Written by Merle Haggard/Bonnie Owens
Intro: G#7 G# D# verse 1 D# Bb D# Bonnie was a waitress in a small cafe Bb D# Clyde Barrow was the rounder that took her away D#7 G# D# They both robbed and killed until both of them died Bb D# So goes the legend of Bonnie and Clyde verse 2 Bb D# The poems that she wrote of the life that they led Bb D# Told of the lawmen left dying or dead D#7 G# D# Now some say that Clyde made her life a shame Bb D# But the legend made Bonnie the head of the gang verse 3 Bb D# Their rampage grew wilder with each passing day Bb D# Their odds growing smaller with each get-a-way D#7 G# D# The end getting closer the harder they fought Bb D# With blood on their hands they were bound to get caught verse 4 Bb D# They drove back from town on one bright summer day Bb D# When a man they befriended stepped out in the way D#7 G# D# With no thought of dying they pulled to the side Bb D# But death lay there waiting for Bonnie & Clyde Verse 5 Bb D# Two years of running was ended that day Bb D# For robbin' and killin' they both had to pay D#7 G# D# But We'll always remember how they lived an died Bb D# So goes the Legend of Bonnie & Clyde Bb D# Bb D# Bonnie & Clyde Bonnie & Clyde