Intro:   Hoo-hooh!    

v1:       [G]This here's a [F]story 'bout Billy Joe [C]and Bobby Sue                   
            [G]Two young [F]lovers with [C]nothin' better to do
            [G]Than sit around the [F]house, get [C]high and watch the tube
            [G]And here's what [F]happened when they de- [C]cided to cut loose [Bb] [F]

v2:       [G]They headed [F]down to [C]old El Paso
            [G]That's where they [F]ran into a [C]great big hassle
            [G]Billy Joe [F]shot a man while [C]robbing his castle
            [G]Bobby Sue [F]took the money and [C]run, oo, oo, oo [Bb] [F]

c:         [G]Go on, [F]take the money and [C]run
            [G]Go on, [F]take the money and [C]run, oo, oo, oo
            [G]Go on, [F]take the money and [C]run
            [G]Go on, [F]take the money and [C]run, oo, oo, oo        [Bb] [F]

v3:       [G]Billy Mack [F]is a de-[C]tective down in Texas
            [G]You know, he [F]knows just exactly [C]what the facts is
            [G]He ain't gonna [F]let those two [C]escape justice
            [G]He makes his [F]living off of the [C]people's taxes     [Bb] [F]

v4:       [G]Bobby Sue, [F]o-o-oh, [C]who-oah she slipped away
            [G]Billy Joe [F]caught up to her the [C]very next day
            [G]They got the money, [F]hey, you know they [C]got away
            [G]They headed down [F]south and they're still [C]running today [Bb] [F]        Singin'

c:         [G]Go on, [F]take the money and [C]run
            [G]Go on, [F]take the money and [C]run, oo, oo, oo
            [G]Go on, [F]take the money and [C]run ooh Lord!
            [G]Go on, [F]take the money and [C]run, oo, oo, oo        [Bb] [F]

solo:    [G]       [F]       [C]       x4        [Bb] yeah, [F]           yeah!

c:         [G]Go on, [F]take the money and [C]run yeah, yeah!
            [G]Go on, [F]take the money and [C]run, ooh Lord!
            [G]Go on, [F]take the money and [C]run yeah, yeah!
            [G]Go on, [F]take the money and [C]run, ooh Lord!         [Bb] [F]