::::::::::::::: Against Th' Law ::::::::::::::: Words: Guthrie 1947 Music: Bragg 1995 Transcribed by: Justin Voss [voss@lclark.edu] -corrections welcome [D]It's against th' law to [Bm]walk, [A]It's against th' law to [D]talk It's against th' law to [Bm]loaf, [A]It's against th' law to [D]work It's against th' law to [Bm]read, [A]It's against th' law to [D]write It's against th' law to [Bm]be a [A]black or brown or [D]white. [G]Ever'thing's against th' law [A]I'm a low pay daddy singing th' high price blues (follow the same pattern for the rest of the song) It's against th' law to eat, It's against th' law to drink It's against th' law to worry, It's against th' law to think It's against th' law to marry or to try to settle down It's against th' law to ramble like a bum from town to town Ever'thing's against th' law I'm a low pay daddy singing th' high price blues It's against th' law to come, It's against th' law to go It's against th' law to ride, It's against th' law to roll It's against th' law to hug, It's against th' law to kiss It's against th' law to shoot, It's against th' law to miss Ever'thing's against th' law I'm a low pay daddy singing th' high price blues It's against th' law to gamble, It's against th' law to roam It's against th' law to organize or to try to build a home It's against th' law to sing, It's against th' law to dance It's against th' law to tell you th' trouble on my hands Ever'thing in Winston Salem is against th' law I'm a low pay daddy singing th' high price blues