Key: D
Introduction:
G
Riff: He leads into the Chorus with this.
Verse
D C G D C G
Found my fingers up north in the forest of the fern
D C G D C G
Yeah I blame them words for all Ive learned
D C G D C G
Well I watched my wits walk west where the money is earned
D C G D C G
Just to strut my stuff and wait my turn
Riff then Chorus
G
And I have often thought that these old bones
D
Should just go on ahead and break if they gonna
Am G D
These old teeth should just go on and give out
Am G D C G
They're running the jail for profit these days
D C G
Thats what they say
verse 2
D C G D C G
Lost my lungs long ago in the belly of the beast
D C G D C G
Yeah I got my gall from the boys back east
D C G D C G
Yeah I sing sweet songs with the throat that belongs to her
D C G D C G
Yeah she wears my heart and wears my words
Pre-Chorus/Interlude Part?
F#
Got these lips from the girl next door
G D C G D C G
The only problem is they only beg for more
F#
Sold my skin for some fancy clothes
G D C G D C G
I thought Id get a better deal but thats the way it goes
Riff then Chorus
G
And I have often thought that these old bones
D
Should just go on ahead and break if they gonna
Am G D
These old teeth should just go on and give out
Am G D C G
They're running the jail for profit these days
D C G D
Thats what they say
Outro
F#
Put all the rest in a hollow tree
G D C G D C G
Yeah fill it with cement and let me be
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