Jim White - Jailbird

^AmDixie is a ^Emscourge and a s^Dcar And a girl in my^C heart and a state of^D mind ^AmJesus is the ^Emman with a pl^Dan He's a short haired^C Mexican friend of min^De

^Am This small town crowd should'v^Eme dragged you down ^G Can't leave your past behi^Dnd ^AmWipers in t^Emhe rain tap out^D time Coming^G up on a ne^Dw state line

I wan^Amna be a jailbi^Emrd From the ^Gprison of ^Dmy own damn mind Gonna get me a f^Amast car ^Em Set ou^Gt and see what ^DI can find Brick up the^Am well of tears an^Emd disappear Le^Gave myself be^Dhind Gonna be a^Am jailbird ^Em Fro^Gm the prison of my^D own damn mind

^Am Midnight, take a ^Dshort cut T^Chrough the downtown ^Dcemetery ^AmNo stepping on graves^D Check the st^Catue of the Virgin^D Mary She's catching^Am moonlight in the^D shadows ^CRevealing s^Dpider webs Can yo^Amu see the black widow ^D H^Cung between our ^Dlady's hands?

I wann^Ama be a jailbir^Emd ^G From the prison of my o^Dwn damn mind Gonna^Am get me a fast c^Emar Set ^Gout and see wha^Dt I can find Brick up th^Ame well of tears and^Em disappear ^GLeave myself ^Dbehind Gonna be ^Ama jailbird ^Em From^G the prison of my own ^Ddamn mind

^AmNow used to be wh^Gen I was young I was so ^Amhungry for ob^Dlivion M^Amy thoughts would linger ^{D Am}Like fingers in a^D deadly web ^AmBut in time as sorrow showed^D it's face ^CIn kind I learned to ach^De for grace ^AmTo work and pray to one da^Dy Be delive^Cred whole, ^Dalive and free

I wanna be a j^Amailbird ^{Em G} From the prison of my o^Dwn damn mind Gonna get me^Am a fast car ^Em Set out and s^Gee what I can f^Dind Brick up the ^Amwell of tears and^Em disappear ^GLeave myself ^Dbehind Gonna be ^Ama jailbird ^Em From^G the prison of my own dam^Dn mind