What Jail Is Like
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#From: "Manuel Zanzi"
#Subject: a/afgnan_whigs/what_jail_is_like.crd
#Date: Tue, 02 Jun 1998 03:16:18 PDT
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#What jail is Like
#By Afghan Whigs
#Written By: Greg Dulli
#Album: Gentlemen
#Transcribed and submitted by Manuel Zanzi (manuelzanzi@hotmail.com)
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#Chords used:
#C#m: x46654
#B: 799877 (in verse) x24442 (in chorus)
#Ab: 466544
#A: 577655
#E: x79997
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#Intro Chords:
#C#m (let ring) Ab A x2
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#Verse Chords (for each chord one measure):
#part1:
C-B-A-A
part2:
(distortion kicks in)
C-C-C-C#m
Chorus (distortion):
B-C-E-E
Riff under Intro and The first part of verse:
This is not totally accurate, mainly because It's pretty hard to
transcribe Piano. It sounds Ok.
CBAA
e-----------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------7-9-7------------|
G----------6------------6------------6-----------9-7-9-6----|
D------9-----9-7----9-----9-7----9-----9-7------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E--(9)----------(7)----------(4)----------(5)---------------|
Riff under Chorus:
BCEE
e--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/1212121212121212121212/151515-|
B--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/1212121212121212121212/151515-|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
Lyrics:
Intro
Verse1:
C#m B Ab A
I'll warn you, if cornered, I'll scratch my way out of the pen
C#m B Ab A
Wired, an animal. The claustrophobia begins
C#m
You think I'm scared of girls, Well maybe
But I'm not afraid of you
You want to scare me then you'll cling to me no matter what I do
Verse2:
C#m B Ab A
Tell you a secret They shared a needle once or twice
C#m B Ab A
I loved her, she loved me We slept together a couple of times
C#m
You think I'm proud of this, Well maybe
But the shame you never lose
Infatuated with a lunatic and cornered by the muse
Chorus1:
B C#m E
And it goes down every niiiiiight
This must be what jail is really liiiiiike
And I will scratch my way out of this peeeeeen, again
Verse part1
Verse3:
C#m B Ab A
Lonely? Maybe Or maybe not, It all depends
C#m B Ab A
Your ideal, your image Your definition of a friend
C#m
If what you're shoveling is company
Then I'd rather be alone
Resentment always goes much further than it was supposed to go
Repeat Chorus
Repeat Verse1 until "an animal".
end on C#m