[Strophe]
    A            E                 D              A 
The warden led a prisoner down the hallway to his doom 
       A                                E 
I stood up to say goodbye like all the rest 
      A                  E              D                 A 
And I heard him tell the warden just before he reached my cell 
        A              E               A 
'Let my guitar playing friend do my request.' (Let him...)
[Refrain]
A            E           D              A 
Sing me back home with a song I used to hear 
A                          E 
Make my old memories come alive 
A        E       D             A 
Take me away and turn back the years 
A            E             A 
Sing me back home before I die 
 
[Strophe]
      A              E            D               A 
I recall last Sunday morning a choir from off the street 
     A                             E 
Came in to sing a few old gospel songs 
      A                   E                 D            A 
And I heard him tell the singers 'There's a song my mama sang. 
        A              E               A 
Could I hear it once before you move along?' (Won't you...)
[Refrain]
A            E           D              A 
Sing me back home with a song I used to hear 
A                          E 
Make my old memories come alive 
A        E       D             A 
Take me away and turn back the years 
A            E             A 
Sing me back home before I die  
A            E             D    A 
Sing me back home before I die