Arlo Guthrie - Percys song

^GBad News, bad news, has ^Ccome to where I ^Gsleep ^AmTurn, turn, turn a^Dgain ^{Dsus D} G C (walk down bass to Am) Saying one of my friends is in trouble deep ^AmTurn, turn to the ^Cwind and the ^Drain ^{Dsus D}

^GTell me the trouble, tell me ^Conce to my ^Gears ^AmTurn, turn, turn a^Dgain ^{Dsus D} G C (walk down bass to Am) Joliet Prison for ninety-nine years ^AmTurn, turn to the ^Cwind and the ^Drain ^{Dsus D}

A ^Gcrash on the highway threw a ^Ccar into a ^Gfield ^AmTurn, turn, turn a^Dgain ^{Dsus D} G C (walk down bass to Am) There were four people killed and he was at the wheel ^AmTurn, turn to the ^Cwind and the ^Drain ^{Dsus D}

But I ^Gknow him as well as I ^Cknow my own ^Gself ^AmTurn, turn, turn a^Dgain ^{Dsus D} G C (walk down bass to Am) And he wouldn't harm a life that belonged to someone else ^AmTurn, turn to the ^Cwind and the ^Drain ^{Dsus D}

"^GThat may be so,"^C said the judge from the si^Gde of his mouth ^AmTurn, turn, turn a^Dgain ^{Dsus D} G C (walk down bass to Am) But the witness who saw it, he left little doubt ^AmTurn, turn, to the^C wind and the^D rain^{Dsus D}

He ^Gmay, he may have a ^Csentence for to ^Gserve ^AmTurn, turn, turn a^Dgain ^{Dsus D} G C (walk down bass to Am) But ninety-nine years he just does not deserve ^AmTurn, turn to the ^Cwind and the ^Drain ^{Dsus D}

Too ^Glate, too late, for his ^Ccase it is ^Gsealed ^AmTurn, turn, turn a^Dgain ^{Dsus D} G C (walk down bass to Am) His sentence it is passed and it cannot be repealed ^AmTurn, turn to the ^Cwind and the ^Drain ^{Dsus D}

But ^Ghe ain't no criminal, and his ^Ccrime it is ^Gnone ^AmTurn, turn, turn a^Dgain ^{Dsus D} G C (walk down bass to Am) And what happened to him could have happened to anyone ^AmTurn, turn to the ^Cwind and the ^Drain ^{Dsus D}

At ^Gthat the judge jerked forward and his ^Cface it did ^Gfreeze ^AmTurn, turn, turn a^Dgain ^{Dsus D} G C (walk down bass to Am) Saying "Would you kindly leave my office now please" ^AmTurn, turn to the ^Cwind and the ^Drain ^{Dsus D}

I ^Gsquinted my eyes and ^CI stood up so ^Gslow, ^AmTurn, turn turn ag^Dain ^{Dsus D} G C (walk down bass to Am) With no other choice except for me to go ^AmTurn, turn to the ^Cwind and the ^Drain ^{Dsus D}

Well, I ^Gwalked down the hall and I ^Cheard his door s^Glam ^AmTurn, turn, turn a^Dgain ^{Dsus D} G C (walk down bass to Am) I walked down the stairs, but I could not understand ^AmTurn, turn to the ^Cwind and the ^Drain ^{Dsus D}

I ^Gplayed my guitar through the ^Cnight and through the ^Gday ^AmTurn, turn, turn a^Dgain ^{Dsus D} G C (walk down bass to Am) But the only tune that my guitar would play Was ^Amoh, how cruel the ^Cwind and the ^Drain ^{Dsus D}