Chords for Calvin Leavy - Cummins Prison Farm 1969

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[Em] I _ _ [B] _ _
_ [E] was born in Missouri, _ _ [A] across the line to [E] Arkansas. _ _
Oh yeah, _ _ _ _ _ [A] I was born in Missouri, yes I was, _ _ across the line to [E] Arkansas.
Oh _ _ _ yeah, _ _ _ _ [B] didn't have any money, _ [A] _ _ so I got in trouble [E] with the law.
[B] And this is what they did, now listen, _
_ [E] Say they sent me to prison, _ [A] _ _ down at Common [E] Prison 4. _ _
Oh yes they did, oh _ yeah, [A] they sent me to Common, baby, _ down at Common [E] Prison 4. _
_ Oh yeah, _ _
_ [B] down there I started thinking,
[A] _ _ I thought I'd tell you some of it [E] in this song. _ _
Now this is the part of it here, listen.
_ Hadn't been there but one day,
_ [A] _ _ And I learned [E] that you don't break, _
_ No you don't, _
_ [A] Hadn't been down there but one _ _ _ day,
And I learned that you [E] don't break, _ _
_ Oh no, _ _
_ [B] Are you awake one morning,
_ [A] _ _ And find yourself in [E] a humble grave, _
[E] Oh yes [B] you will,
_ I'm gonna [E] tell you about it like this, _ _ _ _
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Listen,
[E] _ _ I'm begging I'll be a good [A] man,
_ If you'll only free me [E] from this sin, _
Oh yes I will, _ _
_ [A] I said Warden I'll be a good man,
_ _ If you'll only free [E] me from this sin, _
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_ [B] Said oh Warden look me in the [A] eye,
_ Sit down here son we [E] have a lot of good news, _
[B] _ Oh yes you did, _ _
_ [E] I'm talking about Common, _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ I'm talking about Common [E] Prison 4, _ _
Oh yes I am, _ _
Talking [A] about Common,
Oh yeah,
_ _ I'm talking about Common [E] Prison 4, _ _
_ Oh yeah, _ _ _
Now [B] you heard part of my story,
_ [A] _ I'm not the [E] only one,
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