Jasper County Law chords by Porter Wagoner

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Verse 1
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 (G major) You know things look
a whole lot different
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when  (C major) you're a kid growing up
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Than  (G major) they look when you become about 21
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Or at least they  (D major) did for me
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and the Jasper County Law  (G major) 
Daddy died when I was a baby
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Mama  (C major) done her best to raise  (G major) me
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To be the kind of man  (D major) my  (G major) daddy was
My daddy was a hero
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Mama  (C major) always  (G major) said so Daddy  (C major) died
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defend (G major) ing the  (D major) Jasper County Law  (G major) 
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The  (D major) Jasper County Law
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was the  (C major) law my daddy stood  (G major) for
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The  (C major) Jasper County Law
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 (G major) was the  (D major) law he lived and died  (G major) for
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Daddy  (C major) was a brave  (D major) man,
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he  (C major) stood up proud and  (G major) tall
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Daddy  (C major) died a  (G major) hero
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for the  (D major) Jasper County Law  (G major)  (A flat major) 
I often thought of leaving,
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Mama  (C sharp major) was the only reas (A flat major) on
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I stayed in Jasper County  (E flat major) at  (A flat major) all.
But I longed for excitement,
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an (C sharp major) d   I found delight  (A flat major) in
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 (C sharp major) mak ing lots of trouble
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 (A flat major) for the  (E flat major) Jasper County law.  (A flat major) 
Well, I quit my trouble making,
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cause  (C sharp major) Mama's heart was break (A flat major) ing.
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She paid for all the  (E flat major) trouble that I caused  (A flat major) 
I know I should have had more
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respect  (C sharp major) for her and  (A flat major) dad
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And the  (C sharp major) things my daddy stood  (A flat major) for
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were the  (E flat major) Jasper County Law  (A flat major) 
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The  (E flat major) Jasper County Law
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was the  (C sharp major) law my daddy stood  (A flat major) for
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The  (C sharp major) Jasper County Law,  (A flat major) 
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the  (E flat major) law he lived and died  (A flat major) for
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Now  (C sharp major) I want to make  (E flat major) up
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for all  (C sharp major) the time I've  (A flat major) lost
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I  (C sharp major) want to be a  (A flat major) part of the
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 (E flat major) Jasper County Law  (A flat major) 
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Yes, I want  (C sharp major) to jus (E flat major) tify
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the  (A flat major) troubles that  (C sharp major) I've  (A flat major) caused
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I  (C sharp major) want to be of service
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 (A flat major) to the Jasper County  (E flat major) Law  (A flat major) 
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