written by Fred Rose
G
Please don't wait for me darling
C G
We could never be happy I know
D7
I'll always be a ex convict
G
And branded wherever I go
I received the letter you wrote dear
C G
In which you said you'd wait for me
D7
I'm asking you to please not wait dear
G
It will only ruin your life I see
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In three years my sentence is over
C G
The gate will swing wide for me
D7
The warden will say I'm a free man
G
But my name will never be free
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May God bless you for your kindness
C G
You've stuck with me through thick and thin
D7
I love you too much to disgrace you
G
In closing God bless you again
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