Jason Boland False Accuser's Lament Rancho Alto - 2011 ================== ================== Standard Tuning G I said I'd seen the killin Am Could identify the villain C D G D Shot a man beneath the town hall glow G I was one of few Am The jury never knew C D about to line our pockets C D G with the bankers jealous gold G He said his lovin woman sinned Am let alone with a friend C D G D he couldnt have his childrens mother shamed G I saw the shooter run Am coulda been anyone C D but for the price of a new plow C D G G7 a local man was framed Chorus: C G Now the nightly terror is the fortune to be paid D C D I hear the guilty gavel, I see his body swing G G7 Father please forgive me C Am for I've falsely testified G D G They had me swear upon a bible and I lied G I never strayed before Am but the pain of being poor C D G D Lord what the hell came over me G This aint who momma raised Am another dollar fearing slave C D But the thought of losing all our land C D G G7 was blinding you see Chorus G The seeds had all been sown Am Soon The crops were nearly grown C D G DDsus4D But the rain let up, the ground turned hard as nails G The banker took my home Am now I'm in these hills alone C D oh from time to time i see his wife C D G G7 in a long black veil Chorus G G7 Oh Father please forgive me C Am For I falsely testified G D G They had me swear upon a bible and I lied