Pelican Bay chords by Jenny Lewis

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: Am

Difficulty: Novice

Verse 1:
Am              Em
Take me away, take me away
              Dm
They're gonna take me away
           G
To Pelican Bay
Am              Em
Pelican Bay, Pelican Bay
           Dm           G     Am
They gonna take me to Pelican Bay
            Am                    Dm      G
They don't have no fishin' in the Pelican Bay
Am                 Dm   G
Room and board and free weights
Am           Em
Pelican Bay, Pelican Bay
           Dm           G     Am
They gonna take me to Pelican Bay

Verse 2:
Am
An eye for an eye
Em
A man for a man
Am                                Dm      G
You kill one of mine, I'm takin' three of them
Am                 Em
Strawberry wine is thicker than blood
          Dm           G      Am
When your kickin' back in the cut
           Am                         Dm      G
And if the pig don't get you then the Charlie will
       Am                          Dm    G
If the life don't reach you then Satan will
Am           Em
Pelican Bay, Pelican Bay
           Dm           G      Am
They gonna take me to Pelican Bay


Instrumental:
Am Em Dm G
(whispers)
Am Em Dm G


Verse 3:
            Am                    Dm      G
They don't have no fishin' in the Pelican Bay
Am                      Dm      G
Sure is dull when you count the days
Am           Em
Pelican Bay, Pelican Bay
           Dm           G     Am
They gonna take me to Pelican Bay


Bridge:
Dm                 G            Am
Even the Lord will forget about us
Dm                 G            Am
Even the Lord will forget about us
Dm                 G            Dm
Even the Lord will forget about us


Outro:
Dm          G       Am
Down on the Pelican Bay
            Dm        G       Am
They gonna take me to Pelican Bay
Dm        G       Am
Take me to Pelican Bay
            Dm        G       Am
They gonna take me to Pelican Bay