Sing Me Back Home — Merle Haggard
Chords and lyrics for Sing Me Back Home by Merle Haggard (key of A).
Verse 1
[A]The warden led a [E]prisoner down [D]the hallway to [A]his doom
[A]I stood up to say goodbye like all [E]the rest
[A]And I heard him tell the [E]warden just [D]before he reached my [A]cell
[A]'Let my guitar playing [E]friend do my [A]request'
Chorus
[A]Sing me back home with a [E]song I used to [D]hear [A]
[A]Make my old memories come [E]alive
[A]Take me [E]away and [D]turn back the [A]years
[A]Sing me back [E]home before I [A]die
Verse 2
[A]I recall last Sunday [E]morning a choir from [D]off the [A]street
[A]Came in to sing a few old gospel [E]songs
[A]And I heard him tell the [E]singers 'There's a [D]song my mama [A]sang
[A]Could I hear it once before [E]you move [A]along'
Chorus
[A]Sing me back home with a [E]song I used to [D]hear [A]
[A]Make my old memories come [E]alive
[A]Take me [E]away and [D]turn back the [A]years
[A]Sing me back [E]home before I [A]die
Outro
[A]Sing me back [E]home before I [A]die