28 chords by John Craigie

Chords with lyrics

Verse 1:

B7B7      E MajorE      A augmentedA
Jim Morrison, Miami County Prison,

        E MajorE       B7B7
lookin' out the window at the barbed wire fence

     A augmentedA        E MajorE    A augmentedA        E MajorE
Singing "This ain't for me, this rock and roll scene.

 A augmentedA         E MajorE      B7B7
I should be writing poetry on a farm out in France.

     A augmentedA           E MajorE     F minorFm       E MajorE
"Cause I can't see through the darkness. I can't feel no pain.

   A augmentedA       E MajorE       F minorFm      E MajorE
Seems you lose your spark when you achieve your fame.

A augmentedA          E MajorE    F minorFm  E MajorE
I could start it all over, I could escape.

      A augmentedA  E MajorE     B7B7   E MajorE
If I could only make it to twenty eight

      A augmentedA  E MajorE     B7B7   E MajorE
If I could only make it to twenty eight."

Verse 2:

B7B7      E MajorE         A augmentedA
Janis Joplin, one foot in the coffin.

A augmentedA         E MajorE        B7B7
Left that field a-rockin' and she walked on out the door.

      A augmentedA      E MajorE           A augmentedA      E MajorE
She put her head in her hands, she said "I've given all I can.

A augmentedA            E MajorE       B7B7
I drain myself for these fans. I ain't never been this dry before.

   A augmentedA           E MajorE          F minorFm        E MajorE
"But Imma move out of this Chelsea Hotel, stop drinking all the time.

   A augmentedA        E MajorE     F minorFm        E MajorE
Stop blowin' Leonard Cohen and listening to him whine.

    A augmentedA     E MajorE         F minorFm      E MajorE
Cause I know I am beautiful, I will prove it someday.

      A augmentedA  E MajorE     B7B7   E MajorE
If I could only make it to twenty eight.

      A augmentedA  E MajorE     B7B7   E MajorE
If I could only make it to twenty eight."

Verse 3:

  B7B7           E MajorE     A augmentedA
And Kurt Cobain sat in his shed in the rain,

A augmentedA        E MajorE         B7B7
stomach full of pain, eyes growin' dark.

       A augmentedA     E MajorE       A augmentedA         E MajorE
He said "I'm losing control. Ought to move down to San Francisco,

   A augmentedA          E MajorE     B7B7
light candles at all of my shows and switch to acoustic guitars.

 A augmentedA     E MajorE            F minorFm     E MajorE
"Cause this world don't need no more tension and hate.

    A augmentedA        E MajorE       F minorFm   E MajorE
Needs a reason for these kids to stand up and create.

      A augmentedA     E MajorE          F minorFm    E MajorE
And I could pull this trigger, or I could just walk away,

      A augmentedA  E MajorE     B7B7   E MajorE
if I could only make it to twenty eight.

      A augmentedA  E MajorE     B7B7   E MajorE
If I could only make it to twenty eight.

      A augmentedA  E MajorE     B7B7   E MajorE
If I could only make it

      A augmentedA  E MajorE     B7B7   E MajorE
If I could only make it."

Opt. Verse:

B7B7        E MajorE        A augmentedA
James M Hendrix, now he’s fallin’ sick

 A augmentedA        E MajorE   B7B7
A augmentedA dying flame on a wick, watching his fire die

      A augmentedA       E MajorE   A augmentedA          E MajorE
He said “I want to see my Angel; she’d catch me if I fell.

A augmentedA           E MajorE     B7B7
I’m living some kinda hell; this world can pass me by”

  A augmentedA       E MajorE         F minorFm     E MajorE
“Or I could make a difference, put an end to this war

   A augmentedA      E MajorE       F minorFm         E MajorE
And offer out the peace and love that we all worked for

A augmentedA     E MajorE          F minorFm     E MajorE
I know I’m inventive, and I’ll turn myself straight

      A augmentedA  E MajorE     B7B7   E MajorE
If I could only make it to twenty eight

      A augmentedA  E MajorE     B7B7   E MajorE
If I could only make it to twenty eight.”