“dyin’ day”
by : brandon heath

~this is my first tab ever so i’m open to any suggestions or changes! god bless! : )

intro : G , A , F#m , G , G , A , D

G
blue mountain penitentiary
A
been housing sin for centuries
F#m G
i Am just a number , not a name
G
and you wear a gun and hold the keys
A
but you’ve always been good to me
F#m G
only see the man and not the shame
G
and i haven’t seen my wife in years
A
last memory is her in tears
F#m G
wonder if she’ll even come tonight
G
there’s something that she doesn’t know
A
she needs to hear before i go
F#m G
could you tell her i’m alright

chorus :
G A
would you pray with me
F#m G
touch the hand of a sinner
G A
would you stay with me
F#m G
and be my guest for dinner

G A F#m G G A D

G
looks like this is my dyin’ day
A
they tell me that’s the only way
F#m G
i’ll ever see the other side again
G
but they don’t know who’s been in here
A
every day the last three years
F#m G
yes , sir , i’m the one who let him in
G
and he comes and sits down in my chair
A
weeping , breathing this same air
F#m G
and opens up his hands
G
reminds me that he walked this mile
A
suffered for a little while
F#m G
and made me an innocent man

chorus 2 :
G A
would you pray with me
F#m G
touch the hand of a sinner
G A
would you stay with me
F#m G
and be my guest for dinner

chorus 3 :
G A
would you pray with me
F#m G
touch the hand of a sinner
G A
would you stay with me
F#m G
and be my guest for dinner

outro :

G , A , F#m , G ( x4 )