Am G
Me and my baby been on the run
Am
So very long
(Am) G
Her folks sent a man to get us
Am
They say we've done wrong
E7 [N.C.]
So we run, yeah we run, yeah we run
Am
From the stranger in town
Chorus 1:
A
Stranger in town, he's out to get me
D
Stranger in town, wants me and my baby
A
He follows me
From town to town
And if he gets me
He'll bring me down
E7 [N.C.]
So we run, yeah we run, yeah we run
Am
From the stranger in town
Am D Am D
Woo-oo-oo woo-oo-oo
Bridge:
C F C Am
I'm not afraid of what they'll do to me
C F C
I'm just afraid they'll hurt my baby
F Dm C Am
We don't care if we run forever
D7 G
Just as long as we're together
Break (tenor and baritone saxes):
E7
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Chorus 2:
Stranger in town, I think we've lost him
Stranger in town, can't let him bring us in
Another town
One more mile
And we'll be free
For a while
And we'll run, yeah we'll run, yeah we'll run
From the stranger in town
Woo-oo-oo woo-oo-oo
