The tone of this song has almost a minor key feel, but there is no minor
in the song. This is accomplished by playin the G chord like this.

G chord

e|---|---|-4-|---|      Add the third fret on the B string to the chord
B|---|---|-3-|---|
G|---|---|---|---|      On the chorus it may sound better to play the
D|---|---|---|---|      straight G chord. play around with it and see
A|---|-2-|---|---|      which you like better
E|---|---|-1-|---|



Intro - G

G  
We were married in the spring, she didn't want for anything
G                           D              G
A lovin' husband, a little cabin, close to town
G
Workin' hard out on the farm, comin' in to all her charm
G                           D              G
Until the one day, when the stranger came around

G                                                  
It starts to rain can't work no more, run to the porch open the door
G                   D                    G
To their surprise I realize their little game
G
So what was I supposed to do, oh I could tell he'd been with you
G                         D                  G
It made me mad and I just couldn't stand the pain


Chorus:
          C                                     G                                             
I can't believe what I have done, I killed them both with daddy's gun
G                     D              G
As their bodies lay entangled in our bed
           C                            G
He was the sheriffs only son, to me she was the only one
G                          D              G
I smelled the perfume, the powder and the lead


Solo one chorus
  

G                     
Now my body starts to shake, begin to think about my fate
G                      D                  G
As I turn and start to stagger toward the door
G
I heard her take her final breath, I knew my sentence would be death
G                           D            G
And so I threw that smokin' gun onto the floor

G
Now I sit here in this jail, and now my life's a livin hell
G                        D                G
Since that awful dreadful crime, I had to do
G                      
All her love she vowed to me, another man there'd never be
G                           D              G
And in the end I'll have to die for loving you
 


Chorus:
       C                           G                                             
I can't believe what I have done, I killed them both with daddy's gun
G                   D               G
As their bodies lay entangled in our bed
    C                             G
He was the sheriffs only son, to me she was the only one
G                         D              G
I smelled the perfume, the powder and the lead


Fiddle/mando out last two lines of the chorus


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Here is a tab for how I play the little turn around after the second line of the first and second verse


e|---------------|
B|-------0-------|
G|------H--------|
D|-----0---------|
A|----2----------|
E|--3------------|