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Version 1[Intro] D A G D D [Verse 1] D A G D I've got a sad sad story friends that I don't like to tell D A G D I had a home and family when they locked me in this cell G A G D I've been in here 18 years, that's a long time I know D A G D D But time don't mean a thing to me cause I've got life to go [Verse 2] D A G D I went one night where the lights were bright, to see what I could see D A G D I met up with an old friend there who thought the world of me G A G D He bought me drinks and he took me to every honky tonk in town D A G D D But words were said and now he's dead, I just had to bring him down [Verse 3] D A G D It has been a long time now since I've heard from my wife D A G D I guess I'd be there with her yet if I hadn't used the knife G A G D I bet that little girl of mine don't realize or know D A G D D Her daddy's been here 18 years and he's still got life to go [Verse 4] D A G D I bet there's not one man outside that's spent this long in jail D A G D I'll be here in this prison till my body is just a shell G A G D I can't be free to go and see the ones that I love so D A G D Yes, I've been in here 18 years and I've still got life to go G D Yes, I've still got life to go G D Yes, I've still got life to go G D Yes, I've still got life to go (fade out)