The Convict's Dream Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]Dea[G]r l[C]ittle Nellie and Bobby[D]
They [G]won't let me see you tonight
[C]And so I am sending this let[D]ter,
[G]the tears dim my eyes as I [C]write.
Your dear angel mother's [D]in heaven,
where [G]honor and justice prevail.
[C]Your daddy's locked up
in [D]the death house,
way [G]up in this cold prison [C]jail.
I've talked and I've pled with [D]the warden,
he [G]won't let me kiss you goodbye.
[C]So while you are reading thi[D]s letter,
I'll [G]be in that great by and [C]by.
Last night as I lay [D]a -dreaming
Your [G]mother, it seemed, came [C]to me
She rested her head on [D]my shoulder,
and [G]these words she whispered to [C]me.
The governor has issued a [D]pardon,
But [G]strange are the workings of [C]faith.
I know you must die [D]on the scaffold,
That [G]pardon will reach you [C]too late.
They say I must die at [D]the dawning
A [G]footfall sounds out[D]side [G]the [C]door
And soon I'll be crossing the [D]border,
I [G]bid you goodbye evermore.
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