Pennsylvania Is
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: GCapotraste: Sem capotraste
PENNSYLVANIA IS...
As recorded by Everclear
(From the 1993 Album WORLD OF NOISE)
[Intro]
G C G Eb D G Eb D G
G Eb D G Eb D
[Verse 1]
G Eb D
Jackson met a girl in a valley town
G Eb D
They fell into a teenage love she'd grow to hate
G Eb D
He's in prison now since he beat her down
G Eb D
He got her pregnant and she made it go away
C G Eb
Hey, hey, hey, hey Pennsylvania
D G Eb D
Oh, Pennsylvania
[Verse 2]
G Eb D
I got a card today from a girl I know
G Eb D
She used to live alone in Philadelphia
G Eb D
She had to leave the state for a choice she made
G Eb D
She says she feels just like a hostage in her home
C G Eb D
Hey, hey, hey, hey Pennsylvania
G Eb G
Pennsylvania, yeah
[Bridge]
C F
You can close your eyes
C
You can fall and die
G
You can hope your laws will make it go away
C
You can close your eyes
F G
But you can't make it go away
Eb D G Eb D
Yeah, you can't make it go away
[Verse 3]
G Eb D
I just got a call from my uncle Mike
G Eb D
He said he left his wife and he ain't going back
G Eb D
Said she changed her mind about a desire child
G Eb D
I asked him if he wants a placemat or a wife
C G Eb D
Hey, hey, hey, hey Pennsylvania
G Eb D
Pennsylavania
[Outro]
G Eb D G Eb D
G Eb D G Eb D G
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