Merle Haggard

^G I'd like to hold my head up and be ^C proud of who I ^G am
But they won't let my secret go un ^D told
I ^G paid the debt I owed them,but they're ^C still not satis ^G fied
Now I'm a branded ^D man out un the ^G cold
^G When they let me out of prison,I ^C held my head up ^G high
Determined I would rise above the ^D shame
But no ^G matter where I'm living,the ^C black mark follows ^G me
I'm branded with a ^D number on my ^G name
Repeat verse 1
^G If I live to be a hundred,I guess I'll ^C never clear my ^G name
'Cause everybody knows I've been in ^D jail
No ^G matter where I'm living,I've got to ^C tell them where ^G I've been
Or they'll send me back to ^D prison if I ^G fail
Repeat verse 1
Now I'm a branded ^D man out un the ^G cold
Tom Lindsey
lindsey@sirius.com
San Francisco, CA