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Sing Me Back Home

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[Intro]
G  D  C  G
[Verse]
The Gwarden led a Dprisoner down the Challway to his Gdoom
GI stood up to say good-bye like all the Drest
And I Gheard him tell the Dwarden just befCore he reached my Gcell
G'Let my guitar playing Dfriend do my reqGuest.'
[Chorus]
Let him Gsing me back Dhome to the Csongs I used to Ghear
GMake my old memories come aDlive
Please tGake me awDay and tCurn back the yGears
GSing Me Back DHome before I Gdie
[Instrumental]
G  D  C  G
[Verse]
I Gremember one Sunday Dmorning a cChoir from off of the Gstreets
They Gcame by to sing a few old gospel Dsongs
And I Gheard him tell the sDingers 'There's a Csong my mammy Gsang.
Won't you Gsing it once Dbefore we move Galong?
[Chorus]
Oh, won't you Gsing me back Dhome? With the Csongs I used to Ghear
GMake my old memories come Dalive
Please, Gtake me Daway and tuCrn back the Gyears
GSing me back Dhome before I Gdie
Oh, won't you Gsing me back Dhome before I Gdie?
[Outro]
G  C  D  G

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Sing Me Back Home

by Keith Richards

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G D C G

[Verse]

G D C G

The warden led a prisoner down the hallway to his doom

G D

I stood up to say good-bye like all the rest

G D C G

And I heard him tell the warden just before he reached my cell

G D G

'Let my guitar playing friend do my request.'

[Chorus]

G D C G

Let him sing me back home to the songs I used to hear

G D

Make my old memories come alive

G D C G

Please take me away and turn back the years

G D G

Sing Me Back Home before I die

[Instrumental]

G D C G

[Verse]

G D C G

I remember one Sunday morning a choir from off of the streets

G D

They came by to sing a few old gospel songs

G D C G

And I heard him tell the singers 'There's a song my mammy sang.

G D G

Won't you sing it once before we move along?

[Chorus]

G D C G

Oh, won't you sing me back home? With the songs I used to hear

G D

Make my old memories come alive

G D C G

Please, take me away and turn back the years

G D G

Sing me back home before I die

G D G

Oh, won't you sing me back home before I die?

[Outro]

G C D G

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