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