Percy's Song

Capo 2 G C G Bad News, bad news, has come to where I sleep Am D Dsus D Turn, turn, turn again G C (walk down bass to Am) Saying one of my friends is in trouble deep Am C D Dsus D Turn, turn to the wind and the rain G C G Tell me the trouble, tell me once to my ears Am D Dsus D Turn, turn, turn again G C (walk down bass to Am) Joliet Prison for ninety-nine years Am C D Dsus D Turn, turn to the wind and the rain G C G A crash on the highway threw a car into a field Am D Dsus D Turn, turn, turn again G C (walk down bass to Am) There were four people killed and he was at the wheel Am C D Dsus D Turn, turn to the wind and the rain G C G But I know him as well as I know my own self Am D Dsus D Turn, turn, turn again G C (walk down bass to Am) And he wouldn't harm a life that belonged to someone else Am C D Dsus D Turn, turn to the wind and the rain G C G "That may be so," said the judge from the side of his mouth Am D Dsus D Turn, turn, turn again G C (walk down bass to Am) But the witness who saw it, he left little doubt Am C D Dsus D Turn, turn, to the wind and the rain G C G He may, he may have a sentence for to serve Am D Dsus D Turn, turn, turn again G C (walk down bass to Am) But ninety-nine years he just does not deserve Am C D Dsus D Turn, turn to the wind and the rain G C G Too late, too late, for his case it is sealed Am D Dsus D Turn, turn, turn again G C (walk down bass to Am) His sentence it is passed and it cannot be repealed Am C D Dsus D Turn, turn to the wind and the rain G C G But he ain't no criminal, and his crime it is none Am D Dsus D Turn, turn, turn again G C (walk down bass to Am) And what happened to him could have happened to anyone Am C D Dsus D Turn, turn to the wind and the rain G C G At that the judge jerked forward and his face it did freeze Am D Dsus D Turn, turn, turn again G C (walk down bass to Am) Saying "Would you kindly leave my office now please" Am C D Dsus D Turn, turn to the wind and the rain G C G I squinted my eyes and I stood up so slow, Am D Dsus D Turn, turn turn again G C (walk down bass to Am) With no other choice except for me to go Am C D Dsus D Turn, turn to the wind and the rain G C G Well, I walked down the hall and I heard his door slam Am D Dsus D Turn, turn, turn again G C (walk down bass to Am) I walked down the stairs, but I could not understand Am C D Dsus D Turn, turn to the wind and the rain G C G I played my guitar through the night and through the day Am D Dsus D Turn, turn, turn again G C (walk down bass to Am) But the only tune that my guitar would play Am C D Dsus D Was oh, how cruel the wind and the rain