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Send My Body Home

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E x 4
EWell that judge he found me guilty of wrong doing
And he Asentenced me to hang in mid-EJuly
He Elooked down at me and said your life’s a ruinC#7  
F#If I were you I'd break right down and B7cry
But noEbody seems to care that I ain't guilty
I Anever did the things they said I've Edone
But I Eguess they're gonna have to hang someC#7body
And it's F#lookin like I'm B7gonna be the Eone
Chorus:
So Asend my body home on a Efreight train
And don't Aworry none that I don't go first Eclass
ASend my body home on a Efreight trainC#7  
So F#everyone can see me when I B7pass
And don't Aworry none about no fancy Efuneral
Cause Ait don’t matter how they lay me Edown
Just Asee they bury me out by Emama's apple C#7tree
And F#send my body B7back to my home Etown
EWell, my mama was one damn hard workin woman
And she Atried to raise us kids without a Epaw
The last thing that she said she was on her dying C#7bed
Was F#son don't get in trouble with the B7law
WhEenever my time comes to meet my maker
I'm Agoing to try to do my very Ebest
I'm going try to stand and take it like a C#7man
F#When they ask if B7I have one reEquest
EWell I’ll just say
Chorus:
So Asend my body home on a Efreight train
And don't Aworry none that I don't go first Eclass
ASend my body home on a Efreight trainC#7  
So F#everyone can see me when I B7pass
And don't Aworry none about no fancy Efuneral
Cause Ait don’t matter how they lay me Edown
Just Asee they bury me out by Emama's apple C#7tree
And F#send my body B7back to my home Etown
Just Asee they bury me out by Emama's apple C#7tree
And F#send my body B7back to my home Etown

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Send My Body Home

by Randy Travis

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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C#7

E x 4

Well that judge he found me guilty of wrong doing

A E

And he sentenced me to hang in mid-July

E C#7

He looked down at me and said your life’s a ruin

F# B7

If I were you I'd break right down and cry

But nobody seems to care that I ain't guilty

A E

I never did the things they said I've done

E C#7

But I guess they're gonna have to hang somebody

F# B7 E

And it's lookin like I'm gonna be the one

Chorus:

A E

So send my body home on a freight train

A E

And don't worry none that I don't go first class

A E C#7

Send my body home on a freight train

F# B7

So everyone can see me when I pass

A E

And don't worry none about no fancy funeral

A E

Cause it don’t matter how they lay me down

A E C#7

Just see they bury me out by mama's apple tree

F# B7 E

And send my body back to my home town

Well, my mama was one damn hard workin woman

A E

And she tried to raise us kids without a paw

C#7

The last thing that she said she was on her dying bed

F# B7

Was son don't get in trouble with the law

Whenever my time comes to meet my maker

A E

I'm going to try to do my very best

C#7

I'm going try to stand and take it like a man

F# B7 E

When they ask if I have one request

Well I’ll just say

Chorus:

A E

So send my body home on a freight train

A E

And don't worry none that I don't go first class

A E C#7

Send my body home on a freight train

F# B7

So everyone can see me when I pass

A E

And don't worry none about no fancy funeral

A E

Cause it don’t matter how they lay me down

A E C#7

Just see they bury me out by mama's apple tree

F# B7 E

And send my body back to my home town

A E C#7

Just see they bury me out by mama's apple tree

F# B7 E

And send my body back to my home town

About Send My Body Home Chords by Randy Travis

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