Saint Bethlehem Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]Gus Hyatt robbed a train at the Saint Bethlehem stop in Clarksville, Ten[C]nessee in 1897, killing the conductor. He was later sent to prison at [D]the Tennessee State Prison. There,
he spent years masterminding a grand prison break that involved shipping dynamite and guns into the prison. In 1902, he succeeded by [C]blowing up one wall of the Gothic stone building, killing several inmates in the process. Gus escaped down the river. He [D]was caught and shot dead in Oklahoma many years later.

[Verse 2]
We stayed up [C]’til the clock was tired
[D]listening to your ali[C]bis
you’re just [Am]a boy from [C]a world of [G]train
wrecks and sac[D]raments
you des[Am]troy [C]the girls [G]and you’re not
here by [D]ac [C]cident
so find out [D]for me[C]
what’s outside for me
[D]

[Verse 3]
You found a way to just [C]pretend [D]who you
are [C]and where you’ve been
a deck [Am]of cards and [C]the guards
of the [G]avenues [D]and boulevards
[Am]can ’t change [C]the stars [G]what’s in
the blood of who [D]you [C]are
so count on some [D]cross [C]to find
the things you lost
[D]

[Verse 4]
There’s a light by [C]the river tonight
you know this [G]dynamite ain’t on
your side [C]still you [D]leave
there’s a sign in [C]the moonlight sky
so you [G]light the fuse and you use
[C]the ones who can’t get [D]away

[Verse 5]
You traded spades for ci[C]garettes [D]you said
your love [C]from Louisville forgets
[Am]the truth [C]’cause the gin
at [G]Saint Bethle[D]hem
is to blame for [Am]the [C]game t[G]hat
we’re all play[D]ing[C]
so I’ll hold [D]you close [C]while
the world ex[D]plodes

[Verse 6]
There’s a light by [C]the river tonight
you know this [G]dynamite ain’t on
your side [C]still you [D]leave
there’s a sign [C]in[G][C][D]
[C]
[G]the[C] mo[D]on
[C]light sky
so you [G]light the fuse and you use
[C]the ones who can’t get away

[Verse 7]
[D]You traded spades for [C]ci [D]garettes you said
your love from [C]Louisville forgets
[Am]the truth and [C]the gin are [Em]from Saint Bethlehem