G D I got high and I got in jail, I got high and I got in jail, C G I got high and I got in jail, wasn't nobody to throw my bail. D G My sins, they have overtaken me. G D - Hand me down my walkin' cane, hand me down my walkin' cane, C G Hand me down my walkin' came, I'mma gonna leave on the mornin' train. D G My sins, they have overtaken me. - - REPEAT Chorus CHORDS - G D If I die in Tennessee, if I die in Tennessee, C G If I die in Tennessee won't you ship me back by C.O.D. D G My sins, they have overtaken me. G D - Hand me down my walkin' cane, hand me down my walkin' cane, C G Hand me down my walkin' came, I'mma gonna leave on the mornin' train. D G My sins, they have overtaken me. - - REPEAT Chorus CHORDS - G D Hand me down my bottle of corn, hand me down my bottle of corn, C G Hand me down my bottle of corn, I'm gonna get drunk as sure as you were born. D G My sins, they have overtaken me.