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Merle And Me

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David Allan Coe 
Merle And Me
 G   D   A   G   D(X2)
GBack in 1953D  
We stole a car old Merle And AMe
Never thinking we'd Gbe put in jail.D  G  
You might say that we were green D  
I was barely seventeenA  
When they put those Gbars between oDld Merle And Me.
GLate one night we hit the wallD  
Twenty feet we had to fallA  
To the ground where we coGuld craw into the weeds.D  
GWaiting for that shotgun blastD  
Never thinking we could lastA  
We sure had to Ggrow up fast, old Merle DAnd Me.
[Chorus]
GWe were young and crazy thenD  
It was easy to pretendA  
Acting like we'Gd never been in reform scDhool.
GLooking danger in the eyeD  
Walking with our heads held highA  
We were not aGfraid to die, old DMerle And Me.
G D A G D
GWe were living by the gunD  
Never caring what wed doneA  
Swearing it was all just fun Gand gamDes you know.
GWe would die and go to hellD  
Before we broke our vow to tellA  
How we escaped thGat prison cell, old MerDle And Me.
GHow was Merle or Me to know D  
We would end up on death rowA  
Waiting for our Gturn in the electric cDhair.
GShot down in a grocery storeD  
We got busted at the doorA  
Praying wasn't Geasy for, old Merle DAnd Me.
[Chorus]
GWe were young and crazy thenD  
It was easy to pretendA  
Acting like we'Gd never been in reform scDhool.
GLooking danger in the eyeD  
Walking with our heads held highA  
We were not aGfraid to die, old DMerle And Me.
 G   D   A   G   D(X2)

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Merle And Me

by David Allan Coe

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David Allan Coe

Merle And Me

G D A G D

(X2)

G D

Back in 1953

We stole a car old Merle And Me

G D G

Never thinking we'd be put in jail.

You might say that we were green

I was barely seventeen

G D

When they put those bars between old Merle And Me.

G D

Late one night we hit the wall

Twenty feet we had to fall

G D

To the ground where we could craw into the weeds.

G D

Waiting for that shotgun blast

Never thinking we could last

G D

We sure had to grow up fast, old Merle And Me.

[Chorus]

G D

We were young and crazy then

It was easy to pretend

G D

Acting like we'd never been in reform school.

G D

Looking danger in the eye

Walking with our heads held high

G D

We were not afraid to die, old Merle And Me.

G D A G D

G D

We were living by the gun

Never caring what wed done

G D

Swearing it was all just fun and games you know.

G D

We would die and go to hell

Before we broke our vow to tell

G D

How we escaped that prison cell, old Merle And Me.

G D

How was Merle or Me to know

We would end up on death row

G D

Waiting for our turn in the electric chair.

G D

Shot down in a grocery store

We got busted at the door

G D

Praying wasn't easy for, old Merle And Me.

[Chorus]

G D

We were young and crazy then

It was easy to pretend

G D

Acting like we'd never been in reform school.

G D

Looking danger in the eye

Walking with our heads held high

G D

We were not afraid to die, old Merle And Me.

G D A G D

(X2)

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