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