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