Key of D Throughout the song, play the two bass notes of the chords Bm , D , and G during the verses. Use the bar chords for these. In the chorus it opens up and then I don't use the bar chords. Intro: Bm , D , Bm , D Bm D I dreamed I was dying in Texas Bm D I closed my eyes and I signed Bm D Like a black and white movie I saw my days G Bm Playing out before my eyes D Bm I was crippled by a life of injustice D Bm I was bent from walking through the wind D Bm I plead guilty on a day of judgement G A God just shook my hand and grinned D A G And he said, come on in, D Bm A G You did the best that you could do Bm A G There's a little bit of right in every wrong D A G There's a little bit of me in you Bm D Sister I know that you're weary Bm D You've been slaving in the sun all day Bm D The burn of life in your belly G Bm Sorrow in your heart of clay D Bm Your husband was a man of passion D Bm Passion stole your husband away D Bm And your son gave a life for your freedom G A But you feel like a prisoner anyway. Sister.... chorus, then Bm , D , Bm , D Bm D I left my home and my family Bm D With my shoes in the dust of this land Bm D I found a job and a woman G Bm But nothing went the way I planned D Bm I was ambushed by my own good intentions D Bm Used up every dollar I earned D Bm So I went back to the home of my father D Bm And said, "your American son has returned" G A "Dad, your American son has returned" ... and he said chorus chorus (without chords) chorus-repeat and fade
