| Am | Dm | Am | Em E7 |
| Am | Dm7 | Am Em | Dm7 Am |


[Verse]

          Am
One day a friend took me aside
                     Dm
and said, "I have to leave you.
           Am
For buying something from a friend
                     Em      E7
They say I have done wrong.
       Am
For protecting the name of a man
                      Dm7
they say I'll have to leave you.
           Am              Em                Dm7    Am
So now I'm bidding you farewell for much too long.


[Chorus]

             Am                     Dm7
And here's a song to sing for every man inside.
          Am                         Em     E7
If he can hear you sing it's an open door.
              Am                          Dm7
There's not a rich man there who couldn't pay his way
            Am                Em                 Dm7    Am
and buy the freedom, that's a high price for the poor.


[Interlude]

Am(9)          Dm7(6)         Am(9)              Em       E7
Kids in Texas, smoking grass, ten year sentence, comes to pass.
Am(9)       Dm7(6)        Am(9)          Em       Dm7    Am
Misdemeanor in Ann Arbor, ask the judges why?


[Verse]

        Am
Another friend said to her kids
                  Dm
I'm gonna have to leave you
            Am
For selling something to the man
              Em     E7
I guess I did wrong.
               Am
And although I did the best I could
                  Dm7
I'm gonna have to leave you.
           Am              Em                Dm7    Am
So now I'm kissing you farewell for much too long.


[Chorus]

             Am                     Dm7
And here's a song to sing for every man inside.
          Am                         Em     E7
If he can hear you sing it's an open door.
              Am                          Dm7
There's not a rich man there who couldn't pay his way
            Am                Em                 Dm7    Am7
and buy the freedom, that's a high price for the poor.


[Outro]

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| Am | Dm7 | Am Em | Dm7 Am |