Steve Earle - Carrie brown

^GThe first time I saw Carrie Brown She was so young and ^Cfair A voice like spring rain ^Gfallin' down and su^Emnlight in her ^Dhair I'd ^Gnever seen her face before so I asked all ^Caround Her daddy owns a ^Ggrocery store and she lives ^Din Bristol ^Gtown

^GCarrie darlin' Carrie Carrie Brown I ^Ccry If I can't marry ^GCarrie Brown be^Emlieve I'd rather ^Ddie

^GI laid my last ten dollars down Though I didn't need a ^Cthing Just to touch sweet ^GCarrie Brown When she ^Emhanded me my ^Dchange I ^Ghung around 'till closin' time I scarce believed my ^Ceyes My darlin' walkin' ^Garm in arm With a ^Dboy named Billy ^GWise

^GCarrie darling Carrie , Carrie Brown I ^Ccry If I can't marry ^GCarrie Brown,I ^Embelieve I'd rather ^Ddie

^GI walked around in Bristol town a bitter broken ^Cman A heart that pined for ^GCarrie Brown and ^Ema pistol in my ^Dhand We ^Gmet again on State Street poor Billy Wise and ^Cme I shot him in ^GVirginia and he ^Ddied in Tennes^Gsee

^GCarrie Darling Carrie , Carrie Brown I ^Ccry If I can't marry ^GCarrie Brown , I ^Embelieve I'd rather ^Ddie

^GNow I'm down in the Bristol jail and all I do is ^Ccry 'Cause the jury found ^Gme guilty and the ^Emjudge says I must ^Ddie I'm ^Gjust a poor young mountain boy Ain't never been to ^Ctown And I've come to ^Gruination for ^Dthe love of Carrie ^GBrown

^GCarrie darling Carrie, Carrie Brown I ^Ccry If I can't marry ^GCarrie Brown, I ^Embelieve I'd rather ^Ddie