Key: B major
Intro 1
E
A
E
Verse 1
E
I'm breaking rocks and I'm
doing time
She's on the street with
a friend of mine
I drove the car, I took the fall
A
I walk the cell, at night I cry till dawn
E
At night I cry till dawn
Verse 2
B
The days are long but time will pass
I'm breaking out,
E
I soon will get my chance
I'm in a cell, it's ten by nine
She's livin' it up on champagne and wine
Verse 3
E
I took the rap, I have to smile
Time drags by but I'll get
A
loose after a while
E
Get loose after a while
B
Deep in the night, just like a child
Interlude 1
I walk the cell, my mind is running wild
E
Verse 4
A
D
I'm going numb from too much waiting
A
D
Until my dying day
A
I'll suffocate from too
G
much hating
B
There'll be hell to pay
Interlude 2
E
A
E
B
E
Verse 5
A
D
A
I'm gonna rot from too much waiting
D
Till my dying day
A
My soul is bruised, my heart is shaking
G
B
There'll be hell to pay, yeah
Verse 6
E
I'm digging ditches,
I'm breaking stones
Sewing mailbags, it ain't no fun
Bread and water, my life is complete
Hold my breath,
A
till I'm back out on the street
E
Back out on the street, yeah
Verse 7
B
Revenge is sweet or so they say
Just watch your step,
E
I'm breaking out today
B
Revenge is sweet or so they say
Just watch your step,
E
I'm breaking out today
B
Revenge is sweet or so they say
Outro 1
Just watch your step, I'm breaking out today
E
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ChordsE A B D G
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