Four Walls Of Raiford (Live) Chords
Tempo:
137.35 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
F
Gb
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Gm] HELLO!
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb]
HELLO!
HELLO!
[E] [Db] Well them [Eb] four walls of rafters
[F] closing in [Eb] on me
closing in on me
threw in [F] three to five hard [Bb] labor
threw in three to five hard labor
for armed robbery
for armed robbery
I [Eb] had two years behind
I had two years behind
[Gb] but I could not [Bb] wait the time
[F] every time I thought about it
every time I thought about it
well I died some more [Eb] inside
well I died some more inside
[Ebm] and
[Eb]
I had strikes
on my back
[Gb] memories [Eb] it hurt
[F] for the only time
[Gb] I seen sunshine
was when I went to work
was when I went [Eb] to work
digging ditches for the chain gang
digging ditches for the chain gang
[F] sleeping [Eb] in the [Bb] cold.
[Eb] Oh Lord, [F] please forgive [Bb] me, [Ebm] as I could not wait for [Eb] Rome.
I'm coming [Ab] home to see you, Jesus, but I feel [Gb] so close [Eb] this time.
Please [Bb] take mercy on a [Ab] soldier
from the Florida [Eb] Georgia line.
When they [Ab] find me, they must kill me.
[Eb] Oh Jesus, [Ab] save my soul.
I [Bb] can't go back down to Rayford.
[F] I can't take that anymore.
[Ebm] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Eb]
[Bbm]
[Fm] [Ab]
[Bb] [Gm]
[Gb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
[Gb]
[Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb]
These last few years behind me, oh [Gb] Lord, have been [F] so sad.
I fought proudly for my country
[Bb] [F] when the [Eb]
times were bad.
Now they say I'm [Ab] guilty.
When [Gb] they find me, I [Eb] must die.
Only [F] me and Jesus [Bb] know that [Fm] I never stole [Gm] a dime.
[Eb]
Well, when Vietnam was over,
[Gb] there was no work here [Gm] for me.
[Eb] I had a pretty [F] wife awaiting and two kids I [Gm] had to feed.
[Eb] Well, I'm one of America's heroes.
[Gb] When they shoot me down, [Eb] won't you [Bb] fly, oh glory, proudly,
[Eb] put [F] my medals in the ground.
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb]
I'm [Ab] coming home to see you, Jesus, but I feel so close this time.
[Gm] Please take [Bb] mercy on a soldier [Fm] from the Alabama [Ebm] line.
When they [Ab] find me, they must kill me.
[Eb] Oh Jesus, save my soul.
I can't [Bb] go back down to Rayford.
I [F] can't take that [Eb] anymore.
[Bb]
[Eb]
[F] [Eb]
[F] [Bbm]
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb]
HELLO!
HELLO!
[E] [Db] Well them [Eb] four walls of rafters
[F] closing in [Eb] on me
closing in on me
threw in [F] three to five hard [Bb] labor
threw in three to five hard labor
for armed robbery
for armed robbery
I [Eb] had two years behind
I had two years behind
[Gb] but I could not [Bb] wait the time
[F] every time I thought about it
every time I thought about it
well I died some more [Eb] inside
well I died some more inside
[Ebm] and
[Eb]
I had strikes
on my back
[Gb] memories [Eb] it hurt
[F] for the only time
[Gb] I seen sunshine
was when I went to work
was when I went [Eb] to work
digging ditches for the chain gang
digging ditches for the chain gang
[F] sleeping [Eb] in the [Bb] cold.
[Eb] Oh Lord, [F] please forgive [Bb] me, [Ebm] as I could not wait for [Eb] Rome.
I'm coming [Ab] home to see you, Jesus, but I feel [Gb] so close [Eb] this time.
Please [Bb] take mercy on a [Ab] soldier
from the Florida [Eb] Georgia line.
When they [Ab] find me, they must kill me.
[Eb] Oh Jesus, [Ab] save my soul.
I [Bb] can't go back down to Rayford.
[F] I can't take that anymore.
[Ebm] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Eb]
[Bbm]
[Fm] [Ab]
[Bb] [Gm]
[Gb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
[Gb]
[Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb]
These last few years behind me, oh [Gb] Lord, have been [F] so sad.
I fought proudly for my country
[Bb] [F] when the [Eb]
times were bad.
Now they say I'm [Ab] guilty.
When [Gb] they find me, I [Eb] must die.
Only [F] me and Jesus [Bb] know that [Fm] I never stole [Gm] a dime.
[Eb]
Well, when Vietnam was over,
[Gb] there was no work here [Gm] for me.
[Eb] I had a pretty [F] wife awaiting and two kids I [Gm] had to feed.
[Eb] Well, I'm one of America's heroes.
[Gb] When they shoot me down, [Eb] won't you [Bb] fly, oh glory, proudly,
[Eb] put [F] my medals in the ground.
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb]
I'm [Ab] coming home to see you, Jesus, but I feel so close this time.
[Gm] Please take [Bb] mercy on a soldier [Fm] from the Alabama [Ebm] line.
When they [Ab] find me, they must kill me.
[Eb] Oh Jesus, save my soul.
I can't [Bb] go back down to Rayford.
I [F] can't take that [Eb] anymore.
[Bb]
[Eb]
[F] [Eb]
[F] [Bbm]
Key:
Eb
Bb
F
Gb
Ab
Eb
Bb
F
[Gm] _ _ HELLO!
_ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ HELLO!
HELLO! _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ [Db] Well them [Eb] four walls of rafters _ _ _
_ [F] _ closing in [Eb] on me
closing in on me
threw in [F] three to five hard [Bb] labor
threw in three to five hard labor
for armed robbery
for armed robbery
I [Eb] had two years behind
I had two years behind
_ [Gb] but I could not [Bb] wait the time
_ _ [F] every time I thought about it
every time I thought about it
well I died some more [Eb] inside
well I died some more _ inside
_ [Ebm] and _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I had strikes
on my back _
_ [Gb] memories _ [Eb] it hurt _
[F] for the only time
[Gb] I seen sunshine
was when I went to work
was when I went [Eb] to work
digging _ ditches for the chain gang
digging ditches for the chain gang
[F] sleeping [Eb] in the [Bb] cold. _
[Eb] Oh Lord, [F] please forgive [Bb] me, [Ebm] as I could not wait for [Eb] Rome. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm coming [Ab] home to see you, Jesus, _ but I feel [Gb] so close [Eb] this time.
Please [Bb] take mercy on a [Ab] soldier
from the Florida [Eb] Georgia line. _
When they [Ab] find me, they must kill me.
[Eb] Oh Jesus, [Ab] save my soul.
I [Bb] can't go back down to Rayford.
[F] I can't take that _ anymore.
[Ebm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ These last few years behind me, oh [Gb] Lord, have been [F] so sad.
I fought proudly for my country
[Bb] _ _ [F] when the [Eb]
times were bad.
_ Now they say I'm [Ab] guilty.
When [Gb] they find me, I [Eb] must die.
_ Only [F] me and Jesus [Bb] know that [Fm] I never stole [Gm] a dime.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Well, when _ Vietnam was over,
_ [Gb] there was no work here [Gm] for me.
[Eb] I had a pretty [F] wife awaiting and two kids I [Gm] had to feed.
_ [Eb] Well, I'm one of America's heroes.
_ [Gb] When they shoot me down, [Eb] won't you [Bb] fly, oh glory, proudly,
[Eb] put [F] my medals in the ground.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ I'm [Ab] coming home to see you, Jesus, but I feel so close this time.
[Gm] Please take [Bb] mercy on a soldier [Fm] from the _ Alabama [Ebm] line.
When they [Ab] find me, they must kill me.
[Eb] Oh Jesus, save my soul.
I can't [Bb] go back down to Rayford.
I [F] can't take that [Eb] anymore. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ HELLO!
HELLO! _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ [Db] Well them [Eb] four walls of rafters _ _ _
_ [F] _ closing in [Eb] on me
closing in on me
threw in [F] three to five hard [Bb] labor
threw in three to five hard labor
for armed robbery
for armed robbery
I [Eb] had two years behind
I had two years behind
_ [Gb] but I could not [Bb] wait the time
_ _ [F] every time I thought about it
every time I thought about it
well I died some more [Eb] inside
well I died some more _ inside
_ [Ebm] and _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I had strikes
on my back _
_ [Gb] memories _ [Eb] it hurt _
[F] for the only time
[Gb] I seen sunshine
was when I went to work
was when I went [Eb] to work
digging _ ditches for the chain gang
digging ditches for the chain gang
[F] sleeping [Eb] in the [Bb] cold. _
[Eb] Oh Lord, [F] please forgive [Bb] me, [Ebm] as I could not wait for [Eb] Rome. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm coming [Ab] home to see you, Jesus, _ but I feel [Gb] so close [Eb] this time.
Please [Bb] take mercy on a [Ab] soldier
from the Florida [Eb] Georgia line. _
When they [Ab] find me, they must kill me.
[Eb] Oh Jesus, [Ab] save my soul.
I [Bb] can't go back down to Rayford.
[F] I can't take that _ anymore.
[Ebm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ These last few years behind me, oh [Gb] Lord, have been [F] so sad.
I fought proudly for my country
[Bb] _ _ [F] when the [Eb]
times were bad.
_ Now they say I'm [Ab] guilty.
When [Gb] they find me, I [Eb] must die.
_ Only [F] me and Jesus [Bb] know that [Fm] I never stole [Gm] a dime.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Well, when _ Vietnam was over,
_ [Gb] there was no work here [Gm] for me.
[Eb] I had a pretty [F] wife awaiting and two kids I [Gm] had to feed.
_ [Eb] Well, I'm one of America's heroes.
_ [Gb] When they shoot me down, [Eb] won't you [Bb] fly, oh glory, proudly,
[Eb] put [F] my medals in the ground.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ I'm [Ab] coming home to see you, Jesus, but I feel so close this time.
[Gm] Please take [Bb] mercy on a soldier [Fm] from the _ Alabama [Ebm] line.
When they [Ab] find me, they must kill me.
[Eb] Oh Jesus, save my soul.
I can't [Bb] go back down to Rayford.
I [F] can't take that [Eb] anymore. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
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