Sweet Verona - Ver 3

First Verse G G C G Verona left when she was only 16 Em Em D D She gave no reason but needing to fly G G C G She joined up with a traveling band, and lady luck she took her hand Em D G Left all of her demons behind Second Verse G G C G She wove her unabashed story all through the south Em Em D D Verona she carried the truth of a child G G C G She was a gypsy queen, her hair a raven sheen Em D G She made love so strong and wild C Now they're a bringing her home G Sweet Verona Em C G She's got her very own box in which to lay C C* Now they're a bringing her home G From Louisiana Em D G And hallelujah lord she's home to stay Third Verse G G C G I kept the postcards that she sent me Em Em D D She passed through our way only once more G G C G When Mama died she stood just outside the church Em D G But she was gone when I ran out the door C Now they're a bringing her home G Sweet Verona Em C G She's got her very own box in which to lay C C* Now they're a bringing her home G From Louisiana Em D G And hallelujah lord she's home to stay Fourth Verse G G C G Don't know how she died, they said they found her that way Em Em D D Covered in jewels that she bought at the pawn G G They said her fire burned so bright, that it C G Em D G It kept her alight, and it burned till she was gone C Now they're a bringing her home G Sweet Verona Em C G She's got her very own box in which to lay C C* Now they're a bringing her home G From Louisiana Em D G And hallelujah lord she's home to stay Em D G And hallelujah lord she's home to stay