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[Intro] Am E7 E Am [Verse 1]
And as I got off the tErain way down in New OrleAmans I grabbed my hat, I put on my cEoat Reached for my sEpliff, yeah I had myself a little sAmmoke, yeah
[Chorus]
I was sentenced, living in detentEion Sentenced, living in detentAmion
[Verse 2]
And now I'm locked up in Ejail I spend my days in a cold dark prisAmon cell I rest alone, I watch myself grow Eold And I don't deserve this, I just want to go hoAmme
[Chorus]
I was sentenced, living in detentEion Sentenced, living in detentAmion
[Verse 3]
I should have known when I shot the man deEad There would be a bounty, a bounty for my hAmead, yeah Well I don't care that that young man's dEead I'm just missing one thing, a good spliff to my hAmead
[Bridge]
I've been talking in my slAmeep I've been waking in my drEeams I've been living in the pEast My good old faith is dAmead
[Chorus]
I was sentenced, living in detentEion Sentenced, living in detentAmion I was sentenced, living in detentEion Sentenced, living in detentAmion