28 chords by Megan Davies

• Capo on 3rd

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice


Intro:
G


Verse:
G             C            G
Jim Morrison, Miami County Prison,
C               G             D
lookin' out the window at the barbed wire fence
G                           C                  G
Singing "This ain't for me, this rock and roll scene.
C           G                   D
I should be writing poetry on a farm out in France.

Chorus:
C                             G                 C       G
Cause I can't see through the darkness. I can't feel no pain.
          C         G              D
Seems you lose your spark when you achieve your fame.
C       G                    D     Em
I could start it all over, I could escape.
   C                 G    C G
If I could only make it to 28
   C                 G    C G
If I could only make it to 28.


Verse:
G             C               G
Janis Joplin, one foot in the coffin.
C               G                           D
Left that field a-rockin' as she walked on out the door.
            G                                 C           G
She put her head in her hands, she said "I've given all I can.
  C                      G                   D
I drain myself for these fans. I ain't never been this dry before.


Chorus:
C                         G                   C                G
But Imma move out of this Chelsea Hotel, stop drinking all the time.
     C               G                          D
Stop blowin' Leonard Cohen and listening to him whine.
        C         G                 D        Em
Cause I know I am beautiful, I will prove it someday.
   C                 G    C G
If I could only make it to 28.
   C                 G    C G
If I could only make it to 28.


Verse:
G                          C           G
And Kurt Cobain sat in his shed in the rain,
C               G     D
stomach full of pain, eyes growin' dark.
             G                        C                      G
He said "I'm losing control. I oughta move down to San Francisco,
      C                    G                   D
light candles at all of my shows and switch to acoustic guitars.


Chorus:
C                G                  C           G
Cause this world don't need no more tension and hate.
        C                G                    D
Needs a reason for these kids to stand up and create.
            C         G             D               Em
And I could pull this trigger, or I could just walk away,
   C                 G    C G
if I could only make it to 28.
   C                 G    C G
If I could only make it to 28.
   C                 G
If I could only make it
   C                 G
If I could only make it.