Chords for Prison Blues (Blueprint Session / 1973)

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Well, my [C] best friend double-crossed me down at the jewelry store. _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] Well, my best friend double-crossed me down at the jewelry [C] store. _ _ _ _ _
[G] Well, I paid the penalty.
_ _ I'm not going back to [C] jail no more. _ _ _ _ _
Well, I don't like washing kitchens, [A] but a man has [C] got to eat. _ _ _ _ _
[F] Well, I don't like washing kitchens, _ but a man has [C] got to eat. _ _ _ _ _
[G] Well, I used to play my own boss, but now I'm standing in [C] the street. _ _ _ _ _ _
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Well, I could have led a good life, _ [Cm] but I just was not satisfied.
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[F] Well, I could have led a good life, but I just was not [C] satisfied. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] My best friend said to me, [A] _ while I walk on the wild [C] side, _ _ _ _ _ _
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Well, the police, they overtook me, _ [Cm] and they [C] put me behind prison bars. _ _ _ _ _
[F] Well, the police, they overtook me, _ put me behind [C] prison bars. _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] I'm sitting here thinking [A] I've _ _
_ [C] gone too far. _ _ _
Well, my best friend double-crossed me [F] down at the jewelry [C] store. _ _ _ _ _
Well, my [F] best friend double-crossed me down at the jewelry store.
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[G] I did something wrong, [F] and that's why I did seven years for.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Well, I don't ask for consideration, _ _ [Cm] but understanding won't go [C] amiss.
_ _ _ _ Don't ask [F] for consideration, _ but your understanding won't go amiss.
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I'll pay the penalty, _ _ _ and I'll let [C] this be.
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