Jedd Black
John D. Hale Band
ALBUM: One Of A Kind

INTRO:Am

VERSE:
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Missoula 1852, lived a man named Jedd Black
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He was sheriff of this county for as long as I can think back
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He shot a man one night that still haunts him to this day
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In his story of revenge, it proves it never pays

VERSE:
Well Jedd he'd came home early from his sheriff job in town
To finish up his crops before the sun set down
An extra horse in his barn well he thought he recognized
Well this could only mean one thing, somebody was with his wife

CHORUS:
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A darkness in his heart and a sadness in his eyes
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With a stone look on his face he rides the mountain side
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He prays please O Lord forgive me for all that I have done
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I never should have sought revenge through the barrel of a gun

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VERSE:
Now he don't sleep at night, he just walks the floor
He doesn't stand a chance in hell to go to heaven anymore
Sometimes in his town he sees his cheating wife
He thinks to himself he should have killed her instead of taking his brothers life

VERSE:
He shot his mothers yougest son and for that he is condemned
He wakes up in the morning one day closer to the end
To the end to all his sorrows, to the end of his revenge
He's headed for the gates of hell where his new life will begin

CHORUS:

OUTRO:
Am                     C
Missoula 1852, lived a man named Jedd Black
      G                              D                   Am
He was sheriff of this county for as long as I can think back