Prison Song

capo III

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.

Am9 Dm7 Am Em E7

Kids in Texas, smoking grass, ten year sentence, comes to pass.

Am9 Dm7 Am9 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

and buy the freedom, that's a high price for the poor.