Behind The Eyes Of Henri Young chords by Kasey Chambers

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 6th

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Novice

Verse 1:
G+G                        G/F  E minorEm
Sent him away in '38, California state, the case was tried
G+G                          G/F   E minorEm
Henri Young was an orphan son, came undone when his sister cried
        C majorC          G+G
His time he'd serve, he'd stole for her
      C majorC        G+G        D MajorD
Free men until, five dollar bill

G+G                              G/F  E minorEm
But the grocery store had a postal door, federal law had to intervene
G+G                              G/F  E minorEm
And underneath all the disbelief was a petty thief who was just 17
        C majorC     G+G
He'd come at last, to Alcatraz
       C majorC         G+G       D MajorD
He'd come so far, with a weary heart

Chorus:
     C majorC         D MajorD       G+G  G/F   E minorEm
And as sure as my name is Henri Young, I never meant to hurt no one
   C majorC       D MajorD        G+G     G/F   E minorEm
I'd take back everything I stole, if God would come and save my soul
  C majorC               G+G
And then they'll hear these cries
       C majorC          G+G       D MajorD
An innocent man behind these eyes


Verse 2:
     G+G                                 G/F     E minorEm
Well, he stayed up late for the prison break, and he tried to escape, but the plan was blown
    G+G                              G/F  E minorEm
And he begged and prayed but the warden came, threw him away, down in the hole
     C majorC          G+G
For 19 days, he was meant to stay
      C majorC           G+G       D MajorD
But he disappeared for three long years

     G+G                                 G/F  E minorEm
Well they headed down to the underground, where they let him out to return to his room
     G+G                                 G/F     E minorEm
And when morning came he was never the same and he stabbed McCain with the handle of the spoon
        C majorC       G+G
From days gone past, to Alcatraz
        C majorC           G+G       D MajorD
From a man who steals, to a man who kills

Chorus:
     C majorC         D MajorD       G+G  G/F   E minorEm
And as sure as my name is Henri Young, I never meant to hurt no one
   C majorC       D MajorD        G+G     G/F   E minorEm
I'd take back everything I stole, if God would come and save my soul
  C majorC               G+G
And then they'll hear these cries
       C majorC          G+G       D MajorD
An innocent man behind these eyes


Verse 3:
      G+G                         G/F  E minorEm
Well the year was told on the radio DiMaggio and the war was at its worst
    G+G                          G/F  E minorEm
Henri Young was an orphan son who came undone with murder in the first
    C majorC       G+G
Death by gas, in Alcatraz
         C majorC             G+G      D MajorD
Good man when he came, now who's the one to blame


Chorus:
     C majorC         D MajorD       G+G  G/F   E minorEm
And as sure as my name is Henri Young, I never meant to hurt no one
   C majorC       D MajorD        G+G     G/F   E minorEm
I'd take back everything I stole, if God would come and save my soul
  C majorC               G+G
And then they'll hear these cries
       C majorC          G+G       D MajorD
An innocent man behind these eyes