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Social Distortion
99 To Life
Tuning: Eb (Half-step down)
Play with a shuffle-feel
Chord-structure through the whole song:  A     E   A     E   A     E   B  E  
eb|-A-----A-----E--------------A-----A-----E-----------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------5--|
Gb|-4h6--4h6--4-------------4h6--4h6--4-------------4--|
Db|----------------4-4h6--------------------4h6--------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
eb|-A-----A-----E--------------B-----B------E------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-4h6--4h6--4------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------4-4h6----2h4--2h4--2------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------2h4-2---------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------4p2p0---|
[Intro]
A E A E
A E B E
[Verse 1]
I'm brAoken hEearted, I'm a Abroken Eman.
ADriven by Eanger, on that Bnight I Eran.
I Ahad me a Ewoman, and only Ashe be Etrue.
But sheA's gone and Eleft me, you know my Blife is Ethrough.
[Chorus]
ALonely Eweekend, baby, Alonely Enights.
The Ajudge he Egave me 9B9 to Elife.
[Interlude]
A E A E
A E B E
[Verse 2]
I Awish she could Ebe here, Lord, Aif she only cEould.
InAstead she's Elayin', in a Bpuddle of Eblood.
Well, Ashe was my Ebaby, I thought Ashe'd be my Ewife.
I kAilled my Ebaby, I killed Bher with my Eknife.
[Chorus]
ALonely Eweekend, baby, Alonely Enights.
The Ajudge he Egave me 9B9 to Elife.
[Solo]
A E A E
A E B E
A E A E
A E B E
[Verse 3]
So Aalone I'm Esittin', in my Aprison Ecell.
LAord only Eknows now, I'm in a Bliving Ehell.
The Arest of my Elife, in this ApeniteEntiary,
The Agood Lord Eabove now, please hBave mercy on Eme.
[Chorus]
ALonely Eweekend, baby, Alonely Enights.
The Ajudge he Egave me 9B9 to Elife.
[Chorus]
ALonely Eweekend, baby, Alonely Enights.
The Ajudge he Egave me 9B9 to Elife.
[Outro]
A E A E
A E B E
Improvise on the C# Minor Pentatonic Scale in interlude, solo and outro.
   C# Minor Pentatonic Scale
eb|------------------------------------9--12--|
Bb|-----------------------------9--12---------|
Gb|----------------------9--11----------------|
Db|---------------9--11-----------------------|
Ab|--------9--11------------------------------|
Eb|-9--12-------------------------------------|

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99 To Life

by Social Distortion

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Social Distortion

99 To Life

Tuning: Eb (Half-step down)

Play with a shuffle-feel

A E A E A E B E

Chord-structure through the whole song:

A A E A A E

eb|----------------------------------------------------|

Bb|-------------------------------------------------5--|

Gb|-4h6--4h6--4-------------4h6--4h6--4-------------4--|

Db|----------------4-4h6--------------------4h6--------|

Ab|----------------------------------------------------|

Eb|----------------------------------------------------|

A A E B B E

eb|------------------------------------------------------|

Bb|------------------------------------------------------|

Gb|-4h6--4h6--4------------------------------------------|

Db|----------------4-4h6----2h4--2h4--2------------------|

Ab|----------------------------------------2h4-2---------|

Eb|----------------------------------------------4p2p0---|

[Intro]

A E A E

A E B E

[Verse 1]

A E A E

I'm broken hearted, I'm a broken man.

A E B E

Driven by anger, on that night I ran.

A E A E

I had me a woman, and only she be true.

A E B E

But she's gone and left me, you know my life is through.

[Chorus]

A E A E

Lonely weekend, baby, lonely nights.

A E B E

The judge he gave me 99 to life.

[Interlude]

A E A E

A E B E

[Verse 2]

A E A E

I wish she could be here, Lord, if she only could.

A E B E

Instead she's layin', in a puddle of blood.

A E A E

Well, she was my baby, I thought she'd be my wife.

A E B E

I killed my baby, I killed her with my knife.

[Chorus]

A E A E

Lonely weekend, baby, lonely nights.

A E B E

The judge he gave me 99 to life.

[Solo]

A E A E

A E B E

A E A E

A E B E

[Verse 3]

A E A E

So alone I'm sittin', in my prison cell.

A E B E

Lord only knows now, I'm in a living hell.

A E A E

The rest of my life, in this penitentiary,

A E B E

The good Lord above now, please have mercy on me.

[Chorus]

A E A E

Lonely weekend, baby, lonely nights.

A E B E

The judge he gave me 99 to life.

[Chorus]

A E A E

Lonely weekend, baby, lonely nights.

A E B E

The judge he gave me 99 to life.

[Outro]

A E A E

A E B E

Improvise on the C# Minor Pentatonic Scale in interlude, solo and outro.

C# Minor Pentatonic Scale

eb|------------------------------------9--12--|

Bb|-----------------------------9--12---------|

Gb|----------------------9--11----------------|

Db|---------------9--11-----------------------|

Ab|--------9--11------------------------------|

Eb|-9--12-------------------------------------|

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