Life In Prison
By Merle Haggard
Written by Merle Haggard
Album: I'm A Lonesome Fugitive (1967)
Tabbed by Larry Mofle
4/10/2016


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The jury found the verdict first degree
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They swore I planned her death to be
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I prayed they'd sentence me to die
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But they wanted me to live and I know why


Chorus:
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So I do life in prison for the wrongs I've done
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And I pray every night for death to come
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My life will be a burden every day
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If I could die my pain might go away


Insane with rage I took my darling's life
Because I loved her more than life
My dreams for her will last a long long time
But I'd rather die than live to lose my mind

Chorus

If I could die my pain might go away