bm)worry, It's against th' law to (D)think

It's against th' law to (Bm)marry or to (A)try to settle (D)down

It's against th' law to (Bm)ramble like a (A)bum from town to (D)town

(G)Ever'thing's against th' law

(A)I'm a low pay daddy singing th' high price blues

(D)It's against th' law to (Bm)come, (A)It's against th' law to (D)go

It's against th' law to (Bm)ride, It's against th' law to (D)roll

It's against th' law to (Bm)hug, (A)It's against th' law to (D)kiss

It's against th' law to (Bm)shoot, It's (A)against th' law to (D)miss

(G)Ever'thing's against th' law

(A)I'm a low pay daddy singing th' high price blues

(D)It's against th' law to (Bm)gamble, (A)It's against th' law to (D)roam

It's against th' law to (Bm)organize or to try to build a (D)home

It's against th' law to (Bm)sing, (A)It's against th' law to (D)dance

It's against th' law to (Bm)tell you th' (A)trouble on my (D)hands

E(G)ver'thing in Winston Salem is against th' law

(A)I'm a low pay daddy singing th' high price blues