I’m just here to get my baby out of jail
D ~
D
1. “I'm not in your town to stay”, said a lady dressed in grey
A A7 D
to
the warden of the penitentiary.
D
“I'm not in your town to stay,
and I'll soon be on my way,
A A7
D
I'm just here to get my baby
out of jail.
G A A7
D
Yes, warden, I'm just here to
get my baby out of jail.
D
2. “I will pawn you my watch, I will pawn you this chain,
A A7
D
I will pawn you my big diamond
ring,
D
I will wash all of your clothes, I will scrub all of your floors,
A A7
D
if
you’ll only let my baby out of jail.
G A A7 D
Yes, warden, if you’ll only
let my baby out of jail.”
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- D - A - D - A - D ~
D
3. Then I heard the warden say to this lady dressed in grey,
A A7
D
“I will bring your baby to
your side.”
D
Two iron gates swung wide
apart and she held him to her heart,
A A7 D
and
in her baby’s arms the lady died.
G A A7 D
Yes, warden, in her baby’s
arms the lady died.
G A A7 D
Yes, warden, I said, in her
baby’s arms the lady died.
(orig. = capo 2nd) (Marty Robbins)