Son of a Prison Guard

Verse G D There was a mountain on the table of bills that needed paid Emin C Dishes in the kitchen sink like dreams that never fade. G D A wild imagination, convicts in the yard, Emin C Never enough time to make ends meet G D ECin So they put it on a credit card, don't we all? Verse C G D You may not know just where you came from, but once upon a time Emin C There was a carpenter, a bartender, a broken fishing line. G D Just south of Royalty in the town that I came from, Emin There were architects and astronauts C GDEmin C But the only one she loved was a prison guard. Uhm hm Chorus Emin Amin7 D And that's the only time I ever saw true love. Chorus G D Emin G America's a girl I liked in Georgia C G D London kept me warm up in Eugene. G D I guess my mother bless her heart, Emin G Set the bar too high to start. Amin7 G Emin 'Cause finding love for me is just too hard D For a son of a prison guard. Interlude G D Emin C 1x Verse G D There's a gate that needed painting, clothes that needed clean. Emin C They'd say there's time enough for that when the fun has all been seen. G D 'Cause when we're laying on our death bed, a promise we won't say Emin C Wish we would have worked more, baby G D EmCn Instead of loving you that way, no way. Chorus Emin Amin7 D And that's the only time I ever saw true love. Verse G D Emin G Sigourney is a girl I met in Brooklyn C G D Paris got me close in New Orleans G D I guess my mother bless her heart, Emin G Set the bar too high to start. Amin7 G Emin 'Cause finding love for me is just too hard D Emin For a son of a prison guard. Break Emin D C I go wherever you are, whoever you are C Emin I go wherever you are, whoever you are Emin D C I go wherever you are, whoever you are C I go wherever you are. Verse G D Emin G Betty is a girl I knew in Charlotte C G D Jordan left for Sydney yesterday. G D I guess my mother bless her heart, Emin G Set the bar too high to start. Amin7 G Emin 'Cause finding love for me is just too hard D G End on G For a son of a prison guard.