Standard (EADGBE)
Riff
Verse 1
I'm leaving on a fast train
Don't ask me when I'm coming back again
I reckon it's only a matter of time
Before the law kick in the door
Mother I'm running out of change,
but I had to phone to let you know
Chorus
They'll never take me alive
They'll never take me alive
Verse 2
Mother I killed someone
It wasn't that I hated him
You see, he was trying to stop me
but he found out I'd go the whole way
Chorus
They'll never take me alive
They'll never take me
Verse 3
I can't tell you how I feel
Maybe you don't wanna know
Maybe, maybe
But anyway, I love you so
Chorus
They'll never take me alive
They'll never take me
Outro
They'll never take me alive