G5                                  C5              G5
I'd like to hold my head up and be proud of who I am
                                  D5
But they won't let my secret go untold
  G5                                     C5              G5
I paid the debt I owed them ,but they're still not satisfied
                  D5              G5
Now I'm a branded man out un the cold


G5                                C5               G5
When they let me out of prison,I held my head up high
                                  D5
Determined I would rise above the shame
       G5                           C5                  G5
But no matter where I'm living,the black mark follows me
                   D5            G5
I'm branded with a number on my name

Repeat verse 1


G5                                      C5              G5
If I live to be a hundred,I guess I'll never clear my name
                                    D5
'Cause everybody knows I've been in jail
   G5                                   C5               G5
No matter where I'm living,I've got to tell them where I've been
                           D5           G5
Or they'll send me back to prison if I fail

Repeat verse 1
                  D5              G5
Now I'm a branded man out un the cold