Key: F major
Verse 1
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These are the words of a frontier lad
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Who lost his love when he
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turned bad
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But don't tell her where I am
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but don't say I'm in a jail
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You can tell her that I had
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Tell her she'd better
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not wait for me
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But don't tell her I'm in jail
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Please don't tell her I'm in jail
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but don't tell her what I've done
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and the shot from a careless gun
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But please don't mention my lonely self
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Where I'm gonna hide away
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Until my dying day
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but don't tell her all you know
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My heart's aching for Mary,
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Lord knows I miss her so
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You can tell her that I'm searching for gold
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You can tell her that she'd
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better find someone new
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To cherish and to hold
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Oh, Lord, this cell is cold.
Verse 2
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Mary, Mary.
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Oh, Lord, this cell is cold.
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