Jelly Roll (US, Nashville, TN) - Long long time

I've been a ^Emdevil ^A I've been a ^Emghost ^A I've seen the ^Emworld ^A Saw more than ^Emmost ^{Am A5}

^EmLord, please I'm pleadin' for my innocence ^AWhat doesn't get you in ^Amthe wash will get you in the rinse ^EmI kept it two hundred, head first, full plummet ^AmStood all alone, knowin' that the wolves comin' ^EmI had some OG's that really wasn't OG's And know ^Asome dope fiends that went to jail and ^Amacted like Joel Osteen ^EmI'm back standin', try me, I'ma backhand 'em ^AmNashville's bad guy baptized in Jack Daniels ^EmTattooed with nothin' never had nothin' ^AmWhite trash as a motherfucker shout out my cousins ^EmShout out my brothers and my uncles and my fuckin' mother ^AmShout out the fact that we came up out the fuckin' rubble

Yeah, ^EmI've been waiting, For this day to come For a ^Amlong, long time Yeah, ^EmI'm gonna break these chains And feel the ^Amsweet sunshine Yeah, ^EmI've been waiting, For this day to come For a ^Amlong, long, long, long time

^EmIt's been a long journey, slow down to hurry ^AmSmoke had my vision blurry, watchin' bridges burnin' ^EmMuddy water, murky, hallowed ground sturdy ^AmLong road, curvy, learn the curves, become worthy ^EmVision driven, Murphy, mansion gates, pearly ^AmLeave 'em cold turkey, stuff 'em like a taxidermy ^EmGood person done dirty by the thirsties ^AmEvery dog has it's day, fifty-seven thirties, uh ^EmSo scurvy, I could hurt 'em, what it's worth ^AmBorn from the womb, from the tomb I was birthed ^EmFreedom proceeded had a last and a first ^AmFrom the mud, covered in dirt, made the best out of worst

^EmYeah, I've been waiting, For this day to come For a ^Amlong, ^Asus4long time ^Am Yeah, ^EmI'm gonna break these chains And feel the ^Amsweet sun^Asus4shine ^Am Yeah, ^EmI've been waiting, For this day to come For a ^A5long, long, ^Asus4long, ^Along time ^{Em A5 Asus4 Am Em}