Prison Blues

Am C F Am C G Am C F Am C F Am C Am These prison blues a standard issue Even when our suits ain't blue We've got shake downs on a daily Am Am C Shanks and hooch, and snitches to goon squads lockin' down our cell block warden's yellin' down the hall Am F boys you gonna make my prison thicker with higher, sharper wall. C Am C I lift that hammer, hammer's heavy and let that fall upon a stone and let that shake these chains that F C Am bind me and build these walls I call my home I've got scars their poorly mended and I don't seem to fit C G no more yet I wake myself each mornin' just prepare for what's in store Am C F Am C G Am C F Am C F For what's in store for me always me, yeah Am C Am So tonight it's cold as bullets keys walk up and down my tiers tell myself the end is coming soon Am Am C to chase away the fear, that same fear that's got me drinkin' and put these tracks on down my arm Am Am that same fear's been inside me, ever since I was born C Am C I lift that hammer, hammer's heavy and let that fall upon a stone and let that shake these chains that F C Am bind me and build these walls I call my home I've got scars their poorly mended and I don't seem to fit C G no more yet I wake myself each mornin' just prepare for what's in store Am C F Am C G Am C F Am C F For me please no more for me so alone for me lets start over me I palm mute the first part until he starts singing "let me out of here" then just listen for the strumming pattern C G Am Freedom's just a distant memory I lose more and more each day can't forgive the man inside me my F C G Am tranquility is dead Every days like every other, every days like every other, every other days like F C Am C Am every other, every days like.. let me out of here, let me out of here, let me out of here now.. C Am C Am let me out of here now.. Just let me out of here, let me out of here, I've run my route in here, C Am C Am knock them down in here, let me out of here, let me out of here let me be let me go no you won't C Am C Am You said so just let me out of here let me out now of here just let me go far away i never return not C Am one day just let me out this hammers heavy Am C F Am C G Am C F Am C F That's about it..