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Taking The Rap chords by 
Jim Lauderdale 
N/A•
Key: G minor•BPM: 75
Verse 1
B
G
Em
Whoa oh oh oh oh
B
Em
oh whoa oh oh oh
B
Em
B
Em
B
I saw your picture in the paper
Em
B
Am
B
Glad to see your doing well
Em
B
Am
Read all about your latest caper
B
Em
B
Sittin' in my prison cell
Em
I took the rap and don't regret it
B
Em
B
Wasn't goin' nowhere
Am
B
anyway
Em
Am
Don't owe me nothin', just forget it
B
Em
I'm glad to help a friend, what can I say?
G
D
I'm takin' the rap, I got no bone
G
B
I'm takin' the rap alone
Em
Am
While you run free, thanks to me
B
Em
This private prison is my home
B
Am
B
Em
B
Em
B
Woah -oh -oh -oh -oh -oh -oh -oh -oh -oh -oh -oh -oh -oh -oh -oh -o h -o
Am
B
Em
G
h -oh -oh -oh -oh -oh -oh -oh -oh -oh -oh -oh -oh -o h -oh -oh
D
It's got no sunset,
G
B
no stars or moon, and no door
Em
Am
In its favor, it's got brand new bars
B
Em
And it's clean enough to eat off the floor
B
Em
I always knew I would end up here
B
Em
B
Got no education
Am
or degree
B
Em
There's no future
Am
or anything near
B
Em
For children of the projects like me
B
Em
I don't much mind
losing my freedom
B
Em
Don't need to scrounge
Am
B
to eat like I said
Em
Am
Only got to learn one rule of thumb
B
Keep your mouth shut
Em
and make your own bed
G
D
I'm takin' the rap, I got no bone
G
B
I'm takin' the rap alone
Em
Am
While you run free, thanks to me
B
Em
This private prison is my home
Am
I'm takin' the rap, got no bone
B
Em
I'm takin' the rap along
B
Em
I'm takin' the rap along
B
Em
B
Em
B
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, whoa, whoa,
Em
B
whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
Em
I'm takin' the rap along you
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