Sing Me Back Home - Merle Haggard
[Verse 1]
C G F C
The warden led a prisoner down the hallway to his doom
C G
I stood up to say goodbye like all the rest
C G F C
And I heard him tell the warden just before he reached my cell
C G C
'Let my guitar playing friend do my request.' (Let him...)
|Chorus]
|C G F C
| Sing me back home with a song I used to hear
|C G
| Make my old memories come alive
|C G F C
| Take me away and turn back the years
|C G C
| Sing me back home before I die
[Verse 2]
C G F C
I recall last Sunday morning a choir from off the street
C G
Came in to sing a few old gospel songs
C G F C
And I heard him tell the singers 'There's a song my mama sang.
C G C
Could I hear it once before you move along?' (Won't you...)
|[Chorus]
|C G F C
| Sing me back home with a song I used to hear
|C G
| Make my old memories come alive
|C G F C
| Take me away and turn back the years
|C G C
| Sing me back home before I die
Outro:
C G F
Sing me back home before I die (C)
Verse 1
The C warden led a G prisoner down the F hallway to his C doom
I stood C up to say goodbye like all the G rest
And I C heard him tell the G warden just beFfore he reached my C cell
'Let my C guitar playing G friend do my reCquest.' Let him...
Chorus]
C Sing me back G home with a F song I used to C hear
C Make my old memories come G alive
C Take me aGway and F turn back the C years
C Sing me back G home before I C die
Verse 2
I C recall last SunGday morning a F choir from off the C street
Came C in to sing a few old gospel G songs
And I C heard him tell the G singers 'There's a F song my mama C sang.
Could I C hear it once beGfore you move aClong?' Won't you...
Chorus
C Sing me back G home with a F song I used to C hear
C Make my old memories come G alive
C Take me aGway and F turn back the C years
C Sing me back G home before I C die
Outro
C Sing me back G home before I F die C