Written by Loretta Lynn/Patsy Lynn Russell
verse 1 A D A I'm in a women's prison with bars all around E D A I caught my darlin cheatin that's when I shot him down A D A I caught him in a honky-tonk with a girl I used to know E D A Asus4 A Asus4 A The door to my cell is open wide and a voice cries out oh no verse 2 A D A The judge says I'm guilty my sentence is to die E D A I know I've been forgiven but the price of love is high D A As the crowd outside is screamin' let the murderer die D E E7 E13 E7* But above all their voices I can hear my mama cry A D A I'm sittin' here on death row and Lord I've lost my mind E D A Asus4 A Asus4 A For love I've killed my darlin and for love I'll lose my life verse 3 Bb Eb Bb I can hear the warden coming from the clinging of his keys F Eb Bb But when they come to get me he'll have to drag me off my knees Bb Eb Bb The door to my cell swings open it's time for me to go F Eb Bb The priest is reading my last rights he says dying's part of livin' ya know Eb Bb And there's a crowd outside screamin' let that murderer fry Eb F F7 F13 F7* But above all their voices you can hear my mama cry Bb Eb Bb Now they've strapped me in the chair and covered up my eyes F Eb Bb And the last voice I hear on Earth is my mama's cry OUTRO Bb Amazing grace how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me Bb I once was lost, but now am found, was blind but now I see Bb Db Bb Db Bb Db Bb Db Bb Db Bb Db Bb Db Bbhide this tabINTRO e|------------|---------|----------|--------------|------------0------------|------| b|------------|-2---3-3-|-3p2------|-2---3-2------|-2--3-3-3p2---------2--3-|-2----| g|------------|-2---2-2-|-2--------|-2---2-2------|-2------------------2--2-|-2----| d|------------|-2---2-2-|-2--------|-2---2-2------|-2------------------2--2-|-2----| a|------0-0---|-0---0-0-|-0----0---|-0---0-0--0---|-0------------0-0---0--0-|-0----| e|----------3-|---------|--------3-|------------3-|------------------3------|------|
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