Maggie Rose - Looking back now

He ^Amsmelled like gin with a hint of her ^CUp 'til then I wasn't sure But he^G swaggered by and said "The boys said to tell^D you hey" And I was ^Amkicked back in his easy chair ^CHolding a fifth tapping the barrel Of a fresh ^Gcleaned steel blue polished up .^D38 ^FAnd I was kind of hoping he'd at least look scared But all he said was "Okay, she was good and you don't dare"

^CLooking back now I ^Gprobably should've let ^Amhim ^Frun ^CPaybacks are ^Ghell where I come ^Amfro^Fm And any ^Cfool should now You don't ^Glook a woman in the ^Ameye and smile When ^Fshe knows what you've ^Ddone And she's ^Fholding whiskey and a gun

Well the ^Amsun shines gray in the prison yard ^CLife to go was going hard When the w^Garden started getting sweet on ^Dme And he ^Amdrug me to his room one night And ^Cpoured me some 'skey gave me a light And ^GI smoked slow and waited 'til he was ^Ddone And ^FI thought that was that 'til he got rough and I fought back And when I grabbed his pistol he laughed and said "Girl you ain't got the guts"

^CLooking back now I ^Gprobably should've let ^Amhim ^Frun ^CPaybacks are ^Ghell where I come ^Amfro^Fm And any ^Cfool should now You don't ^Glook a woman in the ^Ameye and smile When ^Fshe knows what you've ^Ddone And she's ^Fholding whiskey and a gun

They're ^Amstrapping me down and I'm scared to die Now I ^Cain't the kind of girl to cry But I ^Gfind myself begging God for ^Dmercy My ^Amhands are cold as I start to slip ^CSodium theopentol drips The ^Groom goes black and I wonder if ^DHe heard me

^CLooking back now I ^Gprobably should've let ^Amhim ^Frun ^CI bet paybacks are ^Ghell where I come ^Amfro^Fm And any ^Cfool should now You don't ^Glook a woman in the ^Ameye and smile When ^Fshe knows what you've ^Ddone And she's ^Fholding whiskey and a gun Whiskey and a g^Cun^{G Am F} Whiskey and a g^Cun^{G Am F} Whiskey and a g^Cun^{G Am F}