Intro (4 times)
 Am            F             C            C
E|-------0----/--------0----/--------0-0--/--------0-0--/|
B|------1--1--/----------1--/---------1---/---------1---/|
G|----2-------/------2------/------0------/------0------/|
D|--2---------/--0h3--------/----2--------/----2--------/|
A|------------/-------------/--3----------/--3----------/|
E|------------/-------------/-------------/-------------/|

4th time on that intro, the C chord does this
  C                  C                  C                 C
E|--------0-0--------/------0-0---------/-------0-0-------/----0-0/|
B|---------1---------/-------1----------/--------1----0h1-/-----1-/|
G|------0------------/----0-------------/-----0-----------/---0---/|
D|----2-------3/5--2-/---2------3/5--2--/---2-------------/--2----/|
A|--3----------------/-3--------------3-/-3---------------/-3-----/|
E|-------------------/------------------/-----------------/-------/|
Verse  Am       F      C      Am       F         C
         Well i got on the,     its my angle of prison idea,
       Am       F        C               Am     F        C      G
         aint a place in this whole damn city, willing to hire me,
                    C   C/B   Am
         its been 20 years.

Chorus F             G            C   C/B    Am   
         And a horn blows,  from a river boat,
       F             G               C   C/B Am
         It sounds the same,  as the day i went away,
       F             G                C
         you know it sounds just the same.

INSTRUMENTAL QUICK

Verse   Am  F  C     Am      F          C
         In 1979,     man i was always high
        Am        F                    C
         i dont remember commiting the crime
        Am       F                  C      G
         but i remember doing the time
                 C   C/B   Am
         its been 20 yrs

Chorus  F             G          C  C/B  Am
         And a horn blows,  from a snoozaphone
        F             G          C  
         to me it sounds,  like a moan

INTRO AGAIN AS INSTRUMENTAL

Verse   Am         F          C       Am       F     C
         My eyes are not like yours, my eyes are froze,
        Am        F              C    Am     F   C      G
         from the ears, in a jail cell, in fear my foes
                C  C/B  Am
         its been 20 yrs

Chorus  F            G           C   C/B  Am
         And a horn blows, from river boat
        F             G           C   C/B   Am
         and it sounds the same,  as the day i went away
        F             G              C
         you know it sounds just the same