Theresa Chords & Lyrics - Mark Erelli

[INTRO]
[C] [F] [C] [G]
[C] [F] [C] [G]

[VERSE 1]
[C]Down on this row there ain't much to do
So I[F] close my eyes and [C]dream about you
You and that guy I met once or twice [G]
It's okay honey, I hope he's [Am]treating you nice [G]

[VERSE 2]
Things [C]here ain't so bad, I've made some friends [F]
They make me laugh, but I[C] can't pretend
When the night gets cold, and I get blue [G]
Honey, I just wanna hold[Am] onto you [G]

[PRE-CHORUS]
Oh [C]Theresa, Theresa my dear [F]
I stand accused and I'm [C]guilty I fear

We've lived our lives in a corner called Hell
And now [G]you're out there and [Am]I'm in this cell [G]

[CHORUS]
And if [C]you can't be here by [F]midnight
If all of your connections [C]fail
Say a [Am]prayer for me, [D]finger your rosary
[G]For I will have left this jail
I [F]will see the cell door [C]open
I [F]will hear the tolling [Am]bells
And if [C]you can't be here by [F]midnight
[Em]Darling, I'm wishing,[G] I am wishing you [C]well

[INSTRUMENTAL]
[F] [C] [G] [C]
[F] [C] [G]

[VERSE 3]
Every[C]day I recall how I got to this place [F]
I woke up one night with a [C]gun in my face
I saw a badge and I saw blue [G]
That kid couldn't have been more than twenty-[Am]two [G]

[VERSE 4]
I [C]heard you scream, I grabbed his gun [F]
You broke free and you [C]started to run
In the back of the head, now it wasn't clean [G]
Meanest thing I have [Am]ever seen

[PRE-CHORUS]
Oh [C]Theresa, Theresa my dear [F]
I stand accused and I'm [C]guilty, I fear

We've lived our lives in this corner called Hell
And now [G]you're out there and [Am]I'm in this cell [G]

[CHORUS]
And if [C]you can't be here by [F]midnight
If all of your connections [C]fail
Say a [Am]prayer for me, [D]finger your rosary
[G]For I will have left this jail
I [F]will see the cell door [C]open
I [F]will hear the tolling [Am]bells
And if [C]you can't be here by [F]midnight
[Em]Darling, I'm wishing,[G] I am wishing you [C]well [F] [C]
I am [G]wishing you [C]well [F] [C]
I am [G]wishing you [C]well [F] [C] [G]