Tom: D [Intro] Am Am E|----00----------00-----------| B|----11----------11-----------| G|----22----------22-----------| D|----22----------22-----------| A|--0-00--------0-00-----------| E|--------0--3--------0--3-----| (2x) Am I never would have hitchhiked to Birmingham If it hadn \'t been for love Am I never would have caught the train to Louisiana F If it hadn \'t been for love Am Never would have run through the blinding rain F Without one dollar to my name F E Am If it hadn \'t been, if it hadn \'t been for love Am I never would have seen the trouble that I \'m in If it hadn \'t been for love Am I would have been gone like a wayward wind F If it hadn \'t been for love Am Nobody knows it better than me F I wouldn \'t be wishing I was free F E Am If it hadn \'t been, if it hadn \'t been for love C G Dm C Four cold walls against my will C G Dm Am At least I know he \'s lying still C G Dm C Four cold walls without parole C G Dm Am Lord have mercy on my soul Am Never would have gone to that side of town If it hadn \'t been for love Am Never would have took a mind to track him down F If it hadn \'t been for love. Am I never would have loaded up a .44 F Put myself behind a jail house door F E Am (Riff) If it hadn \'t been, if it hadn \'t been for love. C G Dm Am Four cold walls against my will C G Dm C At least I know he \'s lying still C G Dm Am Four cold walls without parole C G Dm C Lord have mercy on my soul Am I never would have hitchhiked to Birmingham If it hadn \'t been for love Am I never would have caught the train to Louisiana F If it hadn \'t been for love Am I never would have loaded up a .44 F Put myself behind a jail house door F E Am If it hadn \'t been, if it hadn \'t been for love F E Am If it hadn \'t been, if it hadn \'t been for love F E Am If it hadn \'t been, if it hadn \'t been for love