Chords with lyrics
Key: C 🎸 Verse 1: Am Let me out G C Of these mental ward confines F7 So white and plain Am Free my mind G C From prescriptions that you write F7 I'm not the same Dm G Young kid with the see-through skin C G Am Em All arteries and veins Dm G Spun out in the family car C G F7 Trying to make my way Dm G Home 🎸 Chorus 1: Am G Are you ready to put me under? C F7 'Cause I'm ready to go back home Am G I don't care what the doctors told me C F7 I spoke to Jesus on the telephone Am G He said, "Lace up your shoes and quit playing the blues" C I'm gonna take me to a better place Am G Where the sun always shines and the light in your eyes C F7 Is always tended like a burning flame 🎸 Interlude: Dm G Na na, na na na na na C G Am Em Na na na na na na Dm G Na na, na na na na na C G F7 Na na na na na na 🎸 Verse 2: G Am G C Write me up on a list of who was cured F7 And what was slain Am G C Like a glove with the blood of who you hurt F I'm thrown away 🎸 Verse 3: Em Because I'm Dm G Half gone, don't know what I'm on C G Am Em My vision blurs and shakes Dm G You don't need a PhD C G F7 To be the one to break Dm G Me 🎸 Chorus 2: Am G Are you ready to call my mother C F7 And my father, my sister too Am G 'Cause I'm going to higher places C F7 And I'm so sorry I'm not taking you Am G So I'll lace up my shoes and quit playing the blues C F7 I'm gonna take me to a better place Am G Where the sun always shines and the light in your eyes C F7 Is always tended like a burning flame Am Where the sun always shines G And the bells never chime C F7 And the undertaker stays away 🎸 Outro: Dm G Na na, na na na na na C G Am E Na na na na na na Dm G Na na, na na na na na C G F7 Na na na na na na
