Capo ♪ fret 2
Intro
[G] [Em] [C]
Chorus
[G]now, pretty baby, i’m [Em]runnin’ back
home to [C]you..
[G]fresh out the slammer,
i [Em]know who my first call will be [C]to..
fresh out the slammer, oh
a[G]nother summer, takin’ cover
[Em]rollin’ thunder, he don’t underst[C]and me..
[G]splintered back in winter,
silent [Em]dinners, bitter
he was with her [C]in dreams..
[G]gray and blue and fights and tunnels
[Em]handcuffed to the spell i was under..
[C] for just one hour of sunshine..
[G]years of labor, locks and ceilings..
[Em]in the shade of how he was feelin’..
[C] but it’s gonna be alright, i did my time..
Chorus
[G]now, pretty baby, i’m [Em]runnin’ back
home to [C]you..
[G]fresh out the slammer,
i [Em]know who my first call will be [C]to..
fresh out the slammer, oh
[G]camera flashes, welcome bashes
[Em]get the matches, toss the ashes [C]off the ledge..
as i said [G]in my letters, now that i know [Em]better
i will never lose my [C]baby again..
[G]my friends tried but i wouldn’t hear it..
[Em]watched me daily disappearing..
[C] for just one glimpse of his smile..
[G]all those nights you kept me going..
[Em]swirled you into all of my poems..
[C] now we’re at the starting line, i did my time..
[G]now, pretty baby, i’m runnin’..
to the [C]house where you still wait up
and that porch [G]light gleams..
to the [Em]one who says i’m the girl
of his ameri[C]can dreams..
and no [G]matter what i’ve done,
it wouldn’t matter anyway
ain’t no [C]way i’m gonna screw up,
now that i know what’s at stake [G]here..
at the [Em]park where we used to sit
on children’s[C] swings..
wearing[G] imaginary rings[C]..
[G] but it’s gonna be alright, i [Em]did my time[C]..
Outro
[G] [C] -[G]–[Em]—[C]——–