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Looking back now I probably should've let it ride...
Am C G   Am C G
[Verse]
He sAmmelled like gin with a hint of her
CUp 'til then I wasn't sure
                                                       G   D.....
But he swaggered by and said "The boys said to tell you hi"
And I was Amkicked back in his easy chair
CHolding a fifth tapping the barrel of a
frGesh cleaned steel blue polished up .3D8
FAnd I was kind of hoping he'd at least look scared
But all he said was "Okay, she was good,,, and you don't dare"
[Chorus]
CLooking back now I Gprobably should've let him AmrideF  
CPaybacks are Ghell where I come AmfroFm
And any Cfool should know
You don't Glook a woman in the Ameye and smile
When Fshe knows what you've Ddone
And she's Fholding whiskey and a gun
Am C G       Am C G
[Verse]
Well the Amsun shines gray in the prison yard
CLife to go was going hard
When the wGarden started, getting sweet on Dme
And he Amdrug me to his room one night
pourCed me some sweet, gave me a light
And GI smoked slow and waited 'til he was dDone
And FI thought that was that 'til he got rough and I fought back
And when I grabbed his pistol he laughed and said
"Girl you ain't got the guts"
[Chorus]
CLooking back now I Gprobably should've let him rAmideF  
CPaybacks are Ghell where I come frAmomF  
And any Cfool should know
You don't Glook a woman in the Ameye and smile
When she knows what you've dDone
And she's Fholding whiskey and a gun
[Hook]
Cda dada daGda dada da Amda  WFhiskey and a Cgun
Cda dada daGda dada da AmdaF  
[Verse]
They're Amstrapping me down and I'm scared to die
Now I Cain't the kind of girl to cry
                                   G   D...
But I find myself begging God for mercy
My Amhands are cold as I start to slip
CSodium theopenthol drips
                                       G   D........
The room goes black and I wonder if He heard me
[Chorus]
(Arpeg to second Am then resume)
CLooking back now I Gprobably should've let him riAmdeF  
                  C                   G  Am!     F   F   F  F  
I bet paybacks are hell where I'm,   go ooo oing
And any Cfool should know
You don't Glook a woman in the Ameye and smile
When Fshe knows what you've Ddone
And she's Fhold'''ing whiskey and a gCun
Cda dada dGada dada Amda    WFhiskey and a gCun
Cla dada dGada dada AmdaF  
la dada dada dada da  aaaa

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Looking Back Now

by Maggie Rose

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Looking back now I probably should've let it ride...

Am C G Am C G

[Verse]

He smelled like gin with a hint of her

Up 'til then I wasn't sure

G D

.....

But he swaggered by and said "The boys said to tell you hi"

And I was kicked back in his easy chair

Holding a fifth tapping the barrel of a

G D

fresh cleaned steel blue polished up .38

And I was kind of hoping he'd at least look scared

But all he said was "Okay, she was good,,, and you don't dare"

[Chorus]

C G Am F

Looking back now I probably should've let him ride

C G Am F

Paybacks are hell where I come from

And any fool should know

G Am

You don't look a woman in the eye and smile

F D

When she knows what you've done

And she's holding whiskey and a gun

Am C G Am C G

[Verse]

Well the sun shines gray in the prison yard

Life to go was going hard

G D

When the warden started, getting sweet on me

And he drug me to his room one night

poured me some sweet, gave me a light

G D

And I smoked slow and waited 'til he was done

And I thought that was that 'til he got rough and I fought back

And when I grabbed his pistol he laughed and said

"Girl you ain't got the guts"

[Chorus]

C G Am F

Looking back now I probably should've let him ride

C G Am F

Paybacks are hell where I come from

And any fool should know

G Am

You don't look a woman in the eye and smile

When she knows what you've done

And she's holding whiskey and a gun

[Hook]

C G Am F C

da dada dada dada da da Whiskey and a gun

C G Am F

da dada dada dada da da

[Verse]

They're strapping me down and I'm scared to die

Now I ain't the kind of girl to cry

G D

...

But I find myself begging God for mercy

My hands are cold as I start to slip

Sodium theopenthol drips

G D

........

The room goes black and I wonder if He heard me

[Chorus]

(Arpeg to second Am then resume)

C G Am F

Looking back now I probably should've let him ride

C G Am F F F F

I bet paybacks are hell where I'm, go ooo oing

And any fool should know

G Am

You don't look a woman in the eye and smile

F D

When she knows what you've done

F C

And she's hold'''ing whiskey and a gun

C G Am F C

da dada dada dada da Whiskey and a gun

C G Am F

la dada dada dada da

la dada dada dada da aaaa

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