Merle Haggard – Life In Prison (Guitar)

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[Intro] C | C | C | F | [Verse 1]
         F                       C
The jury found the verdict first degree

                                  F
They swore I planned her death to be

                             C
I prayed they sentence me to die

                                      F
But they wanted me to live and I know why
[Chorus]
        F                      C
So I do life in prison for the wrongs I've done

                                    F
And I pray every night for death to come

                               C
My life will be a burden every day

                                 F
If I could die my pain might go away
[Solo] F | C | C | F | F | C | C | F | [Verse 2]
            F                        C
Insane with rage I took my darling's life

                              F
Because I loved her more than life

                                        C
My dreams for her will last a long long time

                                     F
But I'd rather die than live to lose my mind
[Chorus]
             F                      C
But I've got life in prison for the wrongs I've done

                                    F
And I pray every night for death to come

                               C
My life will be a burden every day

                                F
If I could die my pain might go away

           C                     F      C F
If I could die my pain might go away