Intro: C5 F5 C5 G5 C5 F5 C5 G5 F5 G5 C5 
 

Verse I:  
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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: 
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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 
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And buy the freedom that's a high price for the poor.  
 
Bridge: 
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Kids in Texas, smoking grass, ten year sentence, comes to pass 
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Misdemeanor in Ann Arbor, ask the judges Why?  
 
Verse II:  
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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