C F C G
C F C G
[Verse 1]
C
Down on this row there ain't much to do
F C
So I close my eyes and dream about you
G
You and that guy I met once or twice
Am G
It's okay honey, I hope he's treating you nice
[Verse 2]
C F
Things here ain't so bad, I've made some friends
C
They make me laugh, but I can't pretend
G
When the night gets cold, and I get blue
Am G
Honey, I just wanna hold onto you
[Pre-Chorus]
C F
Oh Theresa, Theresa my dear
C
I stand accused and I'm guilty I fear
We've lived our lives in a corner called Hell
G Am G
And now you're out there and I'm in this cell
[Chorus]
C F
And if you can't be here by midnight
C
If all of your connections fail
Am D
Say a prayer for me, finger your rosary
G
For I will have left this jail
F C
I will see the cell door open
F Am
I will hear the tolling bells
C F
And if you can't be here by midnight
Em G C
Darling, I'm wishing, I am wishing you well
[Instrumental]
F C G C
F C G
[Verse 3]
C F
Everyday I recall how I got to this place
C
I woke up one night with a gun in my face
G
I saw a badge and I saw blue
Am G
That kid couldn't have been more than twenty-two
[Verse 4]
C F
I heard you scream, I grabbed his gun
C
You broke free and you started to run
G
In the back of the head, now it wasn't clean
Am
Meanest thing I have ever seen
[Pre-Chorus]
C F
Oh Theresa, Theresa my dear
C
I stand accused and I'm guilty, I fear
We've lived our lives in this corner called Hell
G Am G
And now you're out there and I'm in this cell
[Chorus]
C F
And if you can't be here by midnight
C
If all of your connections fail
Am D
Say a prayer for me, finger your rosary
G
For I will have left this jail
F C
I will see the cell door open
F Am
I will hear the tolling bells
C F
And if you can't be here by midnight
Em G C F C
Darling, I'm wishing, I am wishing you well
G C F C
I am wishing you well
G C F C G
I am wishing you well
