[Intro]
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[Estrofa]
   A                E            
I found him by the railroad track
       A 
 this morning 
I found him by the railroad track this morning 
   A                 E          A 
I could see that he was nearly dead 
D                            
I knelt down beside him and I
  A 
 listened 
I knelt down beside him and I listened 
        B7                      
Just to hear the words the dying
        E 
 fellow said 
Just to hear the words the dying fellow said 
             A             E     
He said they let me out of prison
         A 
 down in Frisco 
He said they let me out of prison down in Frisco 
    A                   E            
For ten long years I've paid for what
      A 
 I've done 
For ten long years I've paid for what I've done 
      D                           A 
I was trying to get back to Louisiana
 
I was trying to get back to Louisiana 
   E                             
To see my Rose and get to know my
 A 
 son
To see my Rose and get to know my son
[Estribillo]
D                                    
Give my love to Rose please won't you
 A 
 mister 
Give my love to Rose please won't you mister 
E                                 
Take her all my money, tell her to
 A 
 buy some pretty clothes 
Take her all my money, tell her to buy some pretty clothes 
D                                A 
Tell my boy his daddy's so proud of
 him 
Tell my boy his daddy's so proud of him 
    E                              
And don't forget to give my love to
 A 
 Rose
And don't forget to give my love to Rose
[Estrofa]
A                 E                
Tell them I said thanks for waiting
  A 
 for me 
Tell them I said thanks for waiting for me 
A               E               A 
Tell my boy to help his mom at home 
D                            A 
Tell my Rose to try to find another 
    B7                            
For it ain't right that she should
      E 
 live alone 
For it ain't right that she should live alone 
A               E               A 
Mister here's a bag with all my money
 
Mister here's a bag with all my money 
A                  E              
It won't last them long the way it
 A 
 goes 
It won't last them long the way it goes 
D                                
God bless you for finding me this
 A 
 morning 
God bless you for finding me this morning 
          E                        
And don't forget to give my love to
 A 
 Rose
And don't forget to give my love to Rose
[Estribillo]
D                                    
Give my love to Rose please won't you
 A 
 mister 
Give my love to Rose please won't you mister 
E                                 
Take her all my money, tell her to
  A 
 buy some pretty clothes 
Take her all my money, tell her to buy some pretty clothes 
D                                 A
Tell my boy his daddy's so proud of
 
 him 
Tell my boy his daddy's so proud of him 
    E                              
And don't forget to give my love to
 A 
 Rose
And don't forget to give my love to Rose