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Intro: G D7 G C G
G
I got high, lord I got in jail
D7 G
Lord I got high, and I got in jail
C C7 G
I got high and I got in jail,
D7 G
Had nobody for to go my bail
D7
All my sins, they have overtaken me
G
Hand me down my walkin? cane
D7 G
Lord hand me down my walkin? cane
C C7 G
Hand me down my walkin? cane
D7 G
I?m a-gonna leave on the mornin? train
D7
My sins, they have overtaken me
G
Well, the beans was tough, and the meat was fat
D7 G
Oh the beans was tough, and the meat was fat
C C7 G
Well the beans was tough, and the meat was fat
D7 G
Oh good God, I couldn?t eat that
D7
My sins, they have overtaken me
G
Well come on Ma, and go my bail
D7 G
Lord come on Ma, and go my bail
C C7 G
Come on Mama and go my bail
D7 G
Get me outta this Nashville jail
D7
My sins, they have overtaken me
G
Well if I die in Tennessee
D7 G
Lord if I die, in Tennessee
C C7 G
Boy if I die in Tennessee
D7 G
Ship me back by C.O.D.,
D7
My sins, they have overtaken me
G
So hand me down, my bottle o? corn
D7 G
Oh hand me down that bottle o? corn
C C7 G
Hand me down my bottle o? corn
D7 G
Gonna get drunk sure as I?m born
D7
My sins, they have overtaken me
G
Hand me down my walkin? cane
D7 G
Lord hand me down my walkin? cane
C C7 G
Oh hand me down my walkin? cane
D7 G
I?m a-gonna leave on the mornin? train
D7
My sins, they have overtaken me.
Outro: G