Willie Nelson – The Convict And The Rose (Guitar)

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Album "Tougher than Leather" track 10 - Feb 14 1983
[Riff]
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[Verse 1]
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Within my prison cell so dreary

  E                     A
I sit alone with aching heart

    A                     E
I'm dreamin' of my little darling

     E                  A
From her forever I must part
[Verse 2]
    A                     E
The rose she sent me as a token

    E                        A
She sent it just to light my gloom

    A                         E
And tell me that her heart is broken

    E                         A
And cheer me before I meet my doom
[Verse 3]
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The judge would not believe my story

    E                   A
The jury said I have to pay

    A                        E
And with the rose in all its glory

    E                           A
Not guilty was all that I could say
[Verse 4]
    A                         E
Goodbye sweetheart for in the morning

   E                    A
To meet my Maker I must go

    A                        E
And when I die at daylight's dawning

   E                               A
Against my heart they'll find this rose

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[Outro]
    A                    E
Within my prison cell so dreary

  E                     A
I sit alone with aching heart

    A                     E
I'm dreamin' of my little darling

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From her forever I must part