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Cold War Kids
"Saint John"
BSuppertime in the Ehole
BSuppertime in the Ehole
BI shame my Efamily
BShame my Ehome
BSuppertimEe...
EOld Saint John Bon death row, Ghe's just waiting for a Apardon
EOld Saint John Bon death row, Ghe's just waiting for a Apardon
EOld Saint John Bon death row, Ghe's just waiting for a Apardon
EOld Saint John Bon death row, Gboy he's just a-waiting.A..
EAll the white boys in their sBtay-pressed slacks, they're 
Ghome for the summer from Acollege
EStayin' out late, getting Browdy at the bar, they're Glooking
For trouble upAtown
EThey come up my block, about B5 or 6 of them, Gsmashin' their
bottles in the Agutter
EYelling all kinds of oBbscenities, about Gwomen and God and Alaw
Another Bsuppertime in the Ehole
BSuppertimeE  
I shame my Bfamily
Shame my Ehome
BSuppertime...E  
Young girl turn the corner with her clerk dress on, that girl was my sister
Just got off the night shift at Penningtons Place, just wanna go home and get some sleep
Boys grab her by the waist with their caffeine eyes, their hands all figdet and 'lectric
I picked up a brick from my papa's front yard and threw it at the tallest boy's face
Well blood was streaming like a well that sprung, I couldn't believe what I had just done
Well the other boys ran and this one stayed on the ground and he would never move again
Old Saint John on death row, he's just waiting for a pardon
Old Saint John on death row, he's just waiting for a pardon
All us boys on death row, we just waiting for a pardon
All us boys on death row
Don't know this change, hopefully someone can edit this & make it right...
Yours truly on trial, I testify
I got to keep on running till the well run dry
Yours truly on trial, I testify
I got to keep on running till the well run dry
Yours truly on trial, I testify
I got to keep on running till the well run dry
Yours truly on trial, I testify
I got to keep on running till the well run dry

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Saint John

by Cold War Kids

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Cold War Kids

"Saint John"

B E

Suppertime in the hole

B E

Suppertime in the hole

B E

I shame my family

B E

Shame my home

B E

Suppertime...

E B G A

Old Saint John on death row, he's just waiting for a pardon

E B G A

Old Saint John on death row, he's just waiting for a pardon

E B G A

Old Saint John on death row, he's just waiting for a pardon

E B G A

Old Saint John on death row, boy he's just a-waiting...

E B

All the white boys in their stay-pressed slacks, they're

G A

home for the summer from college

E B G

Stayin' out late, getting rowdy at the bar, they're looking

For trouble uptown

E B G

They come up my block, about 5 or 6 of them, smashin' their

bottles in the gutter

E B G A

Yelling all kinds of obscenities, about women and God and law

B E

Another suppertime in the hole

B E

Suppertime

I shame my family

Shame my home

B E

Suppertime...

Young girl turn the corner with her clerk dress on, that girl was my sister

Just got off the night shift at Penningtons Place, just wanna go home and get some sleep

Boys grab her by the waist with their caffeine eyes, their hands all figdet and 'lectric

I picked up a brick from my papa's front yard and threw it at the tallest boy's face

Well blood was streaming like a well that sprung, I couldn't believe what I had just done

Well the other boys ran and this one stayed on the ground and he would never move again

Old Saint John on death row, he's just waiting for a pardon

All us boys on death row, we just waiting for a pardon

All us boys on death row

Don't know this change, hopefully someone can edit this & make it right...

Yours truly on trial, I testify

I got to keep on running till the well run dry

Yours truly on trial, I testify

I got to keep on running till the well run dry

Yours truly on trial, I testify

I got to keep on running till the well run dry

Yours truly on trial, I testify

I got to keep on running till the well run dry

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