Some Early Morning
Dan Tyminski
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Dm It was late one night in the heartC G of town I was drinking all aloneDm Ran out of cash when I paid my tabF G so I headed homeDm The night was black, the air wasC G thick as I wandered passed a barnF Then a shot rang out and I heard aA Dm scream beside me in the dark [Verse 2]Dm Afraid that maybe I’d be next IC G started to runDm Just as fast as my feet would goF G into the barrel of a gunDm The lawman’s light was blinding meC G he said why’d you do it sonF Two weeks later in a criminalA Dm court I was up on murder one [CHORUS]F C G Maybe some early morning in aDm pasture of greenContinues after the adF C G Beside the still water I’llDm awake from this dream- This terrible dream [Verse 3]Dm Well I sat there in the courtroomC G as the tears ran down my faceDm A guilty man is free somewhere andF G they put me in his placeDm The jury read the verdict and theC G judge called out my nameF He said young man you’ll spend yourA Dm life wearing the ball and chain [Verse 4]Dm Now I’m staring at the ceiling asC G I lay here on my bedDm Fourteen long and lonely yearsF G it’s where I laid my headDm Behind these cold gray prison wallsC G time sure passes slowF And I unless I die tomorrow I’veA Dm still got life to go [CHORUS]F C G Maybe some early morning in aDm pasture of greenF C G Beside the still water I’llDm awake from this dream- This terrible dream [Verse 5]Dm A man who’s lost his vision willC G live and die aloneDm In the cold walls of this prison myF G heart has turned to stoneDm The lights are growing dimmer as IC G take my final breathF I can smell the air of freedom as IA Dm close my eyes in death [CHORUS]F C G Maybe some early morning in aDm pasture of greenF C G Beside the still water I’llDm awake from this dream- This terrible dream