Intro
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[Verse 1]
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It wasn't gambling that caused me to kill my friend Peter Blue
G D
It wasn't gambling that caused me to kill my friend Peter Blue
A G D
If you caught your best friend with your wife, you'd do the same thing too
[Verse 2]
D G D
When they strapped on the lie detector, the needle kept going up and down
G D
When they strapped on the lie detector, the needle kept going up and down
A G D
And they knew I were lying since I first sat down
[Verse 3]
D G D
So I spoke to my conscience and asked what should I do
G D
Yes, I spoke to my conscience and asked what should I do
A G D
My conscious said, "Shorty, I would plead guilty if I were you."
[Verse 4]
D
So I stood up on my feet and raised up my right hand
G D
So I stood up on my feet and raised up my right hand
A G D
I said, "Judge, I'm confessing. I shot my woman's man."
[Verse 5]
D G D
So the prosecutor asked me, "Shorty, why did you kill that man?"
G D
So the prosecutor asked me, "Shorty, why did you kill that man?"
A G D
I said, "If you've never been in love, then you wouldn't understand."
[Verse 6]
D
When I signed my confession, this is what I wrote
G D
When I signed my confession, this is what I wrote
A G D
That I'm throwing myself on the mercy of the court
[Verse 7]
D G D
When the jury found me guilty, my woman's eyes were full of tears
G D
When the jury found me guilty, my woman's eyes were full of tears
A G D
The verdict was manslaughter, I got from one to twenty years
[Verse 8]
D G D
Baby, one year ain't no sentence and twenty years ain't no time
G D
Baby, one year ain't no sentence and twenty years ain't no time
A G D
And if I pass, I'll see you when I do my time