Percys Song
Arlo Guthrie
- Am
- C
- D
- Dsus
- G
Continúa después del anuncio
Tono:
G C Sad News, sad news, has come toG where I sleepAm D Dsus D Turn, turn, turn again G C (walk down bass to Am) Saying one of my friends is in trouble deepAm C D Turn, turn to the wind and theDsus D rainG C Tell me the trouble, tell me onceG to my earsAm D Dsus D Turn, turn, turn again G C (walk down bass to Am) Joliet Prison for ninety-nine yearsAm C D Turn, turn to the wind and theDsus D rainG C A crash on the highway threw a carG into a fieldAm D Dsus D Turn, turn, turn again G C (walk down bass to Am) There were four people killed and he was at the wheelAm C D Turn, turn to the wind and theDsus D rainG C But I know him as well as I knowG my own selfAm D Dsus D Turn, turn, turn again G C (walk down bass to Am) And he wouldn't harm a life that belonged to someone elseAm C D Turn, turn to the wind and theDsus D rainContinúa después del anuncioG C "That may be so," said the judgeG from the side of his mouthAm D Dsus D Turn, turn, turn again G C (walk down bass to Am) But the witness who saw it, he left little doubtAm C D Turn, turn, to the wind and theDsus D rainG C He may, he may have a sentence forG to serveAm D Dsus D Turn, turn, turn again G C (walk down bass to Am) But ninety-nine years he just does not deserveAm C D Turn, turn to the wind and theDsus D rainG C Too late, too late, for his caseG it is sealedAm D Dsus D Turn, turn, turn again G C (walk down bass to Am) His sentence it is passed and it cannot be repealedAm C D Turn, turn to the wind and theDsus D rainG But he ain't no criminal, and hisC G crime it is noneAm D Dsus D Turn, turn, turn again G C (walk down bass to Am) And what happened to him could have happened to anyoneAm C D Turn, turn to the wind and theDsus D rainG At that the judge jerked forwardC G and his face it did freezeAm D Dsus D Turn, turn, turn again G C (walk down bass to Am) Saying "Would you kindly leave my office now please"Am C D Turn, turn to the wind and theDsus D rainG C I squinted my eyes and I stood upG so slow,Am D Dsus D Turn, turn turn again G C (walk down bass to Am) With no other choice except for me to goAm C D Turn, turn to the wind and theDsus D rainG Well, I walked down the hall and IC G heard his door slamAm D Dsus D Turn, turn, turn again G C (walk down bass to Am) I walked down the stairs, but I could not understandAm C D Turn, turn to the wind and theDsus D rainG C I played my guitar through theG night and through the dayAm D Dsus D Turn, turn, turn again G C (walk down bass to Am) But the only tune that my guitar would playAm C Was oh, how cruel the wind and theD Dsus D rain