Sing Me Back Home
Merle Haggard
Key of G · Chords: I IV V
Open in Bluegrass Book: transpose, play alongVerse 1
G D7 The warden led a prisoner C G Down the hallway to his doom D7 I stood up to say goodbye like all the rest G D7 I heard him tell the warden C G Just before he reached my cell D7 G Let my guitar playing friend do my request
Verse 2
D7 Let him sing me back home C G With the songs I used to hear D7 Make my old memories come alive G D7 C G Take me away and turn back the years D7 G Let him sing me back home before I die
Verse 3
D7 I recall last Sunday morning C G A choir came off the street D7 Came in to sing a few old gospel songs G D7 I heard him tell the singers C G There's a song my mamma sang D7 G Could I hear it once before you move along
Verse 1
G D7 The warden led a prisoner C G Down the hallway to his doom D7 I stood up to say goodbye like all the rest G D7 I heard him tell the warden C G Just before he reached my cell D7 G Let my guitar playing friend do my request