Crooked Still - Little sadie

We

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nt out one night to make a little round I

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met little Sadie and I shot her down We

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nt back home, jumped into bed 44

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pistol under my head

I w^Bmoke up in the morning about h^Ealf past nine The h^Aacks and the buggies st^F#manding in line G^Bments and gamblers s^Etanding around T^Aaking little S^F#madie to her b^Durying ground ^{Bm E}

I b^Bmegan to think of what a d^Eeed I'd done I gr^Aabbed my hat and ^F#maway I run M^Bmade a good run, just a^E little too slow They ^Aovertoo^F#mk me in j^Dericho

St^Bmanding on the corner a r^Eeading a bill And up ^Astepped the sheriff from T^F#mhomasville H^Bme said miss is yo^Eur name Brown R^Aemember the ^F#mnight you sh^Dot Sadie down ^{Bm E}

I said oh^Bm yes sir but my name ^Eis Lee And I mu^Ardered little Sadie in the ^F#mfirst degree F^Bmirst degree and se^Econd degree G^Aot any papers ^F#mwill you r^Dead 'em to me ^{Bm E}

So they t^Bmook me downtown and dr^Eessed me in black P^Aut me on a train and s^F#mtarted me back A^Bmll the way back to the Th^Eomasville jail H^Aad no m^F#money for to ^Dgo my bail ^{Bm E Bm E}

The ^Bmjudge and the jury they to^Eok their stand The j^Audge had the papers in ^F#mhis right hand ^BmForty one days, fo^Erty one nights F^Aorty one yea^F#mrs to wear the b^Dall and stripe^Bms ^E

W^Bment out one night to m^Eake a little round I m^Aet little Sadie and I ^F#mshot her down ^BmWent back home, ju^Emped into bed 4^A4 pistol un^Dder my he^Bmad ^{A F#m D}