Dead Man Walking

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Dead Man Walking
Bruce Springsteen
Dead Man Walking Soundtrack, 1995
Transcribed by Carlo Ghio
D
There's a pale horse comin'
And I'm gonna ride it
I'll rise in the morning
With my fate beside it
G D
I'm a dead man walkin'
G D
I'm a dead man walkin'
D
In Saint James Parish
I was born and Christened
How I've got my story
Well Mister, there ain't no need
G D
for you to listen
G D
It's just a dead man talkin'
G D
Once I had a job, I had a girl
G
But between our dreams
D
and action lie this world
D
Well, in the deep forest
Their blood and tears rushed over me
All I could feel was the drugs
and the shotgun
G D
And my fear up inside me
G D
Like a dead man talkin'
G
Beneath the summer sky
D
my eyes went black
G
Sister, I won't ask for forgiveness,
A D
my sins are all I have
D
Tonight the clouds above my prison
Move slowly 'cross the sky
There is a new day comin'
A D
And my dreams are full tonight.

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Dead Man Walking
Bruce Springsteen
Dead Man Walking Soundtrack, 1995
Transcribed by Carlo Ghio
And I'm gonna ride it
I'll rise in the morning
With my fate beside it
I was born and Christened
How I've got my story
Well Mister, there ain't no need
Their blood and tears rushed over me
All I could feel was the drugs
and the shotgun
Move slowly 'cross the sky
There is a new day comin'

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