| Am | G | |
| Me and my baby been | on the run |
| Am | |
| So very l | ong |
| Am | G | |
| Her | folks sent a man to g | et us |
| Am | |
| They say we've done w | rong |
| E7 (N.C.) |
| So we run, yeah we run, yeah we run |
| Am | |
| From the stranger in t | own |
| Chorus 1: |
| A | |
| S | tranger in town, he's out to get me |
| D | |
| S | tranger in town, wants me and my baby |
| A | |
| He follows | me |
| From town to town |
| And if he gets me |
| He'll bring me down |
| E7 (N.C.) |
| So we run, yeah we run, yeah we run |
| Am | |
| From the stranger in t | own |
| Am | D | Am | D | |
| Woo-oo- | oo | woo-oo- | oo |
| Bridge: |
| C | F | C | Am | |
| I'm not afr | aid of what they'll | do to | me |
| C | F | C | |
| I'm just afr | aid they'll hurt my b | aby |
| F | Dm | C | Am | |
| We don't care | if we run f | ore | ver |
| D7 | G | |
| Just as long as we're tog | ether |
| Break (tenor and baritone saxes): |
| Chorus 2: |
| Stranger in town, I think we've lost him |
| Stranger in town, can't let him bring us in |
| Another town |
| One more mile |
| And we'll be free |
| For a while |
| And we'll run, yeah we'll run, yeah we'll run |
| From the stranger in town |
| Woo-oo-oo woo-oo-oo |
| Coda (repeat to fade): |
| Am | D | |
| S | tranger in t | own |
| -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers |