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Behind The Eyes Of Henri Young by Kasey Chambers
Behind The Eyes Of Henri Young
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 6th fret
[Verse 1]
G G/F Em
Sent him away in '38, California state, the case was tried
G G/F Em
Henri Young was an orphan son, came undone when his sister cried
C G
His time he'd serve, he'd stole for her
C G D
Free men until, five dollar bill
G G/F Em
But the grocery store had a postal door, federal law had to intervene
G G/F Em
And underneath all the disbelief was a petty thief who was just 17
C G
He'd come at last, to Alcatraz
C G D
He'd come so far, with a weary heart
[Chorus]
C D G G/F Em
And as sure as my name is Henri Young, I never meant to hurt no one
C D G G/F Em
I'd take back everything I stole, if God would come and save my soul
C G
And then they'll hear these cries
C G D
An innocent man behind these eyes
[Verse 2]
G G/F Em
Well, he stayed up late for the prison break, and he tried to escape, but the plan was blown
G G/F Em
And he begged and prayed but the warden came, threw him away, down in the hole
C G
For 19 days, he was meant to stay
C G D
But he disappeared for three long years
G G/F Em
Well they headed down to the underground, where they let him out to return to his room
G G/F Em
And when morning came he was never the same and he stabbed McCain with the handle of the spoon
C G
From days gone past, to Alcatraz
C G D
From a man who steals, to a man who kills
[Chorus]
C D G G/F Em
And as sure as my name is Henri Young, I never meant to hurt no one
C D G G/F Em
I'd take back everything I stole, if God would come and save my soul
C G
And then they'll hear these cries
C G D
An innocent man behind these eyes
[Verse 3]
G G/F Em
Well the year was told on the radio DiMaggio and the war was at its worst
G G/F Em
Henri Young was an orphan son who came undone with murder in the first
C G
Death by gas, in Alcatraz
C G D
Good man when he came, now who's the one to blame
[Chorus]
C D G G/F Em
And as sure as my name is Henri Young, I never meant to hurt no one
C D G G/F Em
I'd take back everything I stole, if God would come and save my soul
C G
And then they'll hear these cries
C G D
An innocent man behind these eyes
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