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Ninety Nine Years (99 Years)

Key: G

Chords: 3

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A

Chords used: C D G

Lyrics

I've been in this prison twenty years or more I shot my woman with a 44 I'll be right here till my dyin' day I got 99 years and one dark day Well the food is bad and the beds are hard I spend all day breakin' rocks in the yard Well there ain't no change gonna stay that way I got 99 years and one dark day Ain't no singer that can sing a song Convince that warden that I ain't wrong His mind's made up, gonna stay that way I got 99 years and one dark day I never learned to read, I never learned to write My whole life's been one big fight I never heard about the righteous way I got 99 years and one dark day I remember a time many years ago I shot my woman with a 44 I'll be right here till my dyin' day I got 99 years and one dark day I got 99 years and one dark day

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About This Song

Ninety Nine Years (99 Years) is a traditional prison song popularized by Johnny Cash and often heard at bluegrass jams. The mournful lyrics tell the story of a prisoner serving a life sentence, making it a classic example of the "hard time" songs common in country and bluegrass music.

Ninety Nine Years (99 Years)

Ninety Nine Years (99 Years)

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Demo Videos

Tim O'Brien - 99 Years (and One Dark Day)

99 Years Bluegrass Jam - Banjo Ben Cabin Camp Staff

99 Years And One Dark Day | Billy Strings, Bryan Sutton, Jake Workman, Michael Daves & Oscar Caudell

99 Years And One Dark Day - Hot Rize (6/24/79-Qb)

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