Song: The Privileged Life
Album: Fifty Miles To Chicago
CAPO on the 2nd fret
B7 (x 2 1 2 0 2)
Intro:
Em B7 4x
Vers:
[Em] Twenty-four years ago to[B7]day I was a baby born and
[Em] That s the day I started s[B7]inging my song
[Em] It wasn t long before I [B7]felt the river water send a [Em]chill into my bo[B7]nes
Pre-Chorus:
They [Em]told me, they re w[B7]ashin me clean
[Em]this is the blood to keep me [B7]cool and serene
They t[Em]old me, I g[B7]otta believe
[Em] And now today I swear to [B7]god
I m gonna find out what they [Em]mean[B7]
Chorus:
Cuz the [C]privileged life is [B7]taking its toll
I [Em]got nobody no [A7]where to go but
[C]Maybe it s just [B7]me I m afraid of
Em B7 2x
Vers:
[Em] Twenty-four years I?ve been a [B7]man I ve done the best I can and
[Em] Now today I thought i d [B7]write me a song
[Em] It took some time to find the [B7]man that I was trying to hide but
[Em] Now I can finally say I [B7]found my way home
Pre-Chorus:
They [Em]told me, they re w[B7]ashin me clean
[Em]this is the blood to keep me [B7]cool and serene
They t[Em]old me, I g[B7]otta believe
[Em] And now today I swear to [B7]god
I m gonna find out what they [Em]mean[B7]
Chorus:
Cuz the [C]privileged life is [B7]taking its toll
I [Em]got nobody no [A7]where to go but
[C]Maybe it s just [B7]me
Bridge:
[G]Oh, [B7] Yeah, [C]Take me [G]away mama
[C]Take me [G]away, [C]Take me a[G]way
[B7]where I gotta go
Em B7 4x
Pre-Chorus:
They [Em]told me, they re w[B7]ashin me clean
[Em]this is the blood to keep me [B7]cool and serene
They t[Em]old me, I g[B7]otta believe
[Em] And now today I swear to [B7]god
I m gonna find out what they [Em]mean[B7]
Chorus:
Cuz the [C]privileged life is [B7]taking its toll
I [Em]got nobody no [A7]where to go but
[C]I felt the wounds and stiches all [B7]under my skin
[Em] I ve got nobody [A7]else
[C]Maybe it's just [B7]me
[C]Maybe it's just [B7]me
[C]Maybe it's just [B7]me I m afraid of
Outro: Em B7 repeat until the end
Album: Fifty Miles To Chicago
CAPO on the 2nd fret
B7 (x 2 1 2 0 2)
Intro:
Em B7 4x
Vers:
[Em] Twenty-four years ago to[B7]day I was a baby born and
[Em] That s the day I started s[B7]inging my song
[Em] It wasn t long before I [B7]felt the river water send a [Em]chill into my bo[B7]nes
Pre-Chorus:
They [Em]told me, they re w[B7]ashin me clean
[Em]this is the blood to keep me [B7]cool and serene
They t[Em]old me, I g[B7]otta believe
[Em] And now today I swear to [B7]god
I m gonna find out what they [Em]mean[B7]
Chorus:
Cuz the [C]privileged life is [B7]taking its toll
I [Em]got nobody no [A7]where to go but
[C]Maybe it s just [B7]me I m afraid of
Em B7 2x
Vers:
[Em] Twenty-four years I?ve been a [B7]man I ve done the best I can and
[Em] Now today I thought i d [B7]write me a song
[Em] It took some time to find the [B7]man that I was trying to hide but
[Em] Now I can finally say I [B7]found my way home
Pre-Chorus:
They [Em]told me, they re w[B7]ashin me clean
[Em]this is the blood to keep me [B7]cool and serene
They t[Em]old me, I g[B7]otta believe
[Em] And now today I swear to [B7]god
I m gonna find out what they [Em]mean[B7]
Chorus:
Cuz the [C]privileged life is [B7]taking its toll
I [Em]got nobody no [A7]where to go but
[C]Maybe it s just [B7]me
Bridge:
[G]Oh, [B7] Yeah, [C]Take me [G]away mama
[C]Take me [G]away, [C]Take me a[G]way
[B7]where I gotta go
Em B7 4x
Pre-Chorus:
They [Em]told me, they re w[B7]ashin me clean
[Em]this is the blood to keep me [B7]cool and serene
They t[Em]old me, I g[B7]otta believe
[Em] And now today I swear to [B7]god
I m gonna find out what they [Em]mean[B7]
Chorus:
Cuz the [C]privileged life is [B7]taking its toll
I [Em]got nobody no [A7]where to go but
[C]I felt the wounds and stiches all [B7]under my skin
[Em] I ve got nobody [A7]else
[C]Maybe it's just [B7]me
[C]Maybe it's just [B7]me
[C]Maybe it's just [B7]me I m afraid of
Outro: Em B7 repeat until the end
