G7              C7 
Yes I've had my fun 
                          G7 
If I don't get well no more 
       C7                 G7 
Yes I've had my fun, baby 
      G7                    D7 
If I don't get well no more 
     D7                        C7 
You see I have this pain in me 
         C7             G7  C7 G7 D7 
An' I'm goin' down slow 

 G7                            C7 
Won't somebody write my mother 
 C7                       G7 C7 G7 
Tell her the shape I'm in 
  C7                   G7 
Please write my mother 
      G7                  C7 
Tell her the shape I'm in 
D7                     C7 
Tell her to pray for me 
 C7                       G7      C7 G7 D7 
Tell her to forgive my sin 

Solo 1: G7 C7 G7 C7 G7 C7 D7 C7 G7 C7 G7 D7 

 G7                           C7 
Tell her don't send no doctor 
    C7                         G7 C7 G7 
Yes a doctor can do me no good 
     G7            C7 
Yes no doctor mama 
 C7                      G7 
Doctor can do me no good 
 D7                                  C7 
But you see through all of my trials 
   C7                              G7 C7 G7 D7 
I never did all the things I could 

Solo 2: G7 C7 G7 D7 C7 G7 

     G7                 C7 
On the next train south 
 C7                        G7 C7 G7 
Baby you can look for my... 
C7                      G7 
On the next train south 
 G7                      D7 
Mama, you can look for... 
 D7                             C7 
Yes now if you see my baby baby 
                               G7 C7 G7 D7 G7 
Yes you know I'm dead and gone