Chords for Bill Anderson - Ninety Nine Years
Tempo:
83.6 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Eb
Bbm
Db
Abm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bbm] [Eb] [Ab]
My mama always told me better than to [Eb] play with a loaded gun
If I'd have just listened to her she'd have [Ab] never had a friend
For a son, the picture's still in front of my eyes
[Db] The echo in my ear
When [Eb] the jury said he's guilty and the judge said 99 [Abm] years
[Ab] Oh for 99 years I watched the sun [Eb] rise over the lame old sea
99 [Bb] years, nothing but an empty [Abm] cell, no one company
[Eb] Yes there's not very [Ebm] much sense between me [Bbm] and the freedom I hold [Ab] dear
Just [Eb] a thousand bars, a big brick wall [Bb] and the sentence of [Ab] 99 years
[Eb]
[Ab] Well I've almost forgotten what my real name is, [Eb] it's been a number for so long
Making little bitty rocks out of great big rocks, [Ab] and sold it the days [F] whereon
[Ab] But I'll do my best for 99 [Db] years and try [Ab] to stay alive
Oh [Eb] the governor said if I'd be good I'd get out in [Ab] 95
Oh for 99 years I watched the sun rise [Eb] over the lame old sea
99 years, nothing but an [Ab] empty cell, no one [Bbm] company
Yes [Ab] there's not [Ab] very much sense between me [Db] and the freedom I hold dear
[Eb] Just a thousand bars, a big brick wall and the sentence of [Bbm] 99 [Ab] years
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My mama always told me better than to [Eb] play with a loaded gun
If I'd have just listened to her she'd have [Ab] never had a friend
For a son, the picture's still in front of my eyes
[Db] The echo in my ear
When [Eb] the jury said he's guilty and the judge said 99 [Abm] years
[Ab] Oh for 99 years I watched the sun [Eb] rise over the lame old sea
99 [Bb] years, nothing but an empty [Abm] cell, no one company
[Eb] Yes there's not very [Ebm] much sense between me [Bbm] and the freedom I hold [Ab] dear
Just [Eb] a thousand bars, a big brick wall [Bb] and the sentence of [Ab] 99 years
[Eb]
[Ab] Well I've almost forgotten what my real name is, [Eb] it's been a number for so long
Making little bitty rocks out of great big rocks, [Ab] and sold it the days [F] whereon
[Ab] But I'll do my best for 99 [Db] years and try [Ab] to stay alive
Oh [Eb] the governor said if I'd be good I'd get out in [Ab] 95
Oh for 99 years I watched the sun rise [Eb] over the lame old sea
99 years, nothing but an [Ab] empty cell, no one [Bbm] company
Yes [Ab] there's not [Ab] very much sense between me [Db] and the freedom I hold dear
[Eb] Just a thousand bars, a big brick wall and the sentence of [Bbm] 99 [Ab] years
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Key:
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Eb
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Abm
Ab
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[Bbm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ My mama always told me better than to [Eb] play with a loaded gun
If I'd have just listened to her she'd have [Ab] never had a friend
For a son, the picture's still in front of my eyes
[Db] The echo in my ear
When [Eb] the jury said he's guilty and the judge said 99 [Abm] years
[Ab] Oh for 99 years I watched the sun [Eb] rise over the lame old sea
99 [Bb] years, nothing but an empty [Abm] cell, no one company
[Eb] Yes there's not very [Ebm] much sense between me [Bbm] and the freedom I hold [Ab] dear
Just [Eb] a thousand bars, a big brick wall [Bb] and the sentence of [Ab] 99 years
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] Well I've almost forgotten what my real name is, [Eb] it's been a number for so long
Making little bitty rocks out of great big rocks, [Ab] and sold it the days [F] whereon
[Ab] But I'll do my best for 99 [Db] years and try [Ab] to stay alive
Oh [Eb] the governor said if I'd be good I'd get out in [Ab] 95
_ Oh for 99 years I watched the sun rise [Eb] over the lame old sea
99 years, nothing but an [Ab] empty cell, no one [Bbm] company
Yes [Ab] there's not [Ab] very much sense between me [Db] and the freedom I hold dear
[Eb] Just a thousand bars, a big brick wall and the sentence of [Bbm] 99 _ _ [Ab] years
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_ _ My mama always told me better than to [Eb] play with a loaded gun
If I'd have just listened to her she'd have [Ab] never had a friend
For a son, the picture's still in front of my eyes
[Db] The echo in my ear
When [Eb] the jury said he's guilty and the judge said 99 [Abm] years
[Ab] Oh for 99 years I watched the sun [Eb] rise over the lame old sea
99 [Bb] years, nothing but an empty [Abm] cell, no one company
[Eb] Yes there's not very [Ebm] much sense between me [Bbm] and the freedom I hold [Ab] dear
Just [Eb] a thousand bars, a big brick wall [Bb] and the sentence of [Ab] 99 years
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] Well I've almost forgotten what my real name is, [Eb] it's been a number for so long
Making little bitty rocks out of great big rocks, [Ab] and sold it the days [F] whereon
[Ab] But I'll do my best for 99 [Db] years and try [Ab] to stay alive
Oh [Eb] the governor said if I'd be good I'd get out in [Ab] 95
_ Oh for 99 years I watched the sun rise [Eb] over the lame old sea
99 years, nothing but an [Ab] empty cell, no one [Bbm] company
Yes [Ab] there's not [Ab] very much sense between me [Db] and the freedom I hold dear
[Eb] Just a thousand bars, a big brick wall and the sentence of [Bbm] 99 _ _ [Ab] years
Thanks for watching! _