Chords for Dave Evans - Ninety Nine Years Is Almost For Life

[G] _ _ _ [N] _ Well, Larry, I appreciate [D] you trying to kick things off.
_ If I'm going to sing one, I guess about the only one I'd better sing is this one here,
because _ _ _ I sure had my part of it anyway for the last six years.
I think I got a right to sing it. _
_ City court judge was crying, yeah. _ _
_ As the judge [A] waited there. _ _ _ _ _
_ Yeah, my mama was _ crying, _ _ Lord.
Yeah, when I [D] left my _ chain. _ _
_ _ Oh, since I'm a _ child, _ Lord.
_ Ain't got like [G] a night.
_ _ [Dm] _ [G] _
_ _ Yeah, 99 [D] _ _ years, boy. _
_ _ _ _ Almost 40. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I just dug in the _ basement. _
_ _ _ Heard the [A] bells ring.
My _ _ [Fm] _ [A] _
_ _ _ sweetheart, she was _ calm. _ _
_ _ With some good [D] news to bring. _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh, I said, now she _ _ loves me.
He was, oh, said [G] she'd be true. _ _ _ _
_ She said, Lord, [D] she'd _ save me.
Yes, she did.
I'm as guilty as you. _ _ _ _
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_ Well, they said I was a _ criminal. _ _
_ _ To my _ [A] despair.
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_ Oh, they sent me away to _ Nashville. _ _
_ Yeah, they shaved [D] off my hair. _ _ _ _
_ _ I'll come here in my story. _ _
Hey, boy.
I'll tell you [G] my _ face. _ _ _
I'm _ traveling [D] here in _ _ Nashville. _ _
_ [A] Storing up there [D] my _ thing. _ _ _
_ Oh, I just got this letter _ _ _ _ _ _ from Nashville [Am] town.
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_ Lord, after y'all _ read it. _ _
My old spirit [D] broke down. _ _ _ _ _
Oh, I said, Lord, my sweet, _ holy boy.
Have a judge well [G] _
_ beware.
[Dm] _ [G] _ _
Not here in your [D] _
_ _ _ jailhouse. _
_ [A] Yeah, I wish I [D] was there. _ _ _ _
I wouldn't have minded how I _ thought. _ _
_ A man he [A] may be. _ _ _ _ _
_ I come there, surely will send me. _ _ _ _ _
_ Some old prison now just [D] like me. _ _ _ _
_ Well, take you to get more money, _ boy.
And make [G] your girl go wild. _ _ _
_ _ Yes, I need [D]
nine years, boy. _ _
_ _ _ [A] Long [D] old story.
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_ I said, I need nine years, boy. _
_ _ _ _ [A] Oh, no. _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ Fall out. _ _ _ _
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