28 Chords by John Craigie

28 by John Craigie

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Verse 1:

B7            E            A
Jim Morrison, Miami County Prison,

                E             B7
lookin' out the window at the barbed wire fence

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

  A                 E            B7
I should be writing poetry on a farm out in France.

         A                     E         Fm              E
"Cause I can't see through the darkness. I can't feel no pain.

      A             E              Fm           E
Seems you lose your spark when you achieve your fame.

A                    E       Fm    E
I could start it all over, I could escape.
A    E          B7     E
If I could only make it to twenty eight

           A    E          B7     E
If I could only make it to twenty eight."

Verse 2:

B7            E                 A
Janis Joplin, one foot in the coffin.

A                 E               B7
Left that field a-rockin' and she walked on out the door.

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

A                        E             B7
I drain myself for these fans. I ain't never been this dry before.

     A                     E                   Fm               E
"But Imma move out of this Chelsea Hotel, stop drinking all the time.

     A               E         Fm               E
Stop blowin' Leonard Cohen and listening to him whine.

        A         E                 Fm           E
Cause I know I am beautiful, I will prove it someday.

           A    E          B7     E
If I could only make it to twenty eight.

           A    E          B7     E
If I could only make it to twenty eight."

Verse 3:

    B7                      E          A
And Kurt Cobain sat in his shed in the rain,

A               E                  B7
stomach full of pain, eyes growin' dark.

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

      A                    E         B7
light candles at all of my shows and switch to acoustic guitars.

 A          E                        Fm          E
"Cause this world don't need no more tension and hate.

        A                E             Fm     E
Needs a reason for these kids to stand up and create.

            A         E                   Fm        E
And I could pull this trigger, or I could just walk away,

           A    E          B7     E
if I could only make it to twenty eight.

           A    E          B7     E
If I could only make it to twenty eight.

           A    E          B7     E
If I could only make it

           A    E          B7     E
If I could only make it."

Opt. Verse:

B7               E                A
James M Hendrix, now he’s fallin’ sick

  A                E      B7
A dying flame on a wick, watching his fire die

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

A                     E          B7
I’m living some kinda hell; this world can pass me by”

    A              E                  Fm          E
“Or I could make a difference, put an end to this war

     A            E              Fm                 E
And offer out the peace and love that we all worked for

A          E                   Fm          E
I know I’m inventive, and I’ll turn myself straight

           A    E          B7     E
If I could only make it to twenty eight

           A    E          B7     E
If I could only make it to twenty eight.”

28 Chords Info

28 Chords by John Craigie
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Chords: B7, E, A, Fm