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fairly easy to play. He does it all fingerpicking, but for solo stuff its best just to
play the chords and fingerpick occasionally. All the chords are dead on,(i got bored
is very easy to follow anyways.) the fingerpicked intro is right, it might now be
face it, fingerpicking is basically random.  Comments/questions to :
Chords-
   Amx02210
F    x03210  (not the typically barred one with the 1 on e)
    Cx32010
G    320003  (if fingerpicking, youll really never use that bass note.)
C/B  x20010  (is a transition from the C chord to the Am chord)
Intro (4 times)
eAm-------0----/-F-------0----/-C-------0-0--/C--------0-0--/
B------1--1--/----------1--/---------1---/---------1---/
G----2-------/------2------/------0------/------0------/
D--2---------/--0h3--------/----2--------/----2--------/
A------------/-------------/--3----------/--3----------/
E------------/-------------/-------------/-------------/
4th time on that intro, the C chord does this
e-C-------0-0--------/C------0-0---------/C-------0-0-------/C----0-0/
B---------1---------/-------1----------/--------1----0h1-/-----1-/
G------0------------/----0-------------/-----0-----------/---0---/
D----2-------3/5--2-/---2------3/5--2--/---2-------------/--2----/
A--3----------------/-3--------------3-/-3---------------/-3-----/
E-------------------/------------------/-----------------/-------/
Verse         Am        F        C         Am           F  C  
         Well i got on the,     its my angle of prison idea,
         Amaint a Fplace in Cthis whole damn Amcity, wFilling to Chire mGe,
         its been 20 CyeaC/Brs.Am  
Chorus              F              G     C      C/B     Am  
         And a horn blows,  from a river boat,
         FIt sounds thGe same,  as the Cday C/Bi weAmnt away,
         Fyou know it Gsounds just the sCame.
INSTRUMENTAL QUICK
Verse     Am    F       C        Am            F  C  
         In 1979,     man i was always high
         Ami dont reFmember commiting the Ccrime
         Ambut i reFmember doing the tiCmeG  
         its been C20 C/ByrsAm  
Chorus               F            G    C    C/B  Am  
         And a horn blows,  from a snoozaphone
         Fto me it sounGds,  like a Cmoan
INTRO AGAIN AS INSTRUMENTAL
Verse            Am            F         C         Am       F  C  
         My eyes are not like yours, my eyes are froze,
         Amfrom the Fears, in a jail CcellAm, in feFar mCy foesG  
         its beeCn 2C/B0 yrsAm  
Chorus              F             G     C    C/B  Am  
         And a horn blows, from river boat
         Fand it sounds Gthe same,  Cas tC/Bhe day Ami went away
         Fyou know it sGounds just the Csame

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20 Years

by David Dondero

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C/B

fairly easy to play. He does it all fingerpicking, but for solo stuff its best just to

play the chords and fingerpick occasionally. All the chords are dead on,(i got bored

is very easy to follow anyways.) the fingerpicked intro is right, it might now be

face it, fingerpicking is basically random. Comments/questions to :

Chords-

x02210

F x03210 (not the typically barred one with the 1 on e)

x32010

G 320003 (if fingerpicking, youll really never use that bass note.)

C/B x20010 (is a transition from the C chord to the Am chord)

Intro (4 times)

Am F C C

e-------0----/--------0----/--------0-0--/--------0-0--/

B------1--1--/----------1--/---------1---/---------1---/

G----2-------/------2------/------0------/------0------/

D--2---------/--0h3--------/----2--------/----2--------/

A------------/-------------/--3----------/--3----------/

E------------/-------------/-------------/-------------/

4th time on that intro, the C chord does this

C C C C

e--------0-0--------/------0-0---------/-------0-0-------/----0-0/

B---------1---------/-------1----------/--------1----0h1-/-----1-/

G------0------------/----0-------------/-----0-----------/---0---/

D----2-------3/5--2-/---2------3/5--2--/---2-------------/--2----/

A--3----------------/-3--------------3-/-3---------------/-3-----/

E-------------------/------------------/-----------------/-------/

Am F C Am F C

Verse

Well i got on the, its my angle of prison idea,

Am F C Am F C G

aint a place in this whole damn city, willing to hire me,

C C/B Am

its been 20 years.

F G C C/B Am

Chorus

And a horn blows, from a river boat,

F G C C/B Am

It sounds the same, as the day i went away,

F G C

you know it sounds just the same.

INSTRUMENTAL QUICK

Am F C Am F C

Verse

In 1979, man i was always high

Am F C

i dont remember commiting the crime

Am F C G

but i remember doing the time

C C/B Am

its been 20 yrs

F G C C/B Am

Chorus

And a horn blows, from a snoozaphone

F G C

to me it sounds, like a moan

INTRO AGAIN AS INSTRUMENTAL

Am F C Am F C

Verse

My eyes are not like yours, my eyes are froze,

Am F C Am F C G

from the ears, in a jail cell, in fear my foes

C C/B Am

its been 20 yrs

F G C C/B Am

Chorus

And a horn blows, from river boat

F G C C/B Am

and it sounds the same, as the day i went away

F G C

you know it sounds just the same

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