The Murder Of The Lawson Family chords by Vandaveer

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Verse 1
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It was on last Christmas Evening
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A snow was on the ground
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In a home in North Carolina
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Where the murder he was found
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His name was Charlie Lawson
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And he had a loving wife
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But we'll never know what caused him
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To take his family's life.
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Verse 2
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They say he killed his wife at first
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And the little ones did cry
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"Please papa, papa, spare our lives
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For it is so hard to die".
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But the raging man could not be stopped
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He would not heed their call
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And he kept on firing fatal shots
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Until he killed them all
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Verse 3
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And when the sad, sad news was heard
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It was a great surprise
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He killed six children and his wife
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And then he closed their eyes
"And now farewell,
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kind friends and home
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I'II see you all no more
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Into my heart I'll fire a fatal shot
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Then my troubles will be o'er."
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Interlude 1

Verse 4
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They did not carry him to jail
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No lawyers did he pay
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He'll have his trial in another world
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On the final judgment day
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They all were buried in a crowded grave
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While angels watched above
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"Come home, come home, my little ones
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To the land of peace and love."
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"Come home, come home, my little ones
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To the land of peace and love."