Key: D
Introduction: D5
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On the night they killed Faye Tucker
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I was gambling away my last dime
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Well I pulled down the lever
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And I sent up a prayer
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That my luck would not be denied
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My luck would not be denied
verse 2
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Roll out the head of Faye Tucker
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And never you mind what they say
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You may be reborn but its all just for scorn
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And that's what you'll take to the grave
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That's what you'll take to the grave
verse 3
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Well the minister wants you to live now
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And the governor wants you to fry
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And whatever it was that you thought might occur
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They got something else in their minds
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The got something else in their minds
verse 4
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If you live they gonna make you a campaigner
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If you die they gonna make you a grave
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Either way it goes down
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Well your life's not your own
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And that's why killin' don't pay
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That's why killin' don't pay
Bridge
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What did you learn Faye Tucker
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What will take from this world
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Well mercy could prove us
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But nothing would move us
Outro
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To rise above just being cruel
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To rise above just being cruel