Intro
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[Verse 1]
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Nothing feels stale
When you’re fresh out of jail
C
Not even the smog of the city
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With the sun in my eyes
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And the cars rushing by
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Even yellow snow looks kind of pretty
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[Verse 2]
F
Nothing tastes stale
When you’re fresh out of jail
C
This coffee is heaven in black
F
When I pour my first cup
F
All the steam rises up
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And I’m glad, so glad to be back
[Chorus 1]
C F
Call up Johnny, it’s been too long
C F A# F
Find out if his wheels still turn
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Then again, I wonder if it’s worth my while
C
Have I got that time left to burn?
F
Time left to burn
[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
F
Everything shines like a big neon sign
C
And the girl down the hall looks so pretty
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There’s music in my ears
And music in my mind
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The radio is good company
[Chorus 2]
C F
Home sweet home, where I belong
C F A# F
Open all the doors because I can
C F
The windows need washing but the light streams in
C
Singing out that I’m free man
F
I’m free man
C
I’m free man
A# C
I’m free man
F
I’m free man
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[Bridge]
A# Aadd9
Time has come to talk the straight path
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Poison all around me, I want to purify
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No, I haven’t been myself
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Locked up in a cage
F
I saw the beast in me
[Interlude]
F F/D A# C F A# F (x2)
F F A# C F A# F (x2)
[Chorus 3]
C F
Home sweet home where I belong
C F A# F
Open all the doors because I can
C F
The windows need washing but the light streams in
C
Singing out that I’m free man
F
I’m free man
C
I’m free man
A# C
I’m free man
F
I’m free man