You Know What They Do To Guys Like Us In Prison
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[Verso 1]
Gm
In the middle of a gun fight
Cm Cm7 F
In the center of a restaurant
D4 D Gm
They say, "Come with your arms raised high!"
Well, they're never gonna get me
Cm Cm7 F
Like a bullet through a flock of doves
D4 D Gm Cm
To wage this war against your faith in me
Cm7 F D4 D Gm
Your life...will never be the same
Cm Cm7 F D4 D
On your mother's eyes, say a prayer say a prayer!
[Refrão]
Gm
Now, but I can't
Cm
And I don't know
F
How we're just two men as God had made us
D4 D
Well, I can't...well, I can!
Gm
Too much, too late, or just not enough of this
Cm
Pain in my heart for your dying wish
F D4 D
I'll kiss your lips again
[Verso 2]
Gm
They all cheat at cards and the checkers are lost
Cm Cm7 F
My cellmate's a killer, they make me do push-ups (in drag)
D4 D
But nobody cares if you're losing yourself am I losing myself?
Gm
Well, I miss my mom
Will they give me the chair
Cm Cm7 F
Or lethal injection, or swing from a rope if you dare
D4 D
Ah, nobody knows all the trouble I've seen!
[Refrão]
Gm
Now, but I can't
Cm
And I don't know
F
How we're just two men as God had made us
D4 D
Well, I can't, well, I can!
Gm
Too much, too late, or just not enough of this
Cm
Pain in my heart for your dying wish
F D4 D
I'll kiss your lips again
Bb Cm
To your room
Gm
What they ask of you
F Bb Cm
Will make you want to say, "So long..."
Gm
Well, I don't remember
D
Why remember you?
solo: Gm Cm Cm7 F
D4 D Gm Cm
Cm7 F D4 D
[Refrão]
Gm Cm
Life is but a dream for the dead
F
And well I, I won't go down by myself
D4 D
But I'll go down with my friends
Gm Cm
Now now now now... (I can't explain)
F
Now now now... (I can't complain)
D4 D
Now now, yeah!
Gm
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
How to play You Know What They Do To Guys Like Us In Prison
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Gm. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.