Capo: 2nd Fret
B
"Oh, help me in my weakness,"
E/B B
I heard the drifter say,
B
As they carried him from the courtroom
E/B B
And were taking him away.
B
"My trip hasn't been a pleasant one
E/B B
And my time it isn't long,
And I still do not know
E/B B
What it was that I've done wrong."
B
Well, the judge, he cast his robe aside,
E/B B
C# tear came to his eye,
B
"You fail to understand," he said,
E/B B
"Why must you even try?"
B
Outside, the crowd was stirring,
E/B B
You could hear it from the door.
Inside, the judge was stepping down,
E/B B
While the jury cried for more.
B
"Oh, stop that cursed jury,"
E/B B
Cried the attendant and the nurse,
B
"The trial was bad enough,
E/B B
But this is ten times worse."
B
Just then a bolt of lightning
E/B B
Struck the courthouse out of shape,
And while ev'rybody knelt to pray
E/B B
The drifter did escape.
Cheers
Jack of Hearts