Tone: [Am]
Verse:
[Am]Never woulda hitch hiked to Birmingham... if it hadn't been for love
Never woulda caught the train to Louisian'... if it ha[F]hadn't been for love
[Am]Never woulda run through the blindin' rain
[F]without one dollar to my name
[F]if it hadn't been... if it h[E]hadn't been for [Am]love
[Am]Never woulda seen the trouble that i'm in... if it hadn't been for love
Woulda been gone like a wayward wind... if it hadn't b[F]been for love
[Am]Nobody knows it better than me
[F]I wouldn't be wishing I was free
[F]if it hadn't been... if it h[E]hadn't been for [Am]love
Chorus:
[C]Four cold wa[G]walls a[Dm]against my [C]will
[C]at least I kn[G]ow she's l[Dm]ying s[Am]till
[C]Four cold wa[G]lls wi[Dm]thout pa[C]role
[C]Lord have me[G]mercy [Dm]on my s[Am]soul
Verse:
[Am]Never woulda gone to that side of town... if it hadn't been for love
Never woulda took a mind to track her down... if it ha[F]hadn't been for love
[Am]Never woulda loaded up a forty four
[F]put myself behind a jail house door
[F]if it hadn't been... if it h[E]hadn't been for [Am]love
Chorus:
[C]Four cold wa[G]walls [Dm]against [C]my will
[C]at least I kn[G]ow she's l[Dm]ying s[Am]till
[C]Four cold wa[G]walls w[Dm]without [C]parole
[C]Lord have me[G]mercy [Dm]on my s[Am]soul
Verse:
[Am]Never woulda hitch hiked to Birmingham... if it hadn't been for love
Never woulda caught the train to Louisian'... if it ha[F]hadn't been for love .
[Am]Never woulda loaded up a forty four
[F]put myself behind a jail house door
[F]if it hadn't been... if it h[E]hadn't been for [Am]love
if it hadn't been... if it hadn't been for love
if it hadn't been... if it hadn't been for love