Chords
[Intro]
Am F/A Am C G/B G Am F/A Am C G/B G
Am F/A Am C G/B G Am F/A Am
C G/B G
[Verse 1]
Am Twelve men broke looseF/A Am in CseventythreeG/B G Am From Mill Haven maF/AximumAm seCcuriG/Bty G
Am Twelve pictures lined upF/A Am acCross the front G/Bpage G
Am Seems the Mounties had a sumF/AmertimeAm Cwar to wageG/B G Am The chief told the peoF/Aple theyAm had Cnothing to G/Bfear G
Am Said, "The last thing they wanF/Ana doAm is Chang aroundG/B here"G Am They mostly cameF/A from Amtowns with Clong FrenchG/B names G
Am But one of the doF/Azen wasAm a Chometown G/Bshame G
[Chorus]
C Same pattern G/Bon the table,G same Amclock on the wall
C Been one G/Bseat empty, eighGteen Amyears in all
C Freezing G/Bslow time,G aAmway from the world
C He's thirtyDeight years old,Am never kissed a girl
C He's thirtyDeight years old,Am never kissed a girl C D
[Pre-Verse]
Am F/A Am C G/B G Am F/A Am C G/B G
[Verse 2]
Am We were sitting around the taF/Able, heardAm the Ctelephone G/Bring G
Am Father said he'd tell F/A'em ifAm he Csaw anyG/Bthing G
Am Heard the tap on the winF/Adow Am in the Cmiddle of the nightG/B G Am Held back the curF/Atains forAm my Colder brother G/BMike G
Am See my sister got raped so a Dman got killed
C Local boy went to prison, man's Dburied on the hill
Am Folks went back to normal when they Dclosed the case
C They still stare at their shoes when they Dpass our place
[Solo 1]
Am D Am D
Am D Am D
[Interlude]
Am F/A Am C G/B G Am F/A Am C G/B G
[Verse 3]
Am My mother cried, "The horF/Aror Am has Cfinally G/Bceased!" G
Am He whispered, "Yeah,F/A Amfor the time Cbeing at G/Bleast" G
Am Over her shoulderF/A Am on the Csquad car megaG/Bphone G
Am Said, "Let's go MiF/Achael, son,Am we're Ctaking you G/Bhome" G
[Chorus]
C Same pattern G/Bon the table,G same Amclock on the wall
C Been one G/Bseat empty, eighGteen Amyears in all
C Freezing G/Bslow time,G aAmway from the world
C He's thirtyDeight years old,Am never kissed a girl
C He's thirtyDeight years old,Am never kissed a girl
C He's thirtyDeight years old,Am never kissed a girl
[Solo 2]
D Am D Am
C D Am C D Am
D Am C D
[Fade-Out]
Am
D
Am C D Am C D