Lonesome Walls Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[B]When [E]my [A]man[C#dim][D][B][E][A][D][G]
told me when they took me away
That [C]he would come [Am]to see me
every [C]Christ[G]mas Day
Now Christ[B]mas is over [Em]and
he's [G]lockin' the gate
[B]Oh,[C] Mr. Captain,
please wait, [D]t'ain't [G]late
[B]No use wai[E]tin', watchin'[A],
[D]hopin' for a man you [C]know's for[Bm]gettin'
[D]And ain[G]'t willin' to [F]wai[G]t
[C]There's too many women
for a man to [G]wait
[C]Mornin', is [Am]you still [B]dawnin'
that [Em]clean young [C]Day?[G]
[C]River, [G]river, [A]is you still tal[B]kin'
where [Em]my tear done l[G]ay?
[C]Stars, [Am]is you stil[D]l shin
[G]in' when [C]evenin' [B]fall[E]s
[A]While my heart is [D]bur[Ddim]n ing
[D]Dee[G]p in these lonesome walls?[C]
[B]Lonesome wal[E]ls, lon[A]esome walls[D]
[G]Deep in these lonesome wal[D]ls
[G]One of [D]these mor[G]nings if[D]
[G]I'm livin' that long
[C]I'm gonna rise [Am]up singin'
such [C]a goodbye s[G]ong
[Bm]The walls'll fly open,[Em]
the [C]sky and [Em]the [B]see[C]
Oh, Mr. Jailer, can it be [D]I'm [G]free?
[B]Then I'll tra[E]vel, alw[A]ays singin[D]g to my home
[C]when to[D]mor[C]row is a- waitin' for [G]me
[C]'Cause there's a [A]to morrow
[Am]that's waiti[C]n' for m[G]e
[B]Lon[E]esome walls,
[A]lonesome wal[D]ls...[B][E][A][D]
At [C]last I'm leavin' these
here lonesome wall[G]s