Prison Song chords by Graham Nash

Chords with lyrics

Prison Song

written and performed by Graham Nash
from "Wild Tales", 1973
transcribed by Peter Eybert


[Capo 3]

     A minorAm
One day a friend ...
           DmDm
and said, "I have to ...
      A minorAm
For buying ...
           E minorEm   E7E7
They say I have ...
    A minorAm
For protecting the ...
           Dm7Dm7
they say I'll have ...
      A minorAm       E minorEm        Dm7Dm7  A minorAm
So now I'm bidding you ...

       A minorAm           Dm7Dm7
And here's a song to sing for ...
     A minorAm             E minorEm   E7E7
If he can hear you sing ...
       A minorAm             Dm7Dm7
There's not a rich man there ....
      A minorAm        E minorEm         Dm7Dm7  A minorAm
and buy the freedom, that's a high ....

Am(9)     Dm7(6)     Am(9)       E minorEm    E7E7
Kids in Texas, smoking grass, ...
Am(9)    Dm7(6)    Am(9)     E minorEm    E7E7
Misdemeanor in Ann Arbor, ...

    A minorAm
Another friend ...
         DmDm
I'm gonna have to ...
      A minorAm
For selling ...
       E minorEm   E7E7
I guess I ...
        A minorAm
And although I did the ...
         Dm7Dm7
I'm gonna have ...
      A minorAm       E minorEm        Dm7Dm7  A minorAm
So now I'm kissing you ...

       A minorAm           Dm7Dm7
And here's a song to sing for ...
     A minorAm             E minorEm   E7E7
If he can hear you sing ...
       A minorAm             Dm7Dm7
There's not a rich man there who ...
      A minorAm        E minorEm         Dm7Dm7  Am7Am7
and buy the freedom, that's a ...

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