Standard (EADGBE)
Key:
Chords used:
Intro
Gm--Bb-F-Gm--Bb-Eb-Gm--Bb-F, Eb--F
Verse 1
slightly bruised and
a little bit used
I never thought
they'd be so amused
Brothers bond broken
by the bailiff
For the first time
Prison blues
gotta pay my dues
Now I know I'll
never be refused
Chorus 1
If I If I
If I die inside
Would anyone realize?
If I If I
If I die inside
Would anyone realize?
I lived a lie
Interlude
Gm--Bb-F-Gm--Bb-Eb-Gm
Verse 2
Chains and stripes
I ain't gonna
sleep tonight
this is no way for
a man to live his life
Paranoid on the
prison yard pavement
For the first time
So I serve time
for my addiction
I pay the price
for my affliction
The judge took my life
with his conviction
For the last time
(hold)
Lights out lock down
don't make a sound
Lights out lock down
Chorus 2
If I If I
If I die inside
Would anyone realize?
If I If I
If I did not the crime
Would would I
serve the time
I lived a lie
Interlude
Gm--F--Eb-Bb/D
Bridge
Someone's behind the
drum set in my head
Thumping a different beat
myself to the sound
of the walking dead
Rinse n' repeat
Someone's behind the
drum set in my head
in my head
If I If I
If I die yeah
(Repeat Chorus 2)
Outro
Gm--Bb-F x2, Gm(hold)