Intro. Am     Am        

Am                                F
They killed a man for doing wrong today
                             C                    G
When all he ever did in life was look the other way
Am                                     F
And with his verdict someone heard him pray
                         C                         G
The crowd gathered around to see the look on his face

F                   Am                    G
Will they ever know, the last words he spoke.
F *            
He Cried "Mother!"
Am
As the people stood and stared.
          G
He Cried "Mother."
                    Am
And no one seemed to care.

Am                   F
Barely 25 years to his name
                    C                    G
Only the good die young it's too hard to say
    Am                              F               C
With a wife and child living back at home far from here 
                   G
where he dies all alone

F                    Am
Will they ever know, the last words he spoke
F *                 
He Cried "Mother!"
Am
Ask the people ho were there
          G
He Cried "Mother."
               Am
And it sounded like a prayer

"Guitar and harp plays" 2 rounds

Am                                F
They killed a man for doing wrong today " humming rest of the song "
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