Branded Wherever I Go
Roy Acuff
Written by Fred Rose
Key of G · Chords: I IV V
Open in Bluegrass Book: transpose, play alongVerse 1
G Please don't wait for me darling C G We could never be happy I know D7 I'll always be a ex convict G And branded wherever I go
Verse 2
I received the letter you wrote dear C G In which you said you'd wait for me D7 I'm asking you to please not wait dear G It will only ruin your life I see
Verse 1
G Please don't wait for me darling C G We could never be happy I know D7 I'll always be a ex convict G And branded wherever I go
Verse 3
In three years my sentence is over C G The gate will swing wide for me D7 The warden will say I'm a free man G But my name will never be free
Verse 1
G Please don't wait for me darling C G We could never be happy I know D7 I'll always be a ex convict G And branded wherever I go
Verse 4
May God bless you for your kindness C G You've stuck with me through thick and thin D7 I love you too much to disgrace you G In closing God bless you again
Verse 1
G Please don't wait for me darling C G We could never be happy I know D7 I'll always be a ex convict G And branded wherever I go