Key: E major
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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I'm lookin'
forward in my mind, Lord,
I believe I'm fixin' to die
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I'm lookin' forward in my mind, Lord,
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I believe I'm fixin' to die
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Well, I ain't scared of dyin'
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but I hate to leave my children cryin'
So many nights by the fireside
I heard my children's mama cry
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So many nights by the fireside
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I heard my children's mama cry
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That's why I tried so hard, children,
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to come home to die
Your mama treated me, children,
like I was her baby child
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Your mama treated me,
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like I was her baby child
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That's why I just could not tell her,
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I had to say goodbye
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Cm
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Oh, take my children back before,
before they lay me down
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Oh, take my children back before,
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before they lay me down
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Don't leave me standing
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on that burying ground
I'm looking forward in my mind, Lord,
I believe I'm fixing to die
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I'm looking forward in my mind, Lord,
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I believe I'm fixing to die
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Well, I ain't scared of dying
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but I hate to leave my children crying
Outro 1
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Cm
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