JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - "Take the Money and Run" merupakan lagu Steve Miller Band yang diluncurkan pada 1976.
Lagu ini menjadi bagian dalam album mereka yang bertajuk Fly Like an Eagle.
Album tersebut membawa 12 buah lagu dan dirilis di bawah naungan label Capitol Records.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Jungle Love - Steve Miller Band
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu "Take the Money and Run" dari Steve Miller Band.
[Verse]
G F C
This here's a story about Billy Joe and Bobbie Sue
G F C
Two young lovers with nothin' better to do
G F C
Than sit around the house, get high, and watch the tube
G F C Bb F G
And here is what happened when they decided to cut loose
G F C
They headed down to, ooh, old El Paso
G F C
I swear they ran into a great big hassle
G F C
Billy Joe shot a man while robbing his castle
G F C Bb F G
Bobbie Sue took the money and run hoo hoo hoo
[Chorus]
(G) F C Csus4 C Csus4 C
Go on take the money and run
G F C
Go on take the money and run. hoo, hoo, hoo!
G F C Csus4 C Csus4 C
Go on take the money and run
G F C Bb F G
Go on take the money and run Hoo, hoo, hoo!
[Verse]
G F C
Billy Mack is a detective down in Texas
G F C
You know he knows just exactly what the facts is
G F C
He ain't gonna let those two escape justice
G F C Bb5 Bb5 F5
He makes his living off of the peoples taxes
G F C
Bobbie Sue, whoa, whoa, she slipped away
G F C
Billy Joe caught up to her the very next day
G F C
They got the money, hey, you know they got away
G F C Bb5 F5 G
They headed down south and they're still running today
(Singin')
[Chorus]
G F C G F C
Go on take the money and run, Go on take the money and run... (Hoo hoo hoo)
G F C G F C Bb F G
Go on take the money and run (Aaooh, Lord!) Go on take the money and run (Ooh, ooh, ooh!)
[Solo]
(G F C strummed fast in triplets for 1 phrase, then normal strum pattern for 3 more phrases)
Bb F G
Yeah, yeah...
(Repeat Chorus)
G F C G F C Csus4 C Csus4 C
Go on take the money and run, yeah, yeah, (hoo, hoo, hoo), Go on take the money and run, (ahooo, Lord!)
G F C G F C Bb F G ...
Go on take the money and run, yeah, yeah, hoo, hoo, hoo, Go on take the money and run