G-C x2

D                                    C           G

That old red courthouse, Dallas town

D                                C          G

Sitting in the lobby just feeling down

D                                                  C           G

Old red courthouse, how you’ve done me wrong

I asked for justice, you make me wait so long

I asked for truth, you gave me lies

I asked for hope, you made me cry

D                             C             G

One of these days I won’t be found

Of courts and lawyers, I won’t be around

Going to catch a train, I’m freedom bound

Get out of this Dallas town

G-C x2

C                                          G

Got the old red courthouse blues

C                                G

You took my life, left me in ruins

D                                C           G

I asked for truth, you gave me lies

I asked for hope, you made me cry

C                                          G

Got the old red courthouse blues

C                                G

You took my life, left me in runs

G-C x4

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