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TGen years in jail was the seCntence that they handed doDwn
I diGdn't like the odds that I would lCast that lDong
They turned their bGacks and I was gCone gone gDone
JGust turned 18 and I'm loCokin at some real hard tDime
Now IG'm seeing things in Cmy rearview mDirror
Now it's jGust me and thDese white lGines
CHORUS
LoDrd only knows where I'm gGoin
Can't reDmember the places I've bCeen 
TDell me if I'll ever mCake it hGome aDgain    whoa-o  home aGgain
Apart from these troubles mother's all I leave behind
Says I remind her of my father but hell if I know
He left town when I was 3 years old
She did the best she could I can't help but feel I'm doin her wrong
She'll be much better off now that I'm gone
I don't much feel like hangin around
Chorus 
I Dcan't believe how bright the stars are sGhinin'
And I Dcan't recall the last time I loGoked into the sCky
And it seDems to me if I can make it crGoss the county lCine
MayDbe my life will turn out fCine
TGen years in jail was the senCtence that they handed dDown

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Lord Only Knows

by Yonder Mountain String Band

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G C D

Ten years in jail was the sentence that they handed down

G C D

I didn't like the odds that I would last that long

G C D

They turned their backs and I was gone gone gone

G C D

Just turned 18 and I'm lookin at some real hard time

G C D

Now I'm seeing things in my rearview mirror

G D G

Now it's just me and these white lines

CHORUS

D G

Lord only knows where I'm goin

D C

Can't remember the places I've been

D C G D G

Tell me if I'll ever make it home again whoa-o home again

Apart from these troubles mother's all I leave behind

Says I remind her of my father but hell if I know

He left town when I was 3 years old

She did the best she could I can't help but feel I'm doin her wrong

She'll be much better off now that I'm gone

I don't much feel like hangin around

Chorus

D G

I can't believe how bright the stars are shinin'

D G C

And I can't recall the last time I looked into the sky

D G C

And it seems to me if I can make it cross the county line

D C

Maybe my life will turn out fine

G C D

Ten years in jail was the sentence that they handed down

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