Columbus Stockade Blues

Thomas Darby

Written by Tom Darby, Jimmie Tarlton

Key of G · Chords: I IV V

Verse 1

G
Way down in Columbus Georgia
D                               G
Lord I wish I was back in Tennessee
G
Way down in that old Columbus Stockade
D                                        G
My friends have all turned their back on me.

Chorus

C                      G
Go and leave me if you wish to
C                       D
Never let me cross your mind
G
In your heart, you love another
D                                 G
Leave me, little darling, I don't mind

Verse 2

G
Many a night with you I've rambled
D                                    G
Honey, countless hours with you I've spent
G
Thought I had your sweet love and your little heart forever
D                      G
But I find it was only lent.

(Chorus)

Verse 3

G
Last night as I lay sleeping
D                                   G
Oh, I dreamed that it was you in my arms
G
When I woke I was mistaken
D                              G
Lord, I was still behind these bars