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Sing Me Back Home by Merle Haggard
Sing Me Back Home
Tuning: E A D G B E
[Verse]
A E D A
The warden led a prisoner down the hallway to his doom
A E
I stood up to say goodbye like all the rest
A E D A
And I heard him tell the warden just before he reached my cell
A E A
'Let my guitar playing friend do my request.' (Let him...)
[Chorus]
A E D A
Sing me back home with a song I used to hear
A E
Make my old memories come alive
A E D A
Take me away and turn back the years
A E A
Sing me back home before I die
[Verse]
A E D A
I recall last Sunday morning a choir from off the street
A E
Came in to sing a few old gospel songs
A E D A
And I heard him tell the singers 'There's a song my mama sang.
A E A
Could I hear it once before you move along?' (Won't you...)
[Chorus]
A E D A
Sing me back home with a song I used to hear
A E
Make my old memories come alive
A E D A
Take me away and turn back the years
A E A
Sing me back home before I die
A E D A
Sing me back home before I die
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version 2
Capo on 2nd fret (optional)
[Intro] G G
G D C G
warden -led a prisoner - down the hallway - to his doom
G D G
I stood up - to say good-bye like - all the rest
G D C G
And I heard him - tell the warden - just before he reached my cell
G D G
'Let my guitar playing friend do my request.' (Let him...)
G D C G
Let him sing me back home - with a song- I used to hear
G D
Make my old memories - come alive
G D C G
Take me away - and turn back the years
G C D G
Sing me back home - before I die
[Break] G D C G D D7 G D C G D G C G
G D C G
I recall -last Sunday morning - a choir from 'off the streets
G D
Came in to sing a few- old gospel songs
G D C G
And I heard him - tell the singers – a There's a song my mama sang
G D G
Can I hear once - before you move along
G D C G
Let him sing me back home - with a song I used to hear
G D
Make my old memories come alive
G D C G
And Take me away - and turn back the years
G C D G
Sing me back home - before I die
G C D G
Sing me back home - before I die
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version 3
Capo 2
E Harp intro
[Verse]
D A G D
The warden led a prisoner down the hallway to his doom
D A
I stood up to say good-bye like all the rest
D A G D
And I heard him tell the warden just before he reached my cell
D A D
'Let my guitar playing friend do my request.' (Let him...)
[Chorus]
D A G D
Sing me back home with a song I used to hear
D A
Make my old memories come alive
D A G D
Take me away and turn back the years
D A D
Sing Me Back Home before I die
[Verse]
D A G D
I recall last Sunday morning a choir from up the street
D A
Came in to sing a few gospel songs
D A G D
And I heard him tell the singers 'There's a song my mama sang.
D A D
Can I hear once before we move along?'
[Chorus]
D A G - D
Sing Me Back Home before I die
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version 4
E----------------------------------------------|
B-------2---2h3-2---------5---2h3-2------------|
G-----2---2-------4-2---2---2-------4-2h4p2----|
D---2-----------------2------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------|
The warden led a prisoner down the hallway to his doom
And I stood up to say good-bye like all the rest
And I heard him tell the warden just before he reached my cell
"Let my guitar-playing friend do my request"
Let him sing me back home with a song I used to hear
Make my old memories come alive
Take me away and turn back the years
Sing me back home before I die
I recall last Sunday morning a choir from 'cross the street
Came in to sing a few old gospel songs
And I heard him tell the singers "there's a song my mama sang
Could I hear once before you move along?"
Won't you sing me back home, with the song I used to hear
Make my old memories come alive
Take me away and turn back the years
Sing me back home before I die
Sing me back home before I die
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