Four Walls Of Raiford Chords by Lynyrd Skynyrd

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_ _ _ _ _ Well, them four walls of raffle _ _ closing in on me, doing [Bb] three [Ab] to five hard labor [Cm] for armed [Eb] _ robbery.
_ I had two years behind [Bm] me, [Eb] but I could not wait the time.
Every time I thought about it, well, I died some more inside.
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_ _ _ I had stripes on my back, _ _ _ memories that hurt.
_ [Bb] For the only time I seen [Ab] sunshine is [Eb] when I went to work, digging _ ditches for the chain.
gang, _ sleeping in the hole.
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Oh, Lord, please forgive me, [Ab] for I could [Gb] not [Eb] wait.
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[Gb] I'm [Ab] coming home to see Jesus.
Well, [Eb] it feels so close this time.
Please take [Bbm] mercy on a soldier _ [Eb] from the Florida to Georgia line.
When they [Ab] find me, they must kill me.
_ [Eb] Oh, Jesus, save my soul.
I can't go back [D] down to Rafer.
I [Gb] can't [Eb] take that anymore.
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_ Well, these last few years behind me, oh, Lord, it's been so sad.
[Bb] I fought proudly for my country _ _ [Ab] when the [Eb] times were bad.
[F] _ [Eb] _ Now they say I'm guilty.
When they find me, I must die.
Only [Bb] me and Jesus know that [C] I never [Eb] stole a dime.
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[G] Well, when _ Vietnam was over, [Ab] there was [Eb] no work here for me.
I had a pretty _ wife [Bb] waiting _ and two [Ab] kids [Fm] I had [Eb] to feed.
_ Well, I'm one of them _ heroes.
_ _ And when they shoot me down, won't [Bb] you fly, oh, glory, proudly?.
[Ab] Put my _ [Eb].
medals in the ground.
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[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ And I'm [Ab] coming home to see Jesus.
[Eb] Well, it feels so close this time.
Please [Bb] take mercy [Ebm] on a soldier [Ab] from the Florida to [Eb] Georgia line.
When [Cm] they find me, they must kill me.
_ [Ab] Oh, Jesus, [Eb] save my soul.
I can't [Dm] go back down to [F] Rafer.
I can't take [Eb] that anymore.
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