A E7 D A The warden led a prisoner down the hallway to his doom A E7 I stood up to say good-bye like all the rest A E7 D A And I heard him tell the warden just before he reached my cell A E7 A ʼLet my guitar playing friend do my request.ʼ (Let him...) Chorus: A E7 D A Sing me back home with a song I used to hear A E7 Make my old memories come alive A E7 D A Take me away and turn back the years A E7 A Sing Me Back Home before I die I recall last Sunday morning a choir came in from town Just to sing a few old gospel song And I heard him tell the singers ʼThereʼs a song my mama sang. Can I hear once before we move along?ʼ Chorus. A E7 D A Sing Me Back Home before I die