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We were married in the spring, she didn't want for anything
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A lovin' husband, a little cabin, close to town
G
Workin' hard out on the farm, comin' in to all her charm
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Until one day, when the stranger came around
G
It starts to rain can't work no more, run to the porch open the door
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To their surprise I realize their little game
G
So what was I supposed to do, oh I could tell he'd been with you
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It made me mad and I just couldn't stand the pain
C G
I can't believe what I have done, I killed them both with daddy's gun
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As their bodies lay entangled in our bed
C G
He was the sheriffs only son, to me she was the only one
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I smelled the perfume, the powder and the lead
G
Well my body starts to shake, begin to think about my fate
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As I turn and start to stagger toward the door
G
I heard her take her final breath, I knew my sentence would be death
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And so I threw that smokin' gun onto the floor
G
Now I sit here in this jail, and now my life's a livin hell
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Since that awful dreadful crime I had to do
G
All her love she vowed to me, another man there'd never be
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And in the end I'll have to die for loving you
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