D    E7    A    D

D    E7    A    D

[Chorus]
      G                             F#
Yeah, I don't take no lip with this cannon on my hip
E7                 A             D
Let me tell you boy  it ain't no toy
         G
I wear a hat just like a mounty
        F#
I'm the sheriff of Boone County
E7
Be careful boy cause
A                               D
  You're in a heap of a trouble boy

[Verse 1]
D
Now if you're tryin' to push your Caddy
     E
From Nashville to Cincinnati
    A                                D
You have to come across Boone County line

As you're drivin' through you
       E7
Better mind your P's and Q's
                A                            D
Cause this here stretch of interstate boy is mine

[Verse 2]
D
Now you might outrun my old Chevrolet
        E7
But you can't outrun my own two way
A                                           D
Leon's awaitin' at the station to hear from me
D
Now you're gonna be a wishin'
    E
I believed in extradition
           A                                   D
Cause I'll chase you all the way back to Tennessee
 N.C.
(sirens blowin)

[Chorus]
     G                             F#
Now, I don't take no lip with this cannon on my hip
E7                 A             D
Let me tell you boy  it ain't no toy
         G
I wear a hat just like a mounty
        F#
I'm the sheriff of Boone County
E7               A                             D
Be careful cause you're in a heap of a trouble boy

[Solo]
|  D  |  E7  |  A  |  D  |

|  D  |  E7  |  A  |  D  |

[Verse 3]
   D
So far I guess you been lucky
        E7
But for now, you’re in Boone County Kentucky
A                                          D
  And I don't know how things are in Tennessee
            D
Now I'm the roughest you ever saw
 E7
around here I'm the law
A                                        D
  And it's been that way since back in '43

[Chorus]
     G                             F#
Now, I don't take no lip with this cannon on my hip
E7                 A             D
Let me tell you boy  it ain't no toy
         G
I wear a hat just like a mounty
        F#
I'm the sheriff of Boone County
E            A                              D
  By the way, you're in a heap of a trouble boy

[Outro]
D
Yeah, I run the grocery store
E7
  And I pump the gas
A                               D
I paint the lines on the streets
D                                      E7
I'm the dogcatcher, The judge, I’m him too
                   A                     D
Heck, you might as well just plead guilty
D
Yeah, I’ll post your bond for you if you like
           E7
Aw, we got all kinds of things going for us round here
A                                 D
  And if you happen to wreck your car

On the way to the courthouse, I got a used car lot
           E7
Down there too, yeah. we’ll take care of it
A
  Cause I want to tell you something boy
D
You’re in a heap of trouble
                    E7
Yeah, gonna winding up
            A
Aw, guilty or not guilty
      D
Thats like I thought you was
                                    E7
Yeah your guilty, just plead guilty boy
                             A7
I’m gonna take you home with me, ha ha
D
  Yeah your never getting back to Tennessee
         E7     A                                 D
Lock you up boy, feed you on baloney and hot gravy
                              E7
Yeah, watch that switch blade knife
                  A
You got there, aw carrying a concealed weapon
D
  Now we’ll throw you away for good
                   E7
Yeah your about the   grooviest cat
       A
I ever lawed in a long time
                                D
We’ll get a lot of money out of you boy
                         E7
Well I wish we could end this song
                 A
Cause it’s, it’s keepin me up

Man, I’ve missed out on the
D                                E7  A
  Missed out on the police calls