Key: C major
Verse 1
C
F
G
(Yes warden) I'm just here
I'm not in your town to stay
said a lady old and gray
G
C
To the warden of the penitentiary
I'm not in your town to stay and
I'll soon be on my way
of jail
C
F
Verse 2
I tried to raise baby right and I
prayed both day and night
And I've searched both far and wide
and I'd feared that he had died
in jail
C
F
Verse 3
I will pawn you my watch and
I'll pawn you my chain
G
C
I will pawn you my golden wedding band
I will wash all your clothes and
I'll scrub all your floors
of jail
C
F
Verse 4
Then I heard the warden say to
Am
G
the lady so old and gray
Then two big iron gates swung wide
apart she held her darling to her heart
G
C
In the arms of her boy boy she died
F
G
(A smiling) in the arms of
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsC F G Am Bb
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