Intro
Hm (It goes on for two rounds.)
Verse:
Am C
Eternal evil
Am
Yeah it stares behind the desk
Am C
G shark dressed up in money
E Am
Zombie secretary head
Pre chorus:
G C
I wasn't looking for control
G C
Or for a hand to hold
G C E
I got arrested on the way
Verse:
Am C
I went for the police
Am
But they were all over town
Am C
For the fireengines
Am
But they were all upside down
Pre-Chorus:
G C
It's not because Im dirty
G C
Not because Im clean
G C E
Read all about me in the magazines
Chorus:
C
Innoncent in jail
G
Guilty on the street
E Am
Notify the the people of my needs
C
Why should they care
G
With bitter eyes
E Am (Let it ring out)
They've already paid the price
Money always takes the place of life
Verse:
Am C
Yeah, do you see the running crowds
Am
And do they serve an unknown end
Am C
If you live a certain place
Am
Do you hurt a certain way?
Pre-Chorus:
G C
It's a cemetery city
G C
With a pace so boring slow
G C E
Looks like faded, crumbled secondhand clothes
Verse:
Am C
The flies are buzzing
Am
Feel a storm is coming on
Am C
On the T.V a teenage landlord
Am
Hides his face and goes to court
Pre-Chorus
G C
It's the mouthpiece of a nation
G C
With unhealthy gums
G C E
It's hard to keep your head above the ground
Chorus:
C
Innoncent in jail
G
Guilty on the street
E Am
Notify the the people of my needs
C
Why should they care
G
With bitter eyes
E Am (Let it ring out)
They've already paid the price
Money always takes the place of life
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A|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
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G|-9-9-9---------|-9-9-9---------|-9-9-9-9---7-7-7-7s6~--|
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Chorus:
C
YEAH! Innoncent in jail
G
Guilty on the street
E Am
Notify the the people of my needs
C
Why should they care
G
With bitter eyes
E Am (Let it ring out)
They already know the price
E
Money always takes the place of life
C
Money always takes the place of life
Am
Money always takes the place of life