Intro: C5 F5 C5 G5 C5 F5 C5 G5 F5 G5 C5 Verse I: C5 F5 One day a friend took me aside, and said I have to leave you C5 G5 For buying something from a friend, they say I've done wrong C5 F5 For protecting the name of a man, they say I'll have to leave you C5 G5 F5 G5 C5 So now I'm bidding you farewell, for much too long Chorus: C5 F5 And here's a song to sing, for every man inside, C5 G5 If he can hear you sing, it's an open door. C5 F5 There's not a rich man there, who couldn't pay his way C5 G5 F5 G5 C5 And buy the freedom that's a high price for the poor. Bridge: C5 F5 C5 G5 Kids in Texas, smoking grass, ten year sentence, comes to pass C5 F5 C5 G5 F5 G5 C5 Misdemeanor in Ann Arbor, ask the judges Why? Verse II: C5 F5 Another friend said to her kids, I'm gonna have to leave you C5 G5 For selling something to the man, I guess I did wrong C5 F5 And although I did the best I could, I'm gonna have to leave you C5 G5 F5 G5 C5 So now I'm kissing you farewell for much too long. Chorus: Outro: C5 F5 C5 G5 C5 F5 C5 G5 F5 G5 C5