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_ _ _ _ _ Well, them four walls of raffle _ _ closing in on me, doing
Bb three
Ab to five hard labor
Cm for armed
Eb _ robbery.
_ I had two years behind
Bm me,
Eb but I could not wait the time.
Every time I thought about it, well, I died some more inside.
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_ _ _ I had stripes on my back, _ _ _ memories that hurt.
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Bb For the only time I seen
Ab sunshine is
Eb when I went to work, digging _ ditches for the chain.
gang, _ sleeping in the hole.
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Oh, Lord, please forgive me,
Ab for I could
Gb not
Eb wait.
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_ And _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Gb I'm
Ab coming home to see Jesus.
Well,
Eb it feels so close this time.
Please take
Bbm mercy on a soldier _
Eb from the Florida to Georgia line.
When they
Ab find me, they must kill me.
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Eb Oh, Jesus, save my soul.
I can't go back
D down to Rafer.
I
Gb can't
Eb take that anymore.
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_ Well, these last few years behind me, oh, Lord, it's been so sad.
Bb I fought proudly for my country _ _
Ab when the
Eb times were bad.
F _
Eb _ Now they say I'm guilty.
When they find me, I must die.
Only
Bb me and Jesus know that
C I never
Eb stole a dime.
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G Well, when _ Vietnam was over,
Ab there was
Eb no work here for me.
I had a pretty _ wife
Bb waiting _ and two
Ab kids
Fm I had
Eb to feed.
_ Well, I'm one of them _ heroes.
_ _ And when they shoot me down, won't
Bb you fly, oh, glory, proudly.
Ab Put my _
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medals in the ground.
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Eb _ _ _ _ _ And I'm
Ab coming home to see Jesus.
Eb Well, it feels so close this time.
Please
Bb take mercy
Ebm on a soldier
Ab from the Florida to
Eb Georgia line.
When
Cm they find me, they must kill me.
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Ab Oh, Jesus,
Eb save my soul.
I can't
Dm go back down to
F Rafer.
I can't take
Eb that anymore.
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