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 hounds Chorus: D. 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. Verse: 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 run..run..run 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.. Roll..on.. 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 home.
