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[D]Just two years and [C]seven days
[G]Between me and [D]legal age
[D]Just one clerk in that [C]liquor store
[G]Between me and that [D]front door
[A]My coat had deep pockets and he probably had a gunn
Well I [C]reckon he was [G]watchin' 'cause he said [A7]son
N/C
That'll get you one
CHORUS:
[D]One year [C]pickin' up [G]trash on the [C]high[G]way
[D]One phone [C]call to [G]hear your mama's [C]heart [G]break
[C]If you think it's worth it [G]don't let me stop you [A7]son
N/C D
'Cause that'll get you one
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She had a [D]beer in her hand and she was [C]comin' on strong
And I was [G]just this close to [D]takin' her home
Things were lookin' good when we [C]left that bar
[G]'Til she stopped and said [D]that's my car
[A]That's when I saw the sticker that said Franklin County High
Well I [C]didn't even [G]kiss the girl good[A7]bye
N/C
'Cause that'll get you five
CHORUS:
[D]Five years [C]bustin' up [G]rocks on a [C]chain [G]gang
[D]Poundin' and a-[C]paintin' state [G]plates in [C]Sing [G]Sing
[C]Wonderin' if I'm ever gonna [G]make it out [A7]alive
And those [D]tan legs [C]might get me t[G]hinkin' 'bout a [C]jail[G]break
[D]Askin' my [C]mom to slip a [G]file in a [C]bunt [G]cake
[C]Those bloodhounds'd [G]probably haul me back [A7]in
N/C D
And that's another ten
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[D]Boss man climbin' [C]down my back
[G]Won't cut me one [D]inch of slack
'Tween [D]that steel beam and the [C]ground below
It'd be a [G]nasty fall if the [D]wind should blow
[A]I don't see a witness, and we're up awful high
If he should [C]lose his balance [G]he might not [A7]survive
N/C
But that'll get you life
CHORUS:
[D]Pumpin' that [C]iron with the [G]boys on the [C]cell [G]block
[D]Tyin' my [C]soap to a [G]rope so it [C]don't [G]drop
'Til [C]some old boy thinks [G]my biceps look [A7]nice
[D]Writin' to the [C]governor and [G]beggin' for a [C]par[G]don
[D]Thinkin' that's [C]how Merle [G]Haggard got [C]star[G]ted
[C]Swappin' ciagarettes for [G]mama's apple [A7]pie
[D]Lookin' thru the [C]glass and [G]talkin' to my [C]law[G]yer
[D]Memorizin' "[C]Moby [G]Dick" and "Tom [C]Saw[G]yer"
[C]Tellin' the parole board [G]I've learned wrong from [A7]right
N/C D C G
Yeah that'll get you life
[C-G-D]Yeah that'll get you [D]life [C][G][C-G-D]
[D]Just two years and [C]seven days
[G]Between me and [D]legal age
[D]Just one clerk in that [C]liquor store
[G]Between me and that [D]front door
[A]My coat had deep pockets and he probably had a gunn
Well I [C]reckon he was [G]watchin' 'cause he said [A7]son
N/C
That'll get you one
CHORUS:
[D]One year [C]pickin' up [G]trash on the [C]high[G]way
[D]One phone [C]call to [G]hear your mama's [C]heart [G]break
[C]If you think it's worth it [G]don't let me stop you [A7]son
N/C D
'Cause that'll get you one
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She had a [D]beer in her hand and she was [C]comin' on strong
And I was [G]just this close to [D]takin' her home
Things were lookin' good when we [C]left that bar
[G]'Til she stopped and said [D]that's my car
[A]That's when I saw the sticker that said Franklin County High
Well I [C]didn't even [G]kiss the girl good[A7]bye
N/C
'Cause that'll get you five
CHORUS:
[D]Five years [C]bustin' up [G]rocks on a [C]chain [G]gang
[D]Poundin' and a-[C]paintin' state [G]plates in [C]Sing [G]Sing
[C]Wonderin' if I'm ever gonna [G]make it out [A7]alive
And those [D]tan legs [C]might get me t[G]hinkin' 'bout a [C]jail[G]break
[D]Askin' my [C]mom to slip a [G]file in a [C]bunt [G]cake
[C]Those bloodhounds'd [G]probably haul me back [A7]in
N/C D
And that's another ten
BREAK (2x)
[D]Boss man climbin' [C]down my back
[G]Won't cut me one [D]inch of slack
'Tween [D]that steel beam and the [C]ground below
It'd be a [G]nasty fall if the [D]wind should blow
[A]I don't see a witness, and we're up awful high
If he should [C]lose his balance [G]he might not [A7]survive
N/C
But that'll get you life
CHORUS:
[D]Pumpin' that [C]iron with the [G]boys on the [C]cell [G]block
[D]Tyin' my [C]soap to a [G]rope so it [C]don't [G]drop
'Til [C]some old boy thinks [G]my biceps look [A7]nice
[D]Writin' to the [C]governor and [G]beggin' for a [C]par[G]don
[D]Thinkin' that's [C]how Merle [G]Haggard got [C]star[G]ted
[C]Swappin' ciagarettes for [G]mama's apple [A7]pie
[D]Lookin' thru the [C]glass and [G]talkin' to my [C]law[G]yer
[D]Memorizin' "[C]Moby [G]Dick" and "Tom [C]Saw[G]yer"
[C]Tellin' the parole board [G]I've learned wrong from [A7]right
N/C D C G
Yeah that'll get you life
[C-G-D]Yeah that'll get you [D]life [C][G][C-G-D]
