Intro: 2x Drums and clapping


[VERSE 1]
G                C    G
Quick Joey Small went over the wall
       G              C    G
with a ball anґa chain behind him.
G                    A#
Quick Joey Small went over the wall
         F                  G
send the dogs right out to find him.


[Verse 2]
     G                   C   G
In a striped prision siut with no room to move
    G            C   G
he headed for the highway.
         G                             A#
With his chain still draginґ he thumbed down a wagon said -
 F                  G
"Well youґre goin my way."
And they say now


    [Chorus]
    G          A#               F                  G
    Run Joey , Joey run run the hounds are on your trail.
    G          A#                         C                G (ring out)
    Run Joey , Joey run run theyґre gonna send you back to jail.


[Bridge] (first only drums - then with bass and guitars)
Sheriff got a shotgun, he do.
Heґll fill you full of lead son, itґs true.
C G                      C G
Heґs also got a blackjack, heґs mad.
C G                                D     
Heґd bust your head with one wack, here i go now.


    [Chorus]
    G          A#               F                  G
    Run Joey , Joey run run the hounds are on your trail.
    G          A#                         C                G
    Run Joey , Joey run run theyґre gonna send you back to jail.

    
(2x only Bass & Drums)
    
    
[Verse 3]
G               C G 
Sweet Mary Jane was goinґinsane
         G               C G
when she heard of joeyґs jail break.
         G      
But she knew all the whilesґcause
    A#
she sent him a file
F              G
baked inside a fudge cake.


    [Chorus]
    G          A#               F                  G
    Run Joey , Joey run run the hounds are on your trail.
    G          A#                         C                G
    Run Joey , Joey run run theyґre gonna send you back to jail.


[Verse 4]
G                  C G
Sheriff Jack Banes was a light on brains
   C G                   C G
but he knew one things for sure.
    G                      A#
He took some toughts and a pair of handcuffs
    F                             G
and headed straight for Mary Janes door.


[Chorus (2x] + Fade out]
G          A#               F                  G
Run Joey , Joey run run the hounds are on your trail.
G          A#                         C                G
Run Joey , Joey run run theyґre gonna send you back to jail.