Tabbed by: John Wu Tuning: Standard Intro: G5 (first four bars just strum G5 , use the 320003 'regular/standard' G-chord (see chord tabs below)) G5 D5 La la la la la la la la laaa G5 C5 La la la la la la la la laaa C5 La la la laaa C5 C5 La la la la la la la la laaa G (last 'la' blends with first word of first verse below) La la la laaa G5 Christopher Daniel Gay was arrested on a Friday In Florida at the Daytona International Speedway G5 He was a fugitive on the run, Christopher made a quick escape D5 while being transported in a van that was picking up convicts state to state. G5 He did it during a bathroom break, he hot-wired somebody's pickup In fact, C5 Christopher had a long history of theft involving trucks, C5 He was on route to Alabama for stealing someone's travel trailer C5 Grand Theft Auto He was a career criminal, jailbird C5 who also had three outstanding warrants in his home state of Tennessee G5 It was an outstanding performance that set him free Little Houdini Stole a big rig, then a tour bus that belonged to Crystal Gayle to evade a five state manhunt that wanted to put that birdy back in jail but they failed G5 'cause Christopher wasn't just running from cops Christopher Gay was now racing a clock D5 his mother was dying and there was no time to be held inside of a cage with locks G5 so yall can turn up your nose C5 and suck on your teeth and wag your finger like tsk-tsk but he had to take the risk Little Houdini C5 There wasn't a single thing sinister in his decision to break from the prison C5 His only motive was to go back to his childhood home while his mom was still living G5 it wasn't a house more like an old mobile camper where she was bedridden diagnosed with colon cancer Sometimes, G5 The only answer we're left with when the loved one's name is on the death list D5 Is to head for the exits and go home Christopher got the hell out of Texas G5 His abandonment was reckless It prolonged his sentence C5 Y'all can forget it He had numerous convictions and none were as strong as this C5 Unless you consider the other instance He went the distance C5 Similar situation, it was a bizarre coincidence C5 When he escaped from the prison the first time, Not this time, but the one before G5 He visited his dad Cause he was dying inside of a mental ward Suffering from Alzheimer's He paid respects Made his peace When he was done He didn't run He returned himself back to the police That's when his mom made her plea She said: G5 "He knows what he done was wrong, A5 but he knows his father don't got long G5 He's not a fugitive on the run A5 He's not dangerous, he's our son he ain't never hurt no one Eb5 He knows what he's done was wrong, Bb5 but he knows his father don't got long G5 He's not a fugitive on the run D5 He's our son" This ain't no country western song. G5 Christopher wasn't just running from cops Christopher Gay was now racing a clock A5 his mother was dying and there was no time to be held inside of a cage with locks G5 So Y'all can go on tossing rocks A5 And talk your talk like tsk tsk Meanwhile Chris is stealing a tractor trailer from Wal-Mart Eb5 An 18 wheeler, he's peeling rubber the bird takes flight down turnpikes Bb5 Three hundred thousand dollars worth of merchandise, but it ain't worth her life G5 Ran it off the road, and abandoned it D5 50 yards from his moms to avoid the cops Thats half a football field from her feeble arms Eb5 After all this stuff The tour bus, the pick up trucks Bb5 The tractor trailer, interstate chases He put on the brakes and couldn't get close enough G5 The news reporters told people to lock their doors D5 Like there was a monster on the loose but there was no truth to those reports. Eb5 His mom had weeks to live And Chris had years to serve Bb5 They were within shouting distance But I don't think he heard her final words. Fb D5 I don't think he heard her final words. She made her plea to the TV G5 "He knows what he's done was wrong, A5 but he knows his mama don't got long G5 He's not a fugitive on the run D5 He's not dangerous, he's my son he ain't never hurt no one Eb5 He knows what he's done was wrong, Bb5 but he knows his mama don't got long G5 He's not a fugitive on the run D5 he's my son" This ain't no country western song. G5 The third time he escaped from a state cop at the Georgia pit-stop A5 He just slipped out of the handcuffs, he jumped ship then he took off G5 With no father to visit, and no mom to go home to A5 Just an open road where he could be free Little Houdini Eb5 With no father to visit, no mom to go home to Bb5 Just a wide open sky where he could fly G5 With no father to visit, no mom to go home to D5 Just an open road where he could be free Little Houdini Eb5 With no father to visit, no mom to go home to Bb5 Just a wide open sky where he could fly G5 With no father to visit, no mom to go home to D5 Just an open road where he could be free Little Houdini Eb5 With no father to visit, no mom to go home to Bb5 Just a wide open sky where he could fly Fb With no father to visit, no mom to go home to D5 Just an open road where he could be free G5 Little Houdini.... Chords/notes: All the 'G' and 'D' chords i play this way... G5 D5 e | ----3-----2---- | B | ----0-----3---- | G | ----0-----2---- | D | ----0-----0---- | A | ----2-----0---- | E | ----3---------- | All the other chords use barre chords (bar chords) G5 C5 C5 C5 A5 Eb5 Bb5 Fb e | ----3------3----3-----3-----5------6-----6----1-- | B | ----3------4----4-----5-----5------8-----6----1-- | G | ----3------3----5-----5-----6------8-----7----2-- | D | ----5------5----5-----5-----7------8-----8----3-- | A | ----5------3----3-----3-----7------6-----8----3-- | E | ----3------3----3-----3-----5------6-----6----1-- | I did this tab using a picture of the guitar chords from the Li(f)e recording session that Sage Francis posted online... I've played it to myself over and over and it sounds close, if not exact.