Some Early Morning chords

[VERSE 1]
[Dm]It was late one night in the heart of town I was [C]drinking all a[G]lone
Ran [Dm]out of cash when I paid my tab [F]so I headed h[G]ome
The [Dm]night was black, the air was thick as I [C]wandered passed a [G]barn
Then a [F]shot rang out and I heard a scream be[A]side me in the [Dm]dark

[VERSE 2]
[Dm]Afraid that maybe I’d be next I s[C]tarted to r[G]un
[Dm]Just as fast as my feet would go into the [F]barrel of a [G]gun
The [Dm]lawman’s light was blinding me he said [C]why’d you do it [G]son
[F]Two weeks later in a criminal court I was [A]up on murder [Dm]one

[CHORUS]
[F]Maybe some early [C]morning[G] in a pasture of [Dm]green
[F]Beside the still [C]water[G] I’ll awake from this [Dm]dream- This terrible dream

[VERSE 3]
[Dm]Well I sat there in the courtroom as the [C]tears ran down my [G]face
A [Dm]guilty man is free somewhere and they [F]put me in his [G]place
The [Dm]jury read the verdict and the [C]judge called out my [G]name
He [F]said young man you’ll spend your life [A]wearing the ball and [Dm]chain

[VERSE 4]
[Dm]Now I’m staring at the ceiling as I [C]lay here on my [G]bed
[Dm]Fourteen long and lonely years it’s [F]where I laid my [G]head
Be[Dm]hind these cold gray prison walls [C]time sure passes [G]slow
And I [F]unless I die tomorrow I’ve [A]still got life to [Dm]go

[CHORUS]
[F]Maybe some early [C]morning[G] in a pasture of [Dm]green
[F]Beside the still [C]water[G] I’ll awake from this [Dm]dream- This terrible dream

[VERSE 5]
A [Dm]man who’s lost his vision will [C]live and die a[G]lone
In the [Dm]cold walls of this prison my [F]heart has turned to [G]stone
The [Dm]lights are growing dimmer as I [C]take my final [G]breath
I can [F]smell the air of freedom as I [A]close my eyes in [Dm]death

[CHORUS]
[F]Maybe some early [C]morning[G] in a pasture of [Dm]green
[F]Beside the still [C]water[G] I’ll awake from this [Dm]dream- This terrible dream