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A5
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  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