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28 by John Craigie
28
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:E
Capo:no capo
[Verse 1]
B7 E A
Jim Morrison, Miami County Prison,
E B7
lookin' out the window at the barbed wire fence
A E A E
Singing "This ain't for me, this rock and roll scene.
A E B7
I should be writing poetry on a farm out in France.
A E F#m E
"Cause I can't see through the darkness. I can't feel no pain.
A E F#m E
Seems you lose your spark when you achieve your fame.
A E F#m E
I could start it all over, I could escape.
A E B7 E
If I could only make it to twenty eight
A E B7 E
If I could only make it to twenty eight."
[Verse 2]
B7 E A
Janis Joplin, one foot in the coffin.
A E B7
Left that field a-rockin' and she walked on out the door.
A E A E
She put her head in her hands, she said "I've given all I can.
A E B7
I drain myself for these fans. I ain't never been this dry before.
A E F#m E
"But Imma move out of this Chelsea Hotel, stop drinking all the time.
A E F#m E
Stop blowin' Leonard Cohen and listening to him whine.
A E F#m E
Cause I know I am beautiful, I will prove it someday.
A E B7 E
If I could only make it to twenty eight.
A E B7 E
If I could only make it to twenty eight."
[Verse 3]
B7 E A
And Kurt Cobain sat in his shed in the rain,
A E B7
stomach full of pain, eyes growin' dark.
A E A E
He said "I'm losing control. Ought to move down to San Francisco,
A E B7
light candles at all of my shows and switch to acoustic guitars.
A E F#m E
"Cause this world don't need no more tension and hate.
A E F#m E
Needs a reason for these kids to stand up and create.
A E F#m E
And I could pull this trigger, or I could just walk away,
A E B7 E
if I could only make it to twenty eight.
A E B7 E
If I could only make it to twenty eight.
A E B7 E
If I could only make it
A E B7 E
If I could only make it."
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