Oxford Ms chords by Davy Knowles

Chorus:
NC
Forgive me, forgive me
NC
Lord for what I've done
NC
Shot a man down in Oxford, Mississippi
NC
Gonna leave another fatherless son

Instrumental Break:
Em Am Dsus2 Em
Em Asus2 B7 Em

Verse:

       Em
I'm an honest man

       Am
I know where I stand

Dsus2               Em
Money's been my downfall

    Em
I'd gamble away

         Asus2
A week's worth of pay

     B7                  Em
If I had a lousy dime at all

Verse:

          Em
But there ain't a bet

        Am
I ain't settled yet

       Dsus2        Em
Had to beg, borrow, steal

            Em
I'd never shied away

             Asus2
If there's a price to pay

B7                   Em
Never been forced to kill

Chorus:

Em              Asus2
Forgive me, forgive me

Dsus2              Em
Lord for what I've done

Asus2              Em
Shot a man down in Oxford, Mississippi

      B7                      Em
Gonna leave another fatherless son

Chorus:

Em              Asus2
Forgive me, forgive me

Dsus2              Em
Lord for what I've done

Asus2              Em
Shot a man down in Oxford, Mississippi

      B7                      Em
Gonna leave another fatherless son

Verse:

Em
Down in the den

      Am
I was ownin' ten

Dsus2           Em
Tryin' to make 21

Em
Called it twice

            Asus2
And right before my eyes

      B7                   Em
Every penny that I had was gone

Verse:

        Em
The man came around

           Am
He put his money down

   Dsus2            Em
So boys spends with me

Em
Pats my back

       Asus2
Says I like you jack

          B7                       Em
But ain't nothin' in the world for free

Chorus:

Em              Asus2
Forgive me, forgive me

Dsus2              Em
Lord for what I've done

Asus2              Em
Shot a man down in Oxford, Mississippi

      B7                      Em
Gonna leave another fatherless son

Chorus:

Em              Asus2
Forgive me, forgive me

Dsus2              Em
Lord for what I've done

Asus2              Em
Shot a man down in Oxford, Mississippi

      B7                      Em
Gonna leave another fatherless son

Solo:

Verse:

             Em
So there's a man in town

        Am
When ya cut him down

Dsus2               Em
You won't owe me no more

      Em
So I took the gun

         Asus2
When the deed was done

B7                  Em
Dropped down to the floor

Chorus:

Em              Asus2
Forgive me, forgive me

Dsus2              Em
Lord for what I've done

Asus2              Em
Shot a man down in Oxford, Mississippi

      B7                      Em
Gonna leave another fatherless son

Chorus:

Em              Asus2
Forgive me, forgive me

Dsus2              Em
Lord for what I've done

Asus2              Em
Shot a man down in Oxford, Mississippi

      B7                      Em
Gonna leave another fatherless son

Chorus:

Em              Asus2
Forgive me, forgive me

Dsus2              Em
Lord for what I've done

Asus2              Em
Shot a man down in Oxford, Mississippi

      B7                      Em
Gonna leave another fatherless son

Outro:

Em              Asus2
Forgive me, forgive me

Dsus2              Em
Lord for what I've done

Asus2              Em
Shot a man down in Oxford, Mississippi

      B7                      Em
Gonna leave another fatherless son