G
Please don’t wait for me darling
C
G
We could never be happy I know
D7
I’ll always be a ex convict
G
And branded wherever I go
C
G
In which you said you’d wait for me
D7
I’m asking you to please not wait dear
G
It will only ruin your life I see
G
Please don’t wait for me darling
C
G
We could never be happy I know
D7
I’ll always be a ex convict
G
And branded wherever I go
C
G
The gate will swing wide for me
D7
The warden will say I’m a free man
G
But my name will never be free
G
Please don’t wait for me darling
C
G
We could never be happy I know
D7
I’ll always be a ex convict
G
And branded wherever I go
C
G
You’ve stuck with me through thick and thin
D7
I love you too much to disgrace you
G
In closing God bless you again
G
Please don’t wait for me darling
C
G
We could never be happy I know
D7
I’ll always be a ex convict
G
And branded wherever I go
C
D7
G
