Sing Me Back Home
Written by Merle Haggard
Recorded by Don Williams

(Capo on 2)

Intro.:  (D) x 4 bars

The (D)warden led a (A)prisoner down the (G)hallway to his doom (D)
I stood up to say good-bye like all the rest (A)
And I (D)heard him tell the (A)warden just be-(G)fore he reached my cell (D)
'Let my guitar playing friend (A) do my request' (D)

(Chorus)
Let him (D)sing me back home (A) with a (G)song I used to (D)hear
Make my old memories come a-(A)live
(D)Take me away (A) and (G)turn back the years (D)
Sing me back home (A) before I (D) die

I re-(D)call last Sunday (A)morning, a (G)choir from off the street (D)
Came to sing a few old gospel (A) songs
And I (D)heard him tell the (A)singers, 'There's a (G)song my mama (D)sang
Could I hear it once be-(A)fore you move a-(D)long?'

(Chorus)
(D)Sing me back home, (A) the (G)song I used to (D)hear
Make my old memories come a-(A)live
(D)Take me away (A) and (G)turn back the years (D)
Sing me (D/F#)back (G) home (A) before I (D) die

Solo:  |(D) |(A) |(G) |(D) |(D) |(D) |(A) |(A) |
       |(D) |(A) |(G) |(D) |(D) |(A) |(D) |(D)

(Chorus)
Want you (D)sing me back home (A) the (G)song I used to (D)hear
Make my old memories come a-(A)live
(D)Take me away (A) and (G)turn back the years (D)
Sing (D/F#)me back (G) home (A) before I (D) die

(Tag)
(D)Sing (D/F#)me back (G) home (A) before I (G)die --- (D) -----