G5 C5 G5
I'd like to hold my head up and be proud of who I am
D5
But they won't let my secret go untold
G5 C5 G5
I paid the debt I owed them ,but they're still not satisfied
D5 G5
Now I'm a branded man out un the cold
G5 C5 G5
When they let me out of prison,I held my head up high
D5
Determined I would rise above the shame
G5 C5 G5
But no matter where I'm living,the black mark follows me
D5 G5
I'm branded with a number on my name
Repeat verse 1
G5 C5 G5
If I live to be a hundred,I guess I'll never clear my name
D5
'Cause everybody knows I've been in jail
G5 C5 G5
No matter where I'm living,I've got to tell them where I've been
D5 G5
Or they'll send me back to prison if I fail
Repeat verse 1
D5 G5
Now I'm a branded man out un the cold