Train - Son of a prison guard

^GThere was a mountain on the table of ^Dbills that needed paid ^EminDishes in the kitchen sink like ^Cdreams that never fade. ^GA wild imagination, ^Dconvicts in the yard, ^EminNever enough time to make ends ^Cmeet So they put it on a credit card^G, ^Ddon't we all^Emin? ^C

Y^Cou may not know j^Gust where you came from, b^Dut once upon a time There was^Emin a carpenter, a bartender, ^Ca broken fishing line. ^GJust south of Royalty in the ^Dtown that I came from, There were^Emin architects and astronauts But the^C only one she loved was a prison guard. ^{G D Emin}Uhm h^Cm

And that's the^Emin only time I ^Amin7ever saw true l^Dove.

^GAmerica's a^D girl I liked in^Emin Georgia^{G C}London kept me^G warm up in ^DEugene. I guess my^G mother bles^Ds her heart, ^EminSet the bar too high t^Go start. 'Cause^Amin7 finding love for ^Gme is just too ^Eminhard ^DFor a son of a prison guard.

There'^Gs a gate that needed painting,^D clothes that needed clean. They'd say there'^Emins time enough for that when the^C fun has all been seen. 'Cause when we're^G laying on our death bed,^D a promise we won't say W^Eminish we would have worked more, ^Cbaby Instead of loving you that wa^Gy,^D no wa^Eminy. ^C

And that's the^Emin only time I ^Amin7ever saw true l^Dove.

^GSigourney is a^D girl I met in^Emin Brooklyn^{G C}Paris got me^G close in New O^Drleans I guess my^G mother bless her^D heart, Set the^Emin bar too high to ^Gstart. 'Cause ^Amin7finding love for^G me is just too ^Eminhard For a^D son of a prison guard. ^Emin

I^Emin go wherever you are,^D whoever you are^C I^C go wherever you are, whoever you are ^Emin I^Emin go wherever you are,^D whoever you are^C I^C go wherever you are.

^GBetty is a^D girl I knew i^Eminn Charlotte ^{G C}Jordan left for^G Sydney yes^Dterday. I guess my^G mother bless her ^Dheart, Set the^Emin bar too high to^G start. 'Caus^Amin7e finding love for^G me is just too^Emin hard D G End on G For a son of a prison guard.