Chords with lyrics
Verse 1:
G+G
Oh, the age of the inmates
C majorC G+G
I remember quite freely
No younger than twelve,
D MajorD
No older 'n seventeen
G+G
Thrown in like bandits
C majorC G+G
And cast off like criminals,
C majorC G+G
Inside the walls
D MajorD G+G
on the grounds of Red Wing
Verse 2:
G+G
From the dirty old mess hall
C majorC G+G
You march to the brick wall
Too weary to talk
D MajorD
And too tired to sing
G+G
Oh, it's all afternoon
C majorC G+G
You remember your home town
C majorC G+G
Inside the walls,
D MajorD G+G
The walls of Red Wing
Verse 3:
G+G
Oh, the gates are cast iron
C majorC G+G
And the walls are barbed wire
Stay far from the fence
D MajorD
With the 'lectricity stings
G+G
And it's keep down your head
C majorC G+G
And stay in your number
C majorC G+G
Inside the walls
D MajorD G+G
The walls of Red Wing
Verse 4:
G+G
Oh, it's fare thee well
C majorC G+G
To the deep hollow dungeon
Farewell to the boardwalk
D MajorD
That takes you to the screen
G+G
And farewell to the minutes
C majorC G+G
They threaten you with it
C majorC G+G
Inside the walls,
D MajorD G+G
The walls of Red Wing
Verse 5:
G+G
It's many a guard
C majorC G+G
That stands around smilin'
Holdin' his club
D MajorD
Like he was a king
G+G
Hopin' to get you
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Behind a wood pilin'
C majorC G+G
Inside the walls,
D MajorD G+G
The walls of Red Wing
Verse 6:
G+G
The night aimed shadows
C majorC G+G
Through the crossbar windows
And the wind punched hard
D MajorD
To make the wall-siding sing
G+G
It's many a night
C majorC G+G
I pretended to be a-sleepin'
C majorC G+G
Inside the walls
C majorC G+G
The walls of Red Wing
Verse 7:
G+G
As the rain rattled heavy
C majorC G+G
On the bunk-house shingles
And the sounds in the night
D MajorD
They made my ears ring
G+G
'Til the keys of the guards
C majorC G+G
Clicked the tune of the morning
C majorC G+G
Inside the walls
D MajorD G+G
The walls of Red Wing
Verse 8:
G+G
Oh, some of us'll end up
C majorC G+G
In St. Cloud Prison
And some of us'll wind up
D MajorD
To be lawyers and things
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And some of us'll stand up
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To meet you on your crossroads
C majorC G+G
From inside the walls,
D MajorD G+G
The walls of Red Wing