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Borstal Breakout

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Standard Tuning
INTRO:
   A#/B     A#/B    A#/B   E(X2)
VERSE:
BI'm sitting in this cell for something I didn't doA#/B  A#/B  A#/B  A#/B  
EAnd all I can think of is baby I think of youA#/B  A#/B  A#/B  A#/B  
F#Don't worry baby coEming back for youA#/B  A#/B  A#/B  E  
CHORUS:
A#/BThere's gonna A#/Bbe a borstal A#/BbreakoutD  E  
A#/BThere's gonna A#/Bbe a borstal A#/BbreakoutD  E  
A#/BThere's gonna A#/Bbe a borstal A#/BbreakoutD  E  
A#/BThere's gonna A#/Bbe a borstal A#/BbreakoutD  E  
INTRO
VERSE:
BNow I've got the chance I don't care about what I doA#/B  
EWhen I done them things I done them just for youA#/B  
F#And now I'm getting out Ecoming back for youA#/B  A#/B  A#/B  E  
CHORUS:
A#/BThere's gonna A#/Bbe a borstal A#/BbreakoutD  E  
A#/BThere's gonna A#/Bbe a borstal A#/BbreakoutD  E  
A#/BThere's gonna A#/Bbe a borstal A#/BbreakoutD  E  
A#/BThere's gonna A#/Bbe a borstal A#/BbreakoutD  E  
INTRO
BRIDGE:        B     E     B   F#    E     A#/B     A#/B    A#/B  E  
CHORUS:
A#/BThere's gonna A#/Bbe a borstal A#/BbreakoutD  E  
A#/BThere's gonna A#/Bbe a borstal A#/BbreakoutD  E  
A#/BThere's gonna A#/Bbe a borstal A#/BbreakoutD  E  
A#/BThere's gonna A#/Bbe a borstal A#/BbreakoutD  E  
INTRO
VERSE:
BNow I've got the chance I don't care about what I doA#/B  
EWhen I done them things I done them just for youA#/B  
F#And now I'm getting out Ecoming back for youA#/B  A#/B  A#/B  E  
CHORUS:
A#/BThere's gonna A#/Bbe a borstal A#/BbreakoutD  E  
A#/BThere's gonna A#/Bbe a borstal A#/BbreakoutD  E  
A#/BThere's gonna A#/Bbe a borstal A#/BbreakoutD  E  
         A#/B            A#/B         A#/B   DE/
There's gonna be a borstal breakout
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| pb  Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
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Borstal Breakout

by Sham 69

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A#/B

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Standard Tuning

INTRO:

A#/B A#/B A#/B E

(X2)

VERSE:

B A#/B A#/B A#/B A#/B

I'm sitting in this cell for something I didn't do

E A#/B A#/B A#/B A#/B

And all I can think of is baby I think of you

F# E A#/B A#/B A#/B E

Don't worry baby coming back for you

CHORUS:

A#/B A#/B A#/B D E

There's gonna be a borstal breakout

A#/B A#/B A#/B D E

There's gonna be a borstal breakout

A#/B A#/B A#/B D E

There's gonna be a borstal breakout

A#/B A#/B A#/B D E

There's gonna be a borstal breakout

INTRO

VERSE:

B A#/B

Now I've got the chance I don't care about what I do

E A#/B

When I done them things I done them just for you

F# E A#/B A#/B A#/B E

And now I'm getting out coming back for you

CHORUS:

A#/B A#/B A#/B D E

There's gonna be a borstal breakout

A#/B A#/B A#/B D E

There's gonna be a borstal breakout

A#/B A#/B A#/B D E

There's gonna be a borstal breakout

A#/B A#/B A#/B D E

There's gonna be a borstal breakout

INTRO

B E B F# E A#/B A#/B A#/B E

BRIDGE:

CHORUS:

A#/B A#/B A#/B D E

There's gonna be a borstal breakout

A#/B A#/B A#/B D E

There's gonna be a borstal breakout

A#/B A#/B A#/B D E

There's gonna be a borstal breakout

A#/B A#/B A#/B D E

There's gonna be a borstal breakout

INTRO

VERSE:

B A#/B

Now I've got the chance I don't care about what I do

E A#/B

When I done them things I done them just for you

F# E A#/B A#/B A#/B E

And now I'm getting out coming back for you

CHORUS:

A#/B A#/B A#/B D E

There's gonna be a borstal breakout

A#/B A#/B A#/B D E

There's gonna be a borstal breakout

A#/B A#/B A#/B D E

There's gonna be a borstal breakout

A#/B A#/B A#/B D

There's gonna be a borstal breakout

| h hammer-on

| p pull-off

| pb Pre-bend

| pbr Pre-bend release

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