San Quentin Chords

[Intro]
Guitar
Bm C D/F# G
 
 
[Verse 1]
  Bm        C
Windy coastal California
D/F#         G
Cradle me, City of Angels
Bm           C                  D/F#   G
   I know, I know it won't come eas - ily
  Bm          C                   D/F#  G
Return to the source of light indefinitely
Bm        C
   Call a cab, 6 a.m
D/F#              G
Tears just before I'm driving
Bm             C
Hold up, scene check, am I crazy
D/F#                      G
Greet him and release him from mental slavery
Bm                C         D/F#  G
Walked the yellow line, penitentiary
Bm                C         D/F#    G
Feeling off-shore wind come wink at me
Bm             C
Weeping like a waterfalls
       D/F#        G
To the call of the ocean
Bm     C                          D/F# G
Grandfather, please bring me your med-icine
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
     C                  D/F#
I've come a long way to tell you this story
        Bm              C
There's no turning back now
C                     D/F#
 Angels come when you least expect 'em
     Bm                     C          C7
I've seen some crazy dreams manifested
 
 
[Chorus]
           G          C      D/F#       G
He said an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
  Bm         C       D/F#         G
A life for a life, I give mine to you
           Bm         C      D/F#       G
He said an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
  Bm         C       D/F#         G
A life for a life, I give mine to you
 
 
[Post-Chorus]
G        C
Hum-numbaway, away
D/F#     G
Hum-numbaway, away
C
Way way way way way
     D/F#    G
I've washed away
G        C
Hum-numbaway, away
D/F#     G
Hum-numbaway, away
C
Way way way way way
     D/F#    G
I've washed away
 
 
[Verse 2]
Bm         C
Sunrise flower, San Francisco
D/F#      G
Have you ever met an angel?
Bm        C               D/F#    G
  I know, I know only the half of it
Bm          C                D/F#      G
One side of the story, now I cannot forget
Bm             C               D/F#     G
  Here we go, another chapter, one step closer
Bm             C
Needed some closure, cross a couple borders
D/F#              G
Got into the mind of a tortured warrior
Bm         C                D/F#   G
I'm not responsible for her dakest past
     Bm               C
On a journey from the head to heart
        D/F#         G
Do you think you can last?
      Bm              C                 D/F#    G
Well, maybe these are growing pains for such eloquence
Bm     C                         D/F#  G
Grandmother came and brought the evi - dence
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
     C                  D/F#
I've come a long way to tell you this story
        Bm              C
There's no turning back now
C                     D/F#
 Angels come when you least expect 'em
     Bm                     C          C7
I've seen some crazy dreams manifested
 
 
[Chorus]
           G          C      D/F#       G
He said an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
  Bm         C       D/F#         G
A life for a life, I give mine to you
           Bm         C      D/F#       G
He said an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
  Bm         C       D/F#         G
A life for a life, I give mine to you
  Bm         C       N.C.
A life for a life, I give mine to you
 
[Break]
Em  D/F# C  D/F#
  Yaaaoooohh
Em  D/F# C  C C C C
  Yaaaoooohh
N.C.
Brrrrrrrrrrr
 
 
[Post-Chorus]
G        C
Hum-numbaway, away
D/F#     G
Hum-numbaway, away
C
Way way way way way
     D/F#    G
I've washed away
G        C
Hum-numbaway, away
D/F#     G
Hum-numbaway, away
C
Way way way way way
     D/F#    G
I've washed away
 
[Instrumental]
Guitar & trumpet
Bm C D/F# G
Bm C D/F# G
 
[Bridge]
  Bm       C               D/F#      G
I may be a stranger, but I come as a brother
Bm         C                 D/F# G
We are not so different from one another
    Bm             C            D/F#      G
The man that you become and the child you are
     Bm         C                     N.C.
Your anger is a strength, but it only goes so far
 
 
[Chorus]
           G          C      D/F#       G
He said an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
  Bm         C       D/F#         G
A life for a life, I give mine to you
           Bm         C      D/F#       G
He said an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
  Bm         C            D/F#    G
A life for a life, I give mine to you
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