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Prison Grove

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Eminor

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[Verse 1]
An Emicy wind burns and scars
Asus2Rushes in like a Emfallen star
Through the Emnarrow space between these bars
Looking Ddown on D/GPrison EmGrove
[Verse 2]
EmDug in, hunkered down
Asus2Hours race withEmout a sound
Gonna Emcarry me to where I'm bound
Looking Ddown on D/GPrison EmGrove
[Verse 3]
EmIron will hard as rock
Asus2Hold me up for the Emfateful knock
When they Emwalk me down in a mortal lock
DOut on D/GPrison EmGrove
[Bridge]
     EmShine Aon 
     CAll these broken Alives
     EmShine Aon
     CShine the Dlight on Emme
[Verse 4]
EmKnick Knack Paddy Whack
They Asus2say you'll hear your Emown bones crack
When they Embend you back to bible black
DThen you'll D/Gfind your Emlove
[Verse 5]
EmSome folks have to die too hard
Asus2Some folks have to Emcry too hard
Take Emone last look at the prison yard
DGoodbye D/GPrison EmGrove
[Bridge]
     EmShine Aon 
     CAll these broken Alives
     EmShine Aon
     CShine the Dlight on Emme
Repeat verse chords until the end.

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Prison Grove

by Warren Zevon

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Asus2

D/G

[Verse 1]

An icy wind burns and scars

Asus2 Em

Rushes in like a fallen star

Through the narrow space between these bars

D D/G Em

Looking down on Prison Grove

[Verse 2]

Dug in, hunkered down

Asus2 Em

Hours race without a sound

Gonna carry me to where I'm bound

D D/G Em

Looking down on Prison Grove

[Verse 3]

Iron will hard as rock

Asus2 Em

Hold me up for the fateful knock

When they walk me down in a mortal lock

D D/G Em

Out on Prison Grove

[Bridge]

Em A

Shine on

C A

All these broken lives

Em A

Shine on

C D Em

Shine the light on me

[Verse 4]

Knick Knack Paddy Whack

Asus2 Em

They say you'll hear your own bones crack

When they bend you back to bible black

D D/G Em

Then you'll find your love

[Verse 5]

Some folks have to die too hard

Asus2 Em

Some folks have to cry too hard

Take one last look at the prison yard

D D/G Em

Goodbye Prison Grove

[Bridge]

Em A

Shine on

C A

All these broken lives

Em A

Shine on

C D Em

Shine the light on me

Repeat verse chords until the end.

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