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Tuning: E A D G B E
When playing the above Intro/Verse (Main riff) pattern the timing of the chord changes are
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
[Pre-Chorus]
[Chorus]
ReaE5lly you cD5an plaA5y nE5early all the song just using one finger on your left hand, on the 2nd fret.
[Intro]
E5 D5 A5 E5
E5 D5 A5 E5
E5 D5 A5 E5
E5
D5 There A5was E5a friend of D5mineA5 on E5murder D5 A5 E5
And the judge's D5gavel A5felE5l D5 A5 E5
Jury D5found A5him E5guilty,D5 gave A5himE5 ...
[Verse]
N.C.
sixteen years in hellHe saidE5 "I ain't D5spending A5my E5life here D5 A5 E5
I ain't D5livin' A5a - E5lone D5 A5
E5Ain't breakin' no rocksD5 on A5the E5chain gang D5 A5
E5I'm breakin' out andD5 headA5in' E5home"
GonD5na maA5ke E5a (jail- D5 A5 E5break) D5 A5
E5And I'm looking towards theD5 sky A5 E5 D5 A5 E5
I'm gD5onna mA5ake E5a (jail- D5 A5 E5break) D5 A5
E5Oh, how I wish that I coD5uld fly A5 E5 D5 A5
[Pre-Chorus]
A5All in the name of D5liberty A5 D5
B5All in the name of E5liberty B5 D5Got to be free
[Chorus]
E5(Jail- D5 A5 E5break), D5 A5 E5
let me outta D5here A5 E5 D5 A5 E5
(Jail- D5 A5 E5break), D5 A5 E5
D5 sixA5teen E5years, ah D5 A5 E5
(Jail- D5 A5 E5break), D5 A5 E5
D5 had A5 E5more than I can taD5ke A5 E5
(Jail- D5 A5 E5break), D5 A5 E5 D5 A5 E5 yeah
[Verse 2]
N.C.
He said he'd E5 seen his lady beD5ing fooled with A5 E5 D5 A5 E5 D5By anotA5her E5man D5 A5 E5 D5 She A5was E5down and he was D5up A5 E5 Had a gunD5 in A5his E5hand D5 A5 E5 Bullets started flyD5ing everyA5whereE5 D5 A5 E5 PeoD5ple start A5to E5scream D5 A5 E5 Big man lyin'D5 on A5the E5ground D5 A5 E5 D5 With A5a E5hole in his boD5dy A5Where E5his life had been, D5 but it A5wasA5All in the name of D5liberty A5 D5
B5All in the name of E5liberty B5 D5I got to be free
[Chorus]
E5(Jail- D5 A5 E5break), D5 A5 E5 D5 A5 E5 D5 A5 E5
E5(Jail- D5 A5 E5break), I D5got to A5break E5out D5 A5 E5
Out D5of hG5ere
[Solo]
A5 D5 A5 D5 B5 E5 B5 D5
[Bridge]
N.C.
Heartbeats, they were racingN.C.
Freedom, he was chasin'N.C.
Spotlights, sirensN.C.
Rifles firingN.C.
But he made it out...N.C.
... with a bullet in his backE5Jail- D5 A5 E5break, D5 A5 E5 D5 A5 E5 D5 A5 E5
E5Jail- D5 A5 E5break, D5 A5 E5 D5 A5 E5 D5 A5 E5
E5Jail- D5 A5 E5break, D5 A5 E5 D5 A5 E5 D5 A5 E5
E5Jail- D5 A5 E5break, D5 A5 E5 D5 A5 E5 D5 A5 E5 D5 A5 E5