Key: D
Introduction:
D G
He was an old black country farmer driving home another load of hay
A D
When he came upon an accident on a lonely county highway
D
He could hear a baby cryin?, see the folks as they lay dyin?
G
And the mother said with her final breath
A
The baby has no kin, won?t you please take him in
D
Give him love and give him all your best
So he took him to the big house where he worked as a sharecropper
D G
I?m in trouble come and get me Mr. Jones
D
You?re the only one to help me in this world, I?m so alone
D G
Yes I love you and I need you Mr. Jones
D A D
I?m in trouble come and get me Mr. Jones
Capo up to 2 (up ½ step)