Prison Grove Chords by Warren Zevon
Tempo:
135.1 bpm
Chords used:
Em
E
D
A
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [Em]
[A] [Em]
[E] [Em]
[E]
And icy wind burns and scars
Rushes in like a fallen star
Through the narrow space between these bars
[Bm] Looking down on prison [Em]
grove
[Am]
[Em]
[D]
[Em]
[D] [E] Dug in, [Em] hunkered [E] down
Hours race [G] without a sound
[E] Gonna carry [Em] me to where I'm bound
[G] Looking down on [E] prison grove
[A] [Em]
[E] [Em]
[D] [G] [E]
Iron will, hard as rock
Hold me up for the fateful knock
When they walk me down in a mortal lock
[D] Out on [E] prison [Em] grove
[D] [Em]
[A] Shadows, [C] all these broken [A] lives
[Em]
[A] Shadows, [C] shine [D] a light [E] on me
[Em]
[Am] [G]
[Em]
[Am] [Gm]
[E] Ooh, [Em]
[E] [Em] ooh -ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh -ooh -ooh
Ooh [E] -ooh-ooh
Nick -nack, paddywhack
Say you'll hear your own bones crack
When they bend you back to Bible black
[Bm] Then you'll find [E] your love
Some folks have to die too hard
Some folks have to [Em] cry too hard
Take [E] one last look at the prison yard
[D] Goodbye prison [E] girl
[D] [Em]
Shine [A] on
[C] All these broken [A] lives
[G] [A] Shine
[C] Shine [D] the light [Em] on me
[A] [Em]
[G] [Em]
[A] [C]
[E]
[Em] [G]
[Em] Come on
Come [Am]
[Em]
[D] [Em]
on
Come on Hey!
Oh
[D] [Em] [A]
[E]
[A] [Em]
[E] [Em]
[E]
And icy wind burns and scars
Rushes in like a fallen star
Through the narrow space between these bars
[Bm] Looking down on prison [Em]
grove
[Am]
[Em]
[D]
[Em]
[D] [E] Dug in, [Em] hunkered [E] down
Hours race [G] without a sound
[E] Gonna carry [Em] me to where I'm bound
[G] Looking down on [E] prison grove
[A] [Em]
[E] [Em]
[D] [G] [E]
Iron will, hard as rock
Hold me up for the fateful knock
When they walk me down in a mortal lock
[D] Out on [E] prison [Em] grove
[D] [Em]
[A] Shadows, [C] all these broken [A] lives
[Em]
[A] Shadows, [C] shine [D] a light [E] on me
[Em]
[Am] [G]
[Em]
[Am] [Gm]
[E] Ooh, [Em]
[E] [Em] ooh -ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh -ooh -ooh
Ooh [E] -ooh-ooh
Nick -nack, paddywhack
Say you'll hear your own bones crack
When they bend you back to Bible black
[Bm] Then you'll find [E] your love
Some folks have to die too hard
Some folks have to [Em] cry too hard
Take [E] one last look at the prison yard
[D] Goodbye prison [E] girl
[D] [Em]
Shine [A] on
[C] All these broken [A] lives
[G] [A] Shine
[C] Shine [D] the light [Em] on me
[A] [Em]
[G] [Em]
[A] [C]
[E]
[Em] [G]
[Em] Come on
Come [Am]
[Em]
[D] [Em]
on
Come on Hey!
Oh
[D] [Em] [A]
[E]
Key:
Em
E
D
A
G
Em
E
D
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And icy wind _ burns and scars
Rushes in like a fallen star
Through the narrow space between these bars
[Bm] Looking down on prison _ _ _ _ _ [Em]
grove
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [E] _ Dug in, [Em] _ hunkered [E] down
_ Hours race [G] without a sound
[E] Gonna carry [Em] me to where I'm bound
[G] Looking down on [E] prison _ _ _ grove _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Iron will, hard as rock
Hold me up for the fateful knock
When they walk me down in a mortal lock
[D] Out on [E] prison _ _ _ _ [Em] grove
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] Shadows, _ _ _ [C] all these broken [A] _ lives
[Em] _ _ _ _
_ [A] Shadows, _ _ [C] shine [D] a light [E] on _ _ me
_ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ Ooh, [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] ooh _ _ -ooh-ooh
Ooh, _ _ _ ooh-ooh-ooh
_ Ooh _ _ -ooh _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
-ooh
Ooh _ [E] _ -ooh-ooh _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Nick _ -nack, _ paddywhack
Say you'll hear your own bones crack
When they bend you back to Bible black
[Bm] Then you'll find [E] your _ love _ _ _
_ Some folks have to die too hard
Some folks have to [Em] cry too hard
Take [E] one last look at the prison yard
[D] Goodbye prison [E] _ girl
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
Shine _ _ _ _ [A] on _
_ [C] All these broken [A] _ lives
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] Shine _
[C] Shine _ [D] the light [Em] on _ me
[A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ Come on _ _ _
_ _ _ Come _ [Am] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ on
Come _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ on Hey! _
Oh
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And icy wind _ burns and scars
Rushes in like a fallen star
Through the narrow space between these bars
[Bm] Looking down on prison _ _ _ _ _ [Em]
grove
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [E] _ Dug in, [Em] _ hunkered [E] down
_ Hours race [G] without a sound
[E] Gonna carry [Em] me to where I'm bound
[G] Looking down on [E] prison _ _ _ grove _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Iron will, hard as rock
Hold me up for the fateful knock
When they walk me down in a mortal lock
[D] Out on [E] prison _ _ _ _ [Em] grove
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] Shadows, _ _ _ [C] all these broken [A] _ lives
[Em] _ _ _ _
_ [A] Shadows, _ _ [C] shine [D] a light [E] on _ _ me
_ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ Ooh, [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] ooh _ _ -ooh-ooh
Ooh, _ _ _ ooh-ooh-ooh
_ Ooh _ _ -ooh _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
-ooh
Ooh _ [E] _ -ooh-ooh _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Nick _ -nack, _ paddywhack
Say you'll hear your own bones crack
When they bend you back to Bible black
[Bm] Then you'll find [E] your _ love _ _ _
_ Some folks have to die too hard
Some folks have to [Em] cry too hard
Take [E] one last look at the prison yard
[D] Goodbye prison [E] _ girl
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
Shine _ _ _ _ [A] on _
_ [C] All these broken [A] _ lives
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] Shine _
[C] Shine _ [D] the light [Em] on _ me
[A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ Come on _ _ _
_ _ _ Come _ [Am] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ on
Come _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ on Hey! _
Oh
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _