21 Years chords by Woody Guthrie
Verse 1
C
I hear that train blow,
G
babe, she'll be here on time
To take me to prison,
C
to serve out my time
F
Look down that railroad, for you can see
G
C
Keep right on waving your farewell to me
Six months have gone by,
G
babe, I wish I was dead
C
Dirty old jailhouse with a floor for a bed
It's raining, it's hailing,
F
the moon gives no light
G
Baby, please tell me why
C
you never write
I've counted the days, babe,
G
I've counted the nights
I've the minutes,
C
I've counted the lights
I've counted the footsteps,
F
I've counted the stars
G
C
I've counted a million of these prison bars
G
I counted on you, to get me a break
C
I guess you forgot, I'm here for your sake
You know who's guilty,
F
you know it too well
G
But I'd rot in this jailhouse,
C
the poor I would tell
Oh, go beg that governor,
G
bathe on your sweet soul
If you can't get a pardon,
try to get a parole
C
If I had that governor,
F
or the governor's got me
G
Before Tuesday morning,
C
that governor'd be free
Come all you young fellows
G
with a heart brave and true
Don't bet on a woman
you're beat if you do
C
Don't bet on a woman if
F
she's the wrong kind
G
Twenty -one years, babe,
C
is a mighty long time.
21 Years
Woody Guthrie
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