Key: E major•
Intro 1
E
B
E
Verse 1
I was rolling around
I was feelin' kinda mean
Well I laid my pistol up un
B
E
der my head
Verse 2
Am
A
(He strolled along home)
I took my time
Am
E
(And he went to bed)
(Laid his pistrol)
Big 22"
Verse 3
I keep it handy
E
Well early in the mornin'
bout the break of day
was steppin' too slow
Verse 4
I were a hot- footin' it
It was a sultry day
Boxed in
I didn't even have a chance
Verse 5
to see the country
E
When I was arrested well
I didn't have a dime
The sheriff said,
won't need a cent
'Cause the great state of Texas
Verse 6
I think he means jail
Well he knows I'm broke
Yippee!
Verse 7
I'm mighty grateful fellas
E
Well I didn't have a key and
I didn't have a file
Naturally I stayed around
B
E
until my trial
Judge was an old man, Ninety- three
And I didn't like the way the
B
E
jury looked at me
Verse 8
(Ninety- three)
Entirely too old
I think they were suspicious
Verse 9
(They all said murder in
B
E
the first degree)
But this here killin' of deputy sheriffs has
just naturally got to stop'
C
F
(You gotta point there judge)
Verse 10
They gave me ninety- nine years
C
F
on the hard rock pile
Ninety and nine on the hard rock ground
And all I ever did was shoot a
C
F
Bb
deputy down
Verse 11
have been life
They might- a hung me
Am
C
Am
(And all he ever did,
Gm
F
Gm
This whole
a lesson to me
(Bang! You're dead!)
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsE B Am A Em...
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