intro: A5 | --0-0~~------- | ------------ | ------------------- | | --------3-1~~- | -0h1p0------ | ------------------- | | -------------- | --------2~~- | ------2~~------2~~- | | -------------- | ------------ | -2-4-------2-4----- | | -------------- | ------------ | ------------------- | | -------------- | ------------ | ------------------- | A5 E5 A5 D5 A5 I left my gal sad and lonely, left her standing in the rain D5 A5 C5 E5 I went down to the railroad, I caught myself a midnight train A5 E5 A5 D5 A5 I beat my way into Texas, landed in a gambling town D5 A5 C5 E5 A5 I got myself into trouble, I shot the county sheriff down, oh lord C5 E5 A5 I shot the county sheriff down verse 2: A5 E5 A5 D5 A5 They put the handcuffs on me, tied me with a ball and chain D5 A5 C5 E5 They took me to El Paso, they tied me with a ball and chain A5 E5 A5 D5 A5 These prisonbars all around me, no-one to call my bail D5 A5 C5 E5 A5 My heart's sad and so lonely, I want to get out of this jail, Oh lord C5 E5 A5 I want to get out of this jail verse 3: A5 E5 A5 D5 A5 The jury read the verdict, murder in the first degree D5 A5 C5 E5 The judge said, take this prisoner to the penitentiary A5 E5 A5 D5 A5 They put the handcuffs on me, tied me with a ball and chain D5 A5 C5 E5 A5 I'd left my home forever and I'll never see my gal again, oh lord C5 E5 A5 I'll never see my gal again and thats all -Bert
