Intro: A/ B/ G#m/ A/ A/ B/ EA
Blue Mountain Penitentiary
B
Been housing sin for centuries
G#mA
I am just a number, not a name
A
And you wear a gun and hold the keys
B
But you've always been good to me
G#mA
Only see the man and not the shame
A
And I haven't seen my wife in years
B
Last memory is her in tears
G#mA
Wonder if she'll even come tonight
A
There's something that she doesn't know
B
She needs to hear before I go
G#mA
Could you tell her I'm alright
Chorus:
AB
Would you pray with me
G#mA
Touch the hand of a sinner
AB
Would you stay with me
G#mA
And be my guest for dinner
AB G#M AABEA
Looks like this is my dyin' day
B
They tell me that's the only way
G#mA
I'll ever see the other side again
A
But they don't know who's been in here
B
Every day the last three years
G#mA
Yes, sir, I'm the one who let Him in
A
And He comes and sits down in my chair
B
Weeping, breathing this same air
G#mA
And opens up His hands
A
Reminds me that He walked this mile
B
Suffered for a little while
G#mA
And made me an innocent man
Chorus 2:
AB
Would you pray with me
G#mA
Touch the hand of a sinner
AB
Would you stay with me
G#mA
And be my guest for dinner
Chorus 3:
AB
Would you pray with me
G#mA
Touch the hand of a sinner
AB
Would you stay with me
G#mA
And be my guest for dinner
Outro:
A/ B/ G#m/ A/ (X4)
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