Mandolin Orange - Missouri borderlands

^GI am far away from home - With neither f^Emaaa^C/Gaaaamily nor fr^Giends ^GI never ^Cadd9meant to stay so l^Emong - In the M^Dissouri bord^Gerlands

T^Ghree years ago I held a job - Saw the ^Emwoo^C/Goooorld from my pony s^Gway ^GRiding d^Cadd9rag on a dusty m^Emount - I knew I'd w^Dorked when I drew m^Gy pay

B^Gut times got hard, Christ times got mean - And I fell i^Emiii^C/Giiiin with desperate ^Gmen ^GAnd one ^Cadd9night the worst of t^Emhem - Laid out what ^Dwas an awful^G plan

^GI did not like such wicked talk - Of Murder ^Emaaa^C/Gaaaaand bold ro^Gbbery ^GI told those^Cadd9 men I would w^Emalk - And they all a^Dimed their guns ^Gat me

^GTheir prisoner I helped rob a bank - And much ^Emgoo^C/Gooold we did ob^Gtain ^GThey shot a ^Cadd9boy just for the s^Emport - I stood and ^Dwatched his young ^Glife wane

^GSuch dreadful sounds I'd never heard - His mother’s w^Emaaaaa^C/Giling filled th^Ge room ^GShe looked at^Cadd9 me and screamed thes^Eme words - Devil ^Dtake you to your ^Gdoom

^GI turned to face that murderous crew - Shot ‘em ^Emdea^C/Gd. I killed a^Gll four ^GAnd the ^Cadd9only thing I ^Emrue - I Had not th^Dought of that b^Gefore

^GThe posse found me outside of town - As I was k^Emnee^C/Geling there to ^Gpray ^GFrom my gallows ^Cadd9high I'm to lay d^Emown - In a ^Ddark Missouri ^Ggrave

^GPlease hide the rope stains around my neck - When my ^Emmoo^C/Gother sees me d^Gead ^GPlease don’t ^Cadd9let my brothers t^Emake - The faithful p^Dath I chose to tr^Gead ^GGause im far away from home - With neither f^Emaaa^C/Gaamily nor fr^Giends ^GI never ^Cadd9meant to stay so ^Emlong - In the M^Dissouri bor^Gderlands ^GAnd now I'll ^Cadd9spend eternity ^Em - In the Mi^Dssouri borde^Grlands