{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":757020,"song":"Percys Song","artist":"Joan Baez","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11588559-percys-song-chords-by-joan-baez/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/757020?type=chord","rating":4.62536,"votes":9,"content":" \r\nThis is an old folk tune Joan and Bob played it a lot at there shows.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBad news, bad news come to me where I sleep,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]G6[/ch]    [ch]G7[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]G6[/ch]  [ch]G7[/ch]\r\n    Turn, turn, turn again.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]F[/ch]\r\nSayin' one of your friends is in trouble deep,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dm[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]G6[/ch] [ch]G7[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]G6[/ch] [ch]G7[/ch]\r\n    Turn, turn to the rain and the wind.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nTell me the trouble, Tell once to my ear.\r\nJoliet prison and ninety-nine years.\r\n\r\nOh what's the charge of how this came to be?\r\nManslaughter in the highest of degree.\r\n\r\nI sat down and wrote the best words I could write,\r\nExplaining to the judge I'd be there on Wednesday night.\r\n\r\nWithout a reply, I left by the moon,\r\nAnd was in his chambers by the next afternoon.\r\n\r\n\"Could ya tell me the facts?\" I said without fear,\r\n\"That a friend of mine would get ninety-nine years.\"\r\n\r\nA crash on the highway flew the car to a field.\r\nThere was four persons killed and he was at the wheel.\r\n\r\nBut I knew him as good as I'm knowin' myself,\r\nAnd he wouldn't harm a life that belonged to someone else.\r\n\r\nThe judge spoke out of the side of his mouth,\r\nSayin', \"The witness who saw, he left little doubt,\"\r\n\r\nThat may be true, he's got a sentence to serve,\r\nBut ninety-nine years, he just don't deserve.\r\n\r\nToo late, too late, for his case it is sealed.\r\nHis sentence is passed and it cannot be repealed.\r\n\r\nBut he ain't no criminal and his crime it is none.\r\nWhat happened to him could happen to anyone.\r\n\r\nAnd at that the judge jerked forward and his face it did freeze,\r\nSayin', \"Could you kindly leave my office now, please,\"\r\n\r\nWell his eyes looked funny and I stood up so slow,\r\nWith no other choice except for to go.\r\n\r\nI walked down the hallway and I heard his door slam,\r\nI walked down the courthouse stairs and I did not understand.\r\n\r\nAnd I played my guitar through the night to the day,\r\nTurn, turn, turn again.\r\nAnd the only tune my guitar could play\r\nWas, \"Oh the Cruel Rain And the Wind","plain_text":"This is an old folk tune Joan and Bob played it a lot at there shows.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTell me the trouble, Tell once to my ear.\nJoliet prison and ninety-nine years.\n\nOh what's the charge of how this came to be?\nManslaughter in the highest of degree.\n\nI sat down and wrote the best words I could write,\nExplaining to the judge I'd be there on Wednesday night.\n\nWithout a reply, I left by the moon,\nAnd was in his chambers by the next afternoon.\n\n\"Could ya tell me the facts?\" I said without fear,\n\"That a friend of mine would get ninety-nine years.\"\n\nA crash on the highway flew the car to a field.\nThere was four persons killed and he was at the wheel.\n\nBut I knew him as good as I'm knowin' myself,\nAnd he wouldn't harm a life that belonged to someone else.\n\nThe judge spoke out of the side of his mouth,\nSayin', \"The witness who saw, he left little doubt,\"\n\nThat may be true, he's got a sentence to serve,\nBut ninety-nine years, he just don't deserve.\n\nToo late, too late, for his case it is sealed.\nHis sentence is passed and it cannot be repealed.\n\nBut he ain't no criminal and his crime it is none.\nWhat happened to him could happen to anyone.\n\nAnd at that the judge jerked forward and his face it did freeze,\nSayin', \"Could you kindly leave my office now, please,\"\n\nWell his eyes looked funny and I stood up so slow,\nWith no other choice except for to go.\n\nI walked down the hallway and I heard his door slam,\nI walked down the courthouse stairs and I did not understand.\n\nAnd I played my guitar through the night to the day,\nTurn, turn, turn again.\nAnd the only tune my guitar could play\nWas, \"Oh the Cruel Rain And the Wind","chords":["C","F","G","G6","G7","Dm","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]}}}