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