My Time Aint Long
Jimmie Rodgers
C
(início)
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Verse 1
G C I will go to the gallows at sunrise F C They say I am going to hang F C Through the opening will fall my young body D7 G7 On the end of a rope I will swing
Verse 2
C G7 C C7 My pals have all died on the gallows F F7 And I am awaiting my time F C If you wander astray in the struggle G7 C Your life will be wasted like mine
Verse 3
F C I think of my heartbroken mother D7 G7 Her pleadings have all been in vain C C7 F She suffered to rear me from childhood D7 G7 And now I'm her sorrow and shame
Verse 4
C G7 C7 Young man don't sin to your sorrow F F7 Don't shatter your dear mothers name F C My pals have all gone on before me G7 C And I am a lad left in pain
Break
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Verse 5
G7 C C7 No more will the boys gather round me F C The pals that I love have gone on F C I will die when the new day is dawning D7 G7 To pay for the deeds I've done wrong
Verse 6
C G7 C C7 Alone I will die on the gallows F F7 Alone I will cross the divide F C But bury me there by my sweetheart G7 C To sleep through the years by her side
Verse 7
F C Dear mother it's soon I'll be going D G7 Oh mother I'll go with the dawn C7 F The bright stars are now dimmer growing D7 G7 Dear mother my time won't be long
Verse 8
C G7 C Oh mother I know how you love me F F7 But mother I'm going to hang F C My pals have all gone on before me G7 C I guess I have played my last game
Outro
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