Prison Song

[Capo 3] Am One day a friend took me aside Dm and said, "I have to leave you. Am For buying something from a friend Em E7 They say I have done wrong. Am For protecting the name of a man Dm7 they say I'll have to leave you. Am Em Dm7 Am So now I'm bidding you farewell for much too long. Am Dm7 And here's a song to sing for every man inside. Am Em E7 If he can hear you sing it's an open door. Am Dm7 There's not a rich man there who couldn't pay his way Am Em Dm7 Am and buy the freedom, that's a high price for the poor. Am(9) Dm7(6) Am(9) Em E7 Kids in Texas, smoking grass, ten year sentence, comes to pass. Am(9) Dm7(6) Am(9) Em E7 Misdemeanor in Ann Arbor, ask the judges why? Am Another friend said to her kids Dm I'm gonna have to leave you Am For selling something to the man Em E7 I guess I did wrong. Am And although I did the best I could Dm7 I'm gonna have to leave you. Am Em Dm7 Am So now I'm kissing you farewell for much too long. Am Dm7 And here's a song to sing for every man inside. Am Em E7 If he can hear you sing it's an open door. Am Dm7 There's not a rich man there who couldn't pay his way Am Em Dm7 Am7 and buy the freedom, that's a high price for the poor. -- pjoe@charon..muc.de