B E B E
When they B carried you into the parlor
Your E wounds were the worst I'd B seen
Cold as snow your body G#m trembled
F# Craddled in the arms of morphine
B All the kinfolk cried out loud
Good s E hepherd save this B man
But you whispered with G#m icy breath
It is F# not in his hands and you said
E Heaven ain't ready for me B yet and you looked at me
E Give me your heart and take a b B et and you held my hand
E Now I've seen your face now that we've F# met
I shall not slip B away E
B Mama said to me, daughter
You must E nurse your cousin B well
So I cared for you thru G#m days and night
But your F# fever I did not quell
B For weeks I watched you suffer pain
That no E laudanum could B ease
All I had left to G#m do is pray
Lord have F# mercy on him please - and you said
E Heaven ain't ready for me B yet and you looked at me
E Give me your heart and take a B bet and you held my hand
E Now I've seen your face now that we've F# met
I shall not slip B away E
B Now winters lights has cooled the air
At E last your strength's ret B urned
You talk to me of the G#m life you spent
F# And of the life you've earned
B You'll waste no time on vengenance
You've no E wish to fight B again
To find peace you say G#m In God we trust
Put F# little faith in man
E No, Heaven aint ready for you B yet, Jesse
E I'll give you my heart I'll take a B bet Jesse
E Now Ive seen your face now that we've F# met
We shall not slip B away E B
From The Legend Of Jesse James
A & M Records 1980
Irving Music Inc.
Emmylou Harris
