• Song:

    This Place Is A Prison

  • Artist:

    Ben Gibbard

From Ben Gibbard's live performance of the song he wrote for the Postal Service.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiRZ6NM0OuQ

Chords:    Em (022000@1) G (320003@1)  D (xx0232@1)  C (x32010@1)Dsus4 (xx0233@1)       ---x----x----x----x----x---|
        ---0----3----3----1----3---|
        ---0----0----2----0----0---|
        ---2----0----0----2----4---|
	---2----2----0----3----5---|
	---0----3----x----3----5---|

Near the end he walks from C to Em; to do this, incorporate picking the low C note 
[A string, 3rd fret], to the B right under it [A string, 2nd fret], and then G 
[low E string, 3rd fret] into your strumming, followed by Em, with a strong accent 
on the open E. It isn't required but it sounds really nice the way it follows the 
vocals, and gives the song somewhat of a signature sound.

Intro: Em-G

Em (022000@1)            GThis (320003@1)place is a prison
Em (022000@1)                        G (320003@1)
And these people aren't your friends
Em (022000@1)                    GInhaling (320003@1)thrills through twenty dollar bills
DAs (xx0232@1)the tumblers are drained
                       CAnd (x32010@1)then flooded again and again

Dsus4-Em-G  x2

Em (022000@1)                  GThere's (320003@1)guards at the on ramps
Em (022000@1)         GArmed (320003@1)to the teeth
EmAnd (022000@1)you may case the grounds
            GFrom (320003@1)the Cascades to Puget Sound
DBut (xx0232@1)you are not permitted to leave

C (x32010@1)                  Dsus4I (xx0233@1)know there's a big world out there
        Em (022000@1)              GLike (320003@1)the one that I saw on the screen
C (x32010@1)               Dsus4In (xx0233@1)my living room late last night
       Em (022000@1)               CIt (x32010@1)was almost too bright to see
                    Dsus4And (xx0233@1)I know that it's not a party
      Em (022000@1)          CIf (x32010@1)it happens every night
                           Dsus4Pretending (xx0233@1)there's glamour and candelabra
EmAs (022000@1)you're drinking by candlelight

Em-Dsus4-

C (x32010@1)                        WALK  -  TO  -  Em (022000@1)  Dsus4What (xx0233@1)does it take to get a drink in this place?
C (x32010@1)                             Em (022000@1)What does it take, how long must I wait?	

[repeat to end]

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