Key of Throughout the song, play the two bass notes of the chords , and during the verses. Use the bar chords for these. In the chorus it opens up and then I don't use the bar chords. Intro: I dreamed I was dying in Texas I closed my eyes and I signed Like a black and white movie I saw my days Playing out before my eyes I was crippled by a life of injustice I was bent from walking through the wind I plead guilty on a day of judgement God just shook my hand and grinned And he said, come on in, You did the best that you could do There's a little bit of right in every wrong There's a little bit of me in you Sister I know that you're weary You've been slaving in the sun all day The burn of life in your belly Sorrow in your heart of clay Your husband was a man of passion Passion stole your husband away And your son gave a life for your freedom But you feel like a prisoner anyway. Sister.... chorus, then I left my home and my family With my shoes in the dust of this land I found a job and a woman But nothing went the way I planned I was ambushed by my own good intentions Used up every dollar I earned So I went back to the home of my father And said, "your American son has returned" "Dad, your American son has returned" ... and he said chorus chorus (without chords) chorus-repeat and fade