Ninety-Nine chords by 
Burl Ives 
N/A
Key: Bb major•
Verse 1
Bb
Eb
Bb
Eb
Oh, my mama
always told me better
Bb
than to play with a loaded gun
If I'd just listened to her,
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she'd never had a prisoner for a son
The picture is still in front of my eyes
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Eb
and the echo in my ears
Bb
When the jury said he's guilty
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and the judge said ninety -nine years
Oh for ninety -nine years
I'll watch the sun rise
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over that same old scene
Ninety -nine years,
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nothing but an empty cell for company
Yet there's not very much
that stands
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Eb
between me and the freedom I hold dear
Bb
Just a thousand bars, a big brick wall,
Eb
and a sentence of ninety -nine years
I kissed my darlin' on her tender lips
Bb
and they took me by the hand
Had a nice little ride on a ferry boat
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to the rock where the prison stands
The warden said as he locked the door,
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I hope you like it here
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Bb
Just make yourself at home,
you're gonna be with us
Eb
B
99 years
E
I've almost forgotten what
my real name is,
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been a number for so long
Making little bitty rocks out
of great big rocks
E
gets old as the days wear on
But I'll do my best for 99 years
A
just to try and stay alive
E
B
Cause the governor said,
if I'd be good,
E
I'd get out at ninety -five
Oh, for ninety -nine years
I've watched the sun rise
B
over that same old scene
Ninety -nine years,
E
nothing but an empty cell for company
Yet there's not very much
that stands
A
E
between me and the freedom I hold dear
B
Just a thousand bars, a big brick wall,
and a sentence of ninety -nine years.
E
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsBb Eb Ab B E...
Bb
Eb
Ab
B
E
A
Capo: 3
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