Key: E major
Verse 1
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On July the second, nineteen fifty three
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I was serving time in Tehachapi
I heard a whistle blow
And I heard somebody yell
Verse 2
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Up in cell block number nine
Verse 3
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cell block #4
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It spread like fire across the prison floor
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Bang- bang- bang,
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tryin' to stop our fun
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Interlude 1
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Verse 4
come out
With your hands up in the air
If you don't stop this riot
You're all gonna get the chair
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Two- gun Mathilda said
It's too late to quit
Interlude 2
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Verse 5
To help them win the fight
Drove up to the prison
In the middle of the night
Each and every trooper
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Up in cell block number nine
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ChordsD G A F Bb
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