I Fought the Law Bob Fuller Four
Riff#1
INTRO: G7
I Fought The Law Riff#1
GCDG
E-3---3-3--3---3-3---3--3-3--5--5-5--3---3-3--3---3-3-|
B-3---3-3--3---3-3---5?-5-5--7--7-7--3---3-3--3---3-3-|
G-4---4-4--4---4-4---5--5-5--7--7-7--4---4-4--4---4-4-|
D-5-?-5-5--5---5-5---5--5-5--7--7-7--5-?-5-5--5---5-5-|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|
AGDG
E-5--3--2--3--|
B-5--3--3--3--|
G-6--4--2--4--|
D-7--5-----5--|
A-------------|
E-------------|
GCG
Breaking rocks in the hot sun,
GCG
I fought the law and the law won
GD7G Riff#1
I fought the law and the law won
GCG
I needed money cause I had None,
GCG
I fought the law and the law won
GD7G Riff#1
I fought the law and the law won
Chorus:
CG
I miss my baby and I feel so sad I guess my race is run,
C
Well she's the best girl that I ever had
GCG
I fought the law and the law won
GD7G Riff#1
I fought the law and the law won
INSTRUMENTAL: C-C-C-C-G-C-G-C-G-D X2
GCG
Robbing people with a six gun
GCG
I fought the law and the law won
GD7G Riff#1
I fought the law and the law won
GCG
I miss my baby and the good fun,
GCG
I fought the law and the law won
GD7G Riff#1
I fought the law and the law won
REPEAT CHORUS
Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/bobby_fuller_four/i_fought_the_law_tab.html
Guitar Solo
CG
E-3--3-3--8---8--8----12--12-12--8---8--8---7--7--7--|
B-5--5-5--8---8--8----13--13-13--8---8--8---8--8--8--|
G-5--5-5--9---9--9----12--12-12--9---9--9---7--7--7--|
D-5--5-5--10--10-10---14--14-14--10--10-10--9--9--9--|
A-3--3-3--10--10-10---15--15-15--10--10-10--10-10-10-|
E-x--x-x--8---8--8----x---x--x---8---8--8---x--x--x--|
Triplets
C G C|--|--| G|--|--| D|--|--|
E-8---8--8---7?--8--8--8---7--7--7---5--5--5--|
B-8---8--8---8?--8--8--8---8--8--8---7--7--7--|
G-9---9--9---7---9--9--9---7--7--7---7--7--7--|
D-10--10-10--9---10-10-10--9--9--9---7--7--7--|
A-10--10-10--10--10-10-10--x--x--x---5--5--5--|
E-8---8--8---x---x--x--x---x--x--x---x--x--x--|
CG
E-3--3-3--8---8--8----12--12-12--8---8--8---7--7--7--7-7-7-|
B-5--5-5--8---8--8----13--13-13--8---8--8---8--8--8--8-8-8-|
G-5--5-5--9---9--9----12--12-12--9---9--9---7--7--7--7-7-7-|
D-5--5-5--10--10-10---14--14-14--10--10-10--9--9--9--9-9-9-|
A-3--3-3--10--10-10---15--15-15--10--10-10--10-10-10-101010|
E-x--x-x--8---8--8----x---x--x---8---8--8---x--x--x-x-x-x-x|
CGGAGDG
E---8---8--8---7----3--3-3?3--3-3--5--3--2--3--|
B---8---8--8---8----3--3-3-3--3-3--5--3--3--3--|
G---9---9--9---7----4--4-4-4--4-4--6--4--2--4--|
D-- 10--10-10--9----5--5-5-5--5-5--7--5--x--5--|
A---10--10-10--10------------------------------|
E---8---8--8---x-------------------------------|
This song was originally written by Sonny Curtis who played with Buddy Holly and later
with the Crickets. I have not heard the Crickets recording but have always loved playing
the Bobby Fuller Four version. It has such a unique chord solo which starts off playing
C in three different positions. It's not too hard to play, once you get the timing for
all those triplets.