Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Intro:
D MajorD E minorEm G+G D MajorD
Verse 1:
D MajorD E minorEm
Yesterday pulled the shades from my eyes
G+G D MajorD
Couldn't hide from what I saw
D MajorD E minorEm
Filled my mind, all that I should do
G+G D MajorD
Till clouds rolled through, and covered it all
Chorus:
D MajorD E minorEm
'Cause I'm doing time for another's crime
G+G
And I'm writing these letters that don't make it better
D MajorD
But they get it out of my mind
E minorEm
It's what I do, it's what I did with you
G+G D MajorD
Those letters all stay, I send you away
Verse 2:
D MajorD E minorEm
I thought of you, oh it blew my mind
G+G D MajorD
When old you died, he loved her so
E minorEm
It seemed to me, it could be a sign
G+G D MajorD
But I was blind, I didn't know where to go
Chorus:
D MajorD E minorEm
'Cause I'm doing time for another's crime
G+G
And I'm writing these letters that don't make it better
D MajorD
But they get it out of my mind
E minorEm
It's what I do, it's what I did with you
G+G D MajorD
Those letters all stay, I send you away
Bridge:
A augmentedA B minorBm
Swinging doors that never close
G+G A augmentedA
Willin' hearts that never know
Chorus:
D MajorD E minorEm
I'm doing time for another's crime
G+G
And I'm writing these letters that don't make it better
D MajorD
And lately I've been even going out of my mind
E minorEm
But it's what I do, it's what I did with you
G+G D MajorD
Those letters all stay, I send you away
E minorEm G+G D MajorD
Those letters all stay, I send you away