Written by Tommy Morse
INTRO G G D G G We were married in the spring, she didn't want for anything G D G A lovin' husband, a little cabin, close to town G Workin' hard out on the farm, comin' in to all her charm G D G Until one day, when the stranger came around G It starts to rain can't work no more, run to the porch open the door G D G To their surprise I realize their little game G So what was I supposed to do, oh I could tell he'd been with you G D G It made me mad and I just couldn't stand the painG Well my body starts to shake, begin to think about my fate G D G As I turn and start to stagger toward the door G I heard her take her final breath, I knew my sentence would be death G D G And so I threw that smokin' gun onto the floor G Now I sit here in this jail, and now my life's a livin hell G D G Since that awful dreadful crime I had to do G All her love she vowed to me, another man there'd never be G D G And in the end I'll have to die for loving you Chorus:C G I can't believe what I have done, I killed them both with daddy's gun G D G As their bodies lay entangled in our bed C G He was the sheriffs only son, to me she was the only one G D G I smelled the perfume, the powder and the lead