G Well I was hauling logs ten years ago D The news was out on the radio Em That a shot was fired the night before C And a local man lay dead on the floor G And the dust was flying in the lumberyard D Lights were flashing on two black cars Em I said, sheriff I ain't done nothing wrong C (hold) He just knocked me down and put the handcuffs on
G D I was framed, they took me away Em C Like I was the only one to blame G D Framed, guilty they said Em C Railroaded me on a one way train G D Framed, and on judgement day Em C They want me to hang my head in shame G D But I was framed, and that's all I'll say Em C Now don't be running down my name G I was framed
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G Barbara Jo cried through the glass D At the murder trial I seen her last Em I loved that woman but now she's free C She turned away when they sentenced me G And the guilty man ain't never told D Ten years later they put me on the road Em [. From: http://www.elyrics.net .] And I'll always say that I got screwed C (hold) I'm a brand new man with the same attitude
G D I was framed, they took me away Em C Like I was the only one to blame G D Framed, guilty they said Em C Railroaded me on a one way train G D Framed, and on judgement day Em C They want me to hang my head in shame G D But I was framed, and that's all I'll say Em C Now don't be running down my name G D Em C I was framed
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G Now the guilty man paid long ago D He's the same man who got laid low Em When he took my wife he was hell bound C (hold) Even if I did gun him down
G D I was framed, they took me away Em C Like I was the only one to blame G D Framed, guilty they said Em C Railroaded me on a one way train G D Framed, and on judgement day Em C They want me to hang my head in shame G D But I was framed, and that's all I'll say Em C Now don't be running down my name G D Em C I was framed G D Em C I was framed.