# # #-----------------------------PLEASE NOTE-------------------------------------# ##This OLGA file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation # ##of the song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or # ##research. Remember to view this file in Courier, or other monospaced font. # ##See http://www.olga.net/faq/ for more information. # # #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# # #Subject: c/croce_jim/stone_walls.crd #Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 01:43:57 -0100 #From: Paul Rimel # #STONE WALLS - by Jim Croce # D A D Spent too many years inside this prision G D A Too many years just for one little fight D D7 G G7 He got what was comin and I think I've served enough time D A G/D I'm goin home tonight D A That stone looks mighty cold Bm D7 And the guard that walks that walk G D A Is just waitin to get a convict in his sights D D7 G G7 But if I can clear the top you can bet I'll never stop D A G/D Cause I'm goin home tonight G G7 D D7 Chorus: Because stone walls do a prision make and iron bars a cage D Bm A Any man that says they don'ts never been inside D D7 G G7 Cause in time the bars get closer and at night the walls grow tighter D A G/D Till you feel like there's a shackle around your mind D D7 G D7 Now those guards are on my tail, I can hear those sirens wail G D A But I know that I'll get away and that I'll be alright D D7 G G7 Cause I'd rather live on the run, stand free in the mornin sun D A7 A G/D Than to spend another lonely prision night Chorus: