Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Verse 1: Em I was standing by the river watching my bridge burn down Em I was standing by the river watching my bridge burn down Em Cause I done a bad thing and I'm paying it for all right now Em Oh I've done a bad thing and I'm paying it for all right now Verse 2: Em Hey there doctor, tell me what do you see? Em Cause I got a bad disease and need of your remedy Em And I've been aching from my head to my toes Em I've been aching so much that I just don't ache no more B7 C7 B7 But there is a one thing that I need you to see C7 B7 Em And you ain't never met a man sick as me
Verse 3: Em Hey mister bartender you see my tremblin' hands Em You know I need a drink and I need it so bad Em Cause I don't know...Lordy what I just done Em But you got me burning like a foxchild rebel under the sun B7 C7 B7 And now I'm shaking from all my misery C7 B7 Em Cause you ain't never met a man as wrong as me Chorus: Am Em And no, no, no, I don't lie B7 Em Cause I was taken over by the devil last night Am Em And I know, know, know, when he come around B7 Em I've done a bad thing and I'm paying for it all right now Verse 4: Em Hey mister Judge, you gonna lock me up Em Cause I've been thinking things that I should not thinkin' of Em Go and hide all your brothers, go and hide the knife (night?) Em You got me creepin' though the dark in the middle of the lonely night B7 C7 B7 You'd better lock your door, n' throw away the key C7 B7 Em Cause you ain't never met a man as guilty as me Chorus: Am Em And no, no, no, I don't lie B7 Em Cause I was taken over by the devil last night Am Em And I know, know, know, when he come around B7 Em I've done a bad thing and I'm paying for it all right now Chorus: Am Em And no, no, no, I don't lie B7 Em Cause I was taken over by the devil last night Am Em And I know, know, know, when he come around B7 Em I've done a bad thing and I'm paying for it all right now
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