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