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Alcatraz

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ALCATRAZ 
C
Ci stood helpless to Gthe threat 
of Ema heavy lid Fi'll neCver lift 
Cand when the gavel Ghit the desk 
Emmetal shut around me 
Fmarshals at mCy wrist 
Cled me down the lonGgest hall 
Emdown the darkest throat 
of Fthe hardest Canimal 
Cand just listen to Gthe wind
wailing likEme the wounded
over the Flincoln hCighway bridge 
Cdown in the valley Gor in the street
don’t let thEme ad men fool you 
you gFot everything Cyou need 
Cout in your sheets Gbeside your love 
Emrecognize the instant 
memorFize the Cpose 
Am C  G F Em D
Am C  G F Em D
Am C  G F Em D
Am C
Cdespite all the hatred i held for you
Cdespite all the violence i could do 
Gjust beyond, Emthere Fis love C  
Cand when i'm alone with only my thoughts 
Cand as you might know, i'm alone a lot 
Git's thEme love i'm FthinkinCg of 
Cout in that city Glike a dream 
see the breezes gEmo around you 
see tFhe long graCsses yield 
Cbe out there exitinGg the bars 
at the finest hour Emof morning 
nearFly lost, but nCot 
Cbe warm and steady Gin the wind 
and your soft, iEmmperfect body 
Fdo not cCover it
C

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Alcatraz

by Hey Rosetta!

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ALCATRAZ

C G

i stood helpless to the threat

Em F C

of a heavy lid i'll never lift

C G

and when the gavel hit the desk

metal shut around me

F C

marshals at my wrist

C G

led me down the longest hall

down the darkest throat

F C

of the hardest animal

C G

and just listen to the wind

wailing like the wounded

F C

over the lincoln highway bridge

C G

down in the valley or in the street

don’t let the ad men fool you

F C

you got everything you need

C G

out in your sheets beside your love

recognize the instant

F C

memorize the pose

Am C G F Em D

Am C

despite all the hatred i held for you

despite all the violence i could do

G Em F C

just beyond, there is love

and when i'm alone with only my thoughts

and as you might know, i'm alone a lot

G Em F C

it's the love i'm thinking of

C G

out in that city like a dream

see the breezes go around you

F C

see the long grasses yield

C G

be out there exiting the bars

at the finest hour of morning

F C

nearly lost, but not

C G

be warm and steady in the wind

and your soft, imperfect body

F C

do not cover it

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