2 acessos
G C G D C G [Verse 1] G It wasn't gambling that caused me to kill my friend Peter Blue C G It wasn't gambling that caused me to kill my friend Peter Blue D C G If you caught your best friend with your wife, you'd do the same thing too [Verse 2] G C G When they strapped on the lie detector, the needle kept going up and down C G When they strapped on the lie detector, the needle kept going up and down D C G And they knew I were lying since I first sat down [Verse 3] G C G So I spoke to my conscience and asked what should I do C G Yes, I spoke to my conscience and asked what should I do D C G My conscious said, "Shorty, I would plead guilty if I were you." [Verse 4] G So I stood up on my feet and raised up my right hand C G So I stood up on my feet and raised up my right hand D C G I said, "Judge, I'm confessing. I shot my woman's man." [Verse 5] G C G So the prosecutor asked me, "Shorty, why did you kill that man?" C G So the prosecutor asked me, "Shorty, why did you kill that man?" D C G I said, "If you've never been in love, then you wouldn't understand." [Verse 6] G When I signed my confession, this is what I wrote C G When I signed my confession, this is what I wrote D C G That I'm throwing myself on the mercy of the court [Verse 7] G C G When the jury found me guilty, my woman's eyes were full of tears C G When the jury found me guilty, my woman's eyes were full of tears D C G The verdict was manslaughter, I got from one to twenty years [Verse 8] G C G Baby, one year ain't no sentence and twenty years ain't no time C G Baby, one year ain't no sentence and twenty years ain't no time D C G And if I pass, I'll see you when I do my time