Gm F#m
Hm A
Em F#m
Em F#m
[Verse 1]
D (or Gm) F#m
The coroner threw a party
Hm A
At the county jail
Em
It was bare light bulbs
F#m
And green concrete
Em F#m
Minute Maid and processed cheese
D F#m Hm A
And I, I was the entertainment
Em F#m Em F#m
I, was the topic of conversation
D F#m
So I did my best impressions
Hm A
And I heard the priest's confessions
Em F#m
And I joined the prison band
Em F#m
I'm not sure how, they seemed so nice
D F#m
Pretty, sad and tough
Hm A
The prison gangs line up
Em F#m Em F#m
And they sing to me
D F#m
They sing, the truth sounds like a lie
Hm A
And you won't know when you die
Em F#m
If you've been cheated
Em F#m
Cheated or spared
[Chorus 1]
D F#m
Soon enough, the sheriff's deputy backs in to me
D
It's only nine A.M.,
F#m
The party only just began
G
I tell him you will spend the next ten years
Em
Working out the last six months
D F#m
It's easier to lie to an audience
C Em
When no one's listening
[Bridge 1]
C
One more ride home
Em
One more gas station
C
You will spend the next ten years
Em
Working out the last six months
Gm F#m
Hm A
Em F#m
Em F#m
[Verse 2]
D (or Gm) F#m
Pretty, sad and tough
Hm A
The prison guards line up
Em F#m Em F#m
And they slowly shake my hand
D F#m
They say the truth sounds like a lie
Hm A
And you won't know when you die
Em F#m
If you've been cheated
Em F#m
Cheated or spared or spared
[Chorus 2]
D
Pretty and tough
F#m
The warden always gets it up
D
The prison boys are rough
F#m
So the warden cuffs 'em up
G
I tell them you will spend the next ten years
Em
Working out the last six months
D
It's easier to lie
F#m
It's always easier to lie
[Bridge 2]
Em F#m
C Am ("You're on it, you're on it...")
G Hm
C
Am G Hm C
You take us one step further out the door
Am G
You take us one step further out the door
Hm
Further out the door
C Am
Further out the door
G
Oh one more ride home
Hm
One more gas station
Em
One more week, they tell me
Am
They tell me
G Hm
One more walk through my parents living room
Em
And then you sit there
Am C
Can we get you anything
