Written by Dean Brody
Intro: D G I'd say I'm a lover not a fighter, I'd never stare nobody down A D Til one night my girl I could not find her, she never made it back from town G I found my Shannon cryin in the woods, a wicked man he held her down A D I stuck him deep an I buried him good, not deep enough to fool the houndsVerse: D G That train stopped in Tijuana, we built a shack beneath the sun A D I make my Shannon margaritas, we watch our childre laugh and runrunrun G Sometimes I miss my daddy, sometimes I miss my mom A D I think they'd be real proud of me, to know the man that Iv become Chorus: Instrumental: Bridge: D G D A D G D A G Train train roll on Train train roll on Train train roll on Rollon D G D Shannon why'd you run with me? She said D G D What was I supposed to do boy just watch you leave D A D You'd a broken my heart, you'd a haunted my dreams D G D A D Your love boy is all I need, your love boys all I'll ever need Chorus: Where we ain't worth a penny on our bounty back home No we ain't worth a penny on our bounty back homeD G D We took shelter in a chapel neath the blood moon sky, A D I bought a gun an made Shannon my wife G D We jumped in a box car to old mexico A D Where I aint worth a penny on my bounty back home A D No I ain't worth a penny on my bounty back home
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