Intro
Quite similar to Oedipus, chord wise.
Kind of simplified to make sure it's playable on guitar.
CAPO ON TWO.
Chords: E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB e
A minorAm x 0 2 2 1 0
Cmaj7Cmaj7 x 3 2 0 0 0
Dm7Dm7 x x 0 2 1 1
FF 1 3 3 2 1 1
E MajorE 0 2 2 1 0 0
C majorC x 3 2 0 1 0
[Intro]
A minorAm Cmaj7Cmaj7 Dm7Dm7 FF A minorAm Cmaj7Cmaj7 Dm7Dm7 E MajorE
FF A minorAm Cmaj7Cmaj7 E MajorE Dm7Dm7 FF E MajorE E7E7
[Verse]
A minorAm Cmaj7Cmaj7 Dm7Dm7 FF
All of the prisoners serving life sentences
A minorAm Cmaj7Cmaj7 Dm7Dm7 E MajorE
Wait for the earth to suddenly shake
FF A minorAm E MajorE E7E7
For the walls to somehow suddenly come crumbling, tumbling and
FF A minorAm E MajorE E7E7
For the bars to somehow magically break
A minorAm Cmaj7Cmaj7
Aw, There's nothing wrong with them
Dm7Dm7 FF
That a thousand bucks can't fix
A minorAm Cmaj7Cmaj7 Dm7Dm7 E MajorE
That a thousand arms can't hold do - own
FF Cmaj7Cmaj7 E MajorE E7E7
In the ground they're tattooing the stones with
Dm7Dm7 FF E MajorE E7E7
Cusses like cavemen - your momma was here
[Bridge]
FF C majorC
But they want to run through the air with no barriers or obstacles
FF C majorC
Gunmen or guard dogs or priests
FF C majorC
And to rise from the mud and start over and over
FF {mute}
With the people all dead, ah ah ah
[Verse]
A minorAm Cmaj7Cmaj7 Dm7Dm7 FF
If Hans Christian Andersen could've had his way with me
A minorAm Cmaj7Cmaj7 Dm7Dm7 E MajorE
Then none of this shit would have ever gone do - own
FF A minorAm E minorEm E MajorE
In my cell I'm tattooing myself with
Dm7Dm7 FF E MajorE E7E7
Mermaids and swallows and though I do swallow
FF A minorAm E MajorE E7E7
My mama thinks I'm grown but I'm really just little
A minorAm FF Dm7Dm7 E MajorE FF A minorAm E MajorE E7E7
And someday I will remem - ber
A minorAm FF Dm7Dm7 E MajorE FF A minorAm E MajorE E7E7
Someday I will remem - ber
A minorAm FF Dm7Dm7 E MajorE FF A minorAm E MajorE E7E7
Someday I will remem - ber
[Outro]
A minorAm FF Dm7Dm7 E MajorE FF A minorAm E MajorE E7E7 A minorAm