NC D
He didn't say a word
G D
When they came to take him
A
Out of his cell
G D
And from this world
G D
He just handed the warden some paper
A G D
A simple messsage for his girl
Chorus:
D G D
Please don't think that I am guilty
A D
I never did the thing they said
G D
I had to sign the sworn confession
A G D
The sherriffs gun was to my head
Short Solo:
E----------7-7--------7-10-10-12-12br-10----10---------------
B--6S7--10----9S10-10--------------------12----12-10---------
G----------------------------------------------------9br-7---
D------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------
D G D
She had hoped that she'd hear from him
A G D
Some explanation for all her pain
G D
But she waited forever and ever
A G D
Those final words he wrote in vain
Repeat Chorus
Outro:
E------0-2-0---0--10-------------10----------------------------0-----2-----
B----3-------3-------12-10----10---------------------------0-3-------3-----
G--2-----------------------11----------7-7-6-4-4-3-2-2s1-0-------2---4-----
D------------------------------------7-------------------------------4-----
A--------------------------------------------------------------------2-----
E--------------------------------------------------------------------2-----
