Death Sentence Blues

Em I spent a year inside of Folsom D A couple more in Reno too Am Now I'm strapped down to a table B For a crime I didn't do Em And I've been keeping it a secret D Only the sheriff's widow knows Am It wasn't me who killed her husband B This is how the story goes: Em We met on a bridge at a quarter to two D We decided to run. It was all we could do Am B But he had followed us to the edge of town Em And he came from the dark and took me by surprise. D As I saw my life flash right before my own eyes Am B I heard the gunshots ring out through the darkness C D And when the deed was done C D It was my lover with the smoking gun C D I said, "I shot. You ran. I killed your husband" G The killer's in me B I'm so crazy, Em C B A voice told me to do it in my dream Am C G No, I didn't see a woman fleeing the scene B It was me, I acted all alone Em D Am B Em They beat me down till I was broken D I didn't think they'd ever stop Am She never told me that her husband B Was an undercover cop Em But I was sticking to my story D I got no motive, no excuse Am She said that she could get me out B But she could never get me loose Em And the verdict was guilty on all of the counts D And I had no defense, I had only one out Am B As the prosecution called in one last witness Em And she walked through the door with a tear in her eye D When she walked down the aisle, she broke down and cried Am B But no one will ever really quite no why (no!) C D She sat on the witness stand C D And said the alibi that we had planned C D "He shot. I ran. I didn't k**l my husband!" G The killer's in me B I'm so crazy, Em C B A voice told me to do it in my dream Am C G No, I didn't see a woman fleeing the scene B C It was me, I acted all alone D I pulled the trigger on my own B Em And now I'm gonna die alone… Em A C A Em A D 2x C D Took a glimpse at the setting sun C D I regret some things i've done C but she shot. I ran. D I didn't k**l her husband! G The killer's not me B I'm not that crazy Em C B But now's not the time for me to come clean Am C G B No I didn't see a woman fleeing the scene…. C D D# Em