(intro) G D A7 D

       D              D7           G            D
    Oh, I was born a good boy, my mama loved me so,
         G              D                   E              A
    she gave me every chance she could, to make my life a go.
           D                 D7                  G                 D
    But I fell in with the wrong crowd and the wrong crowd led me on,
        G                  D              D      A       D
    but I could have gone right, just as easy as I went wrong.

       A                        G                   D
    I went to the places, where sin just waits for you,
           A                                 G              A A7
    and I fell in with the wrong crowd, like sinners always do

         D             D7           G               D
    Now here I sit in prison, just waiting for the day
      G                     D                   E             A
    when they'll lead me through that door and burn my life away.
         D             D7             G             D
    Oh, mama please forgive me, the shame is all my own,
        G                  D              D      A       D
    for I could have gone right, just as easy as I went wrong.

( G D A7 D )

         D             D7             G             D
    Oh, mama please forgive me, the shame is all my own,
        G                  D              D      A       D
    for I could have gone right, just as easy as I went wrong.