Tom: G G Please don't wait for me darling C G We could never be happy I know D7 I'll always be a ex convict G And branded wherever I go I received the letter you wrote dear C G In which you said you'd wait for me D7 I'm asking you to please not wait dear G It will only ruin your life I see Please don't wait for me darling C G We could never be happy I know D7 I'll always be a ex convict G And branded wherever I go In three years my sentence is over C G The gate will swing wide for me D7 The warden will say I'm a free man G But my name will never be free Please don't wait for me darling C G We could never be happy I know D7 I'll always be a ex convict G And branded wherever I go May God bless you for your kindness C G You've stuck with me through thick and thin D7 I love you too much to disgrace you G In closing God bless you again Please don't wait for me darling C G We could never be happy I know D7 I'll always be a ex convict G And branded wherever I go