Chords with lyrics
Capo: 2nd Fret
G+G
"Oh, help me in my weakness,"
C/GC/G G+G
I heard the drifter say,
G+G
As they carried him from the courtroom
C/GC/G G+G
And were taking him away.
G+G
"My trip hasn't been a pleasant one
C/GC/G G+G
And my time it isn't long,
And I still do not know
C/GC/G G+G
What it was that I've done wrong."
G+G
Well, the judge, he cast his robe aside,
C/GC/G G+G
A augmentedA tear came to his eye,
G+G
"You fail to understand," he said,
C/GC/G G+G
"Why must you even try "
G+G
Outside, the crowd was stirring,
C/GC/G G+G
You could hear it from the door.
Inside, the judge was stepping down,
C/GC/G G+G
While the jury cried for more.
G+G
"Oh, stop that cursed jury,"
C/GC/G G+G
Cried the attendant and the nurse,
G+G
"The trial was bad enough,
C/GC/G G+G
But this is ten times worse."
G+G
Just then a bolt of lightning
C/GC/G G+G
Struck the courthouse out of shape,
And while ev'rybody knelt to pray
C/GC/G G+G
The drifter did escape.
Cheers
Jack of Hearts