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Angola
Turnpike Troubadours
[Intro]
  G    D    C    G(x2)
[Verse 1]
Well I was Gborn in Bossier Parish, in NDorthern Louisian'
Just a Cfew miles south of Fillmore where my dGaddy owned some land
And Gwe were thick as a pair of thieves, my Dbuddy Jack and me
CDrinkin' beer and playin' football, fGishin' on them creeks
[Chorus]
Oh but Cnow my life it seems like some old cGountry song you know
Lord I jDust turned 21, and there's no chance of parolGe
And I'm Cdoin' life for murder, in this pGenitentiary
Just a Dyoung man in Angola, seen the lCast of bein' fGree
[Solo]
G  D  C  G
[Verse 2]
We Ggraduated high school, bDack in '98
CTried to live the clean life, but the cGlean life didn't pay
Then a Gfriend of a friend of a friend of ours had a Dway to make ends meet
And Che gave us a crash course, in sGouthern chemistry
[Chorus]
Oh but Cnow my life it seems like some old cGountry song you know
Lord I jDust turned 21, and there's no cChance of paroGle
And I'm Cdoin' life for murder, in this pGenitentiary
Just a Dyoung man in Angola, seen the lCast of bein' fGree
[Solo]
G  D  C  G
[Verse 3]
And Gthen one day it happened, and the Dwild men got the call
And JCackie he'd been talkin', wGith the local law
They Gstuck him nearly fifty times and dumDped him in the creek
When the Csheriffs found the body, they pointed their Gbloody hands at me
And I got a tAattoo on my shoulder, I got a numCber on my chest
The tAattoo just says Haughton, and that's the plCace I love the bestD, yeah
[Outro]
  G    D    C    G(x3)

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Angola

by Turnpike Troubadours

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Angola

Turnpike Troubadours

[Intro]

G D C G

(x2)

[Verse 1]

G D

Well I was born in Bossier Parish, in Northern Louisian'

C G

Just a few miles south of Fillmore where my daddy owned some land

G D

And we were thick as a pair of thieves, my buddy Jack and me

C G

Drinkin' beer and playin' football, fishin' on them creeks

[Chorus]

C G

Oh but now my life it seems like some old country song you know

D G

Lord I just turned 21, and there's no chance of parole

C G

And I'm doin' life for murder, in this penitentiary

D C G

Just a young man in Angola, seen the last of bein' free

[Solo]

G D C G

[Verse 2]

G D

We graduated high school, back in '98

C G

Tried to live the clean life, but the clean life didn't pay

G D

Then a friend of a friend of a friend of ours had a way to make ends meet

C G

And he gave us a crash course, in southern chemistry

[Chorus]

C G

Oh but now my life it seems like some old country song you know

D C G

Lord I just turned 21, and there's no chance of parole

C G

And I'm doin' life for murder, in this penitentiary

D C G

Just a young man in Angola, seen the last of bein' free

[Solo]

G D C G

[Verse 3]

G D

And then one day it happened, and the wild men got the call

C G

And Jackie he'd been talkin', with the local law

G D

They stuck him nearly fifty times and dumped him in the creek

C G

When the sheriffs found the body, they pointed their bloody hands at me

A C

And I got a tattoo on my shoulder, I got a number on my chest

A C D

The tattoo just says Haughton, and that's the place I love the best, yeah

[Outro]

G D C G

(x3)

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