C
Csus4 C Csus4 C
Come and listen for a moment, lads,
F
And hear me tell my tale.
C G
How across the sea from England
F G
I was condemned to sail.
C Csus4 C
Now the jury found me guilty,
F
Then says the judge, says he,
C G
"Oh, for life, Jim Jones, I'm sending you
F C Csus4Intro:
Intro:
E B(ii) A A' (E)
Everything went from bad to worse, money never changed a thing,
E B(ii) A A'
Death kept followin', trackin' us down, at least I heard your bluebird sing.
B(vii) E /b A A'
Now somebody's got to show their hand, time is an enemy,
E E/b
I know you're long gone,
A E
I guess it must be up to me.
E B(vii) E A
E B A E
'Twas in another lifetime, one of toil and blood
E B A
When blackness was a virtue and the road was full of mud
E B A
I came in from the wilderness, a creature void of form.
E B A E
"Come in," she said, "I'll give you shelter from the storm."
B A E E B A E
And if I pass this way again, you can rest assured
I'll always do my best for her, on that I give my word
Original New York Session, 16th September 1974
Intro and interlude (more or less):
E Emaj7
I've seen love go by my door
A
It's never been this close before
E Emaj7 B11
Never been so easy or so slow.
E Emaj7
Been shooting in the dark too long
A
When somethin's not right it's wrong
E B11 E . . .
You're gonna make me lonesome when you go.
Dragon clouds so high above
Intro: Am . . . Bsus4 . B(vii) . E
Am Bsus4 Bvii E
Someone's got it in for me, they're planting stories in the press
Am Bsus4 B(vii) E
Whoever it is I wish they'd cut it but when they will I can only guess.
C#m G#m A E
Recorded in Minneapolis Dec 27 1974
