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Doing Time

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doing time
I remeF#mber times C#I had
some wBere happy, some wC#ere sad
memoriF#es me and my partneC#rs in crime
throwiBng up a thousaC#nd times
I got F#through it, I feel fineE  
I went to school and did my timeB  
In a sense I'm out, in a sense I'm freeC#  
to be what I wanna be
Fun waF#s cartoons SaturdC#ays
Fun waBs staying up pasC#t eight
lame wF#as tring to fit C#in
lame wBas the wrong crowd let me C#in
You gotta stick togethF#er
with who you are anC#d who you know
You gotta rememBber
Where C#you've been and where you wanna go
I neveF#r did homework after C#school
did alBl the things I thoughC#t were cool
went oF#ut every Friday C#night
I stilBl do and I'm alC#right.

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Doing Time

by MxPx

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doing time

F# C#

I remember times I had

B C#

some were happy, some were sad

F# C#

memories me and my partners in crime

B C#

throwing up a thousand times

F# E

I got through it, I feel fine

I went to school and did my time

In a sense I'm out, in a sense I'm free

to be what I wanna be

F# C#

Fun was cartoons Saturdays

B C#

Fun was staying up past eight

F# C#

lame was tring to fit in

B C#

lame was the wrong crowd let me in

You gotta stick together

with who you are and who you know

You gotta remember

Where you've been and where you wanna go

F# C#

I never did homework after school

B C#

did all the things I thought were cool

F# C#

went out every Friday night

B C#

I still do and I'm alright.

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