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CI stood before the judge that day
As hFe refused my bCail
Awaiting trial in jGail
I sCaid there is no justice
As they lFed me out of the dCoor
And the juFdge said, "This isn't a court of juCstice son
This iGs a court of laCw".
CThey first sent me to Windsor
And tFhen to Stoke on TrCent
Three days and nights I sGpent
My soClicitor can't find me
And my faFmily don't kCnow
I keep tFelling them that I'm innoCcent
They just say, "Come oGn son, in you gCo."C7  
I was piFcked up on suspicion of somCething I haven't done
CHere B/CI sit iA/Cn 'F' G/Cwing waiting for my trial to coGme
It's a crueFl unusual punishment that socCiety demaFnds
Innocent till proven guiClty, roGtting on remCand
F  C  G  C  A7
I enDded up in this jail
Built in 1G8-82D  
Was a Victorian vaAlue
Now thDree of us are squeezed in here
And you caGn't escape the sDmell
Of that bucGket in the coDrner
And we Aeat in here as weDll
To slGop that bucket oDut
And if I'm lucky, get a shAower
ApDart from one hours exercise
I'm locGked in here all daDy
You don't tuGrn criminals into ciDtizens
By treaAting them this wDayD7  
Is the priGze of law and order the steDnch of Wormwood Scrubs
           D  C#/    D  B/    D                         A/D  A  
With judges quick to sentence sending more down from above
It's a Gcruel unusual punishment that socDiety demanGds
Innocent till proven guiDlty, roAtting on reDmand    G  D  A  D ...
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Francois Rousseau
Laboratoire Incognito (Computer Languages)
Universite de Montreal, Canada
E-mail: [email protected]
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Rotting On Remand

by Billy Bragg

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B/C

A/C

G/C

A/D

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I stood before the judge that day

F C

As he refused my bail

Awaiting trial in jail

I said there is no justice

F C

As they led me out of the door

F C

And the judge said, "This isn't a court of justice son

G C

This is a court of law".

They first sent me to Windsor

F C

And then to Stoke on Trent

Three days and nights I spent

My solicitor can't find me

F C

And my family don't know

F C

I keep telling them that I'm innocent

G C C7

They just say, "Come on son, in you go."

F C

I was picked up on suspicion of something I haven't done

C B/C A/C G/C G

Here I sit in 'F' wing waiting for my trial to come

F C F

It's a cruel unusual punishment that society demands

C G C

Innocent till proven guilty, rotting on remand

F C G C A7

I ended up in this jail

G D

Built in 18-82

Was a Victorian value

Now three of us are squeezed in here

G D

And you can't escape the smell

G D

Of that bucket in the corner

A D

And we eat in here as well

G D

To slop that bucket out

And if I'm lucky, get a shower

Apart from one hours exercise

G D

I'm locked in here all day

G D

You don't turn criminals into citizens

A D D7

By treating them this way

G D

Is the prize of law and order the stench of Wormwood Scrubs

D C# D B D A/D A

/ /

With judges quick to sentence sending more down from above

G D G

It's a cruel unusual punishment that society demands

D A D

Innocent till proven guilty, rotting on remand G D A D ...

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Francois Rousseau

Laboratoire Incognito (Computer Languages)

Universite de Montreal, Canada

E-mail: [email protected]

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