Key of D
Throughout the song, play the two bass notes of the chords Bm, D, and
G during the verses. Use the bar chords for these. In the chorus it
opens up and then I don't use the bar chords.
Intro: Bm, D, Bm, D
Bm D
I dreamed I was dying in Texas
Bm D
I closed my eyes and I signed
Bm D
Like a black and white movie I saw my days
G Bm
Playing out before my eyes
D Bm
I was crippled by a life of injustice
D Bm
I was bent from walking through the wind
D Bm
I plead guilty on a day of judgement
G A
God just shook my hand and grinned
D A G
And he said, come on in,
D Bm A G
You did the best that you could do
Bm A G
There's a little bit of right in every wrong
D A G
There's a little bit of me in you
Bm D
Sister I know that you're weary
Bm D
You've been slaving in the sun all day
Bm D
The burn of life in your belly
G Bm
Sorrow in your heart of clay
D Bm
Your husband was a man of passion
D Bm
Passion stole your husband away
D Bm
And your son gave a life for your freedom
G A
But you feel like a prisoner anyway. Sister....
chorus, then Bm, D, Bm, D
Bm D
I left my home and my family
Bm D
With my shoes in the dust of this land
Bm D
I found a job and a woman
G Bm
But nothing went the way I planned
D Bm
I was ambushed by my own good intentions
D Bm
Used up every dollar I earned
D Bm
So I went back to the home of my father
D Bm
And said, "your American son has returned"
G A
"Dad, your American son has returned" ... and he said
chorus
chorus (without chords)
chorus-repeat and fade