Twenty-One Years Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
[D]The
Judge [A]said,
Stand [D]up, boy, and [A]dry up your tears.
You're sentenced [Em]to
[A]Nashville for twenty -one [D]years.
So dry up [A]your [D]eyes, babe,
and say you'll be [G]mine[Em]
[G]For twe[Em]nty -one yea[A]rs, babe,
is a mighty [Em]long [D]time
Six months have [A]gone [D]by,
babe, I wish I was [A]dead
This dirty [Em]old j[A]ailhouse,
the floor for a [D]bed
It's raining, [A]it's [D]hailing,
the stars give [G]no [Em]light
Oh, darling, please [A]tell me
why you nev[Em]er wr[D]ite
I've counted the days, babe. I've counted the [A]nights. I've
counted [Em]the [A]footsteps. I've counted the [D]lights.
I've counted the minutes, I've counted the [G]stars,
[Em]I've counted a milli[A]on of these prison bars.[D]
I've counted [A]on [D]you, babe, to get me a [A]break I guess you forgot,
babe, I'm here for [D]your
You know who is guilty,
you know it too [Em]well
But I'll rot in this [A]jailhouse before I [D]will
tell
Come all you young fellows
with a heart [A]brave
and true.
Don't believe [E]any woman,
[A]you're doomed if you do.[D]
Don't trust any woman, no
No matter what [G]kind, for twenty [Em]-one [A]years,
boys, is a [G]mighty [D]long [A]time.

[Outro 1]
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