Weighted Down (The Prison Song) Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]Weighted down by possessions
Weighted [A]down [G]by [A]the gun
Waited [C]down by the [D]river [C]for you to com[G]e

[Verse 2]
[G]
[D]My darling,
you're darning my [G]action[Bm][D]
Of [C]when three months, I [G]was gone
[D]But whose socks wer[G]e you dar[D]ning,
[G]darling[D]
While [C]I been g[G]one so long?

[Verse 3]
[G]
[D]Weighted [G]down by possessions
Weighted [D]down [A]by [G]the[A] gun
[E]Waited [A]dow[C]n by [G]the[D] river
for [C]you to come
[G]

[Verse 4]
[D]
[A]A best [D]friend to your ear[Cm] of t[G]ru[D]e
said [C]I was guilty of s[G]in[Bm]
[G]Sai[D]d my bei[Cm]ng gon[D]e was
the best thing for [C]you[G][D]
But the truth, it [Cm]all [D]comes through
[C]for [G]me and my kin
It wasn't [D]the best thing [E]for[Em]
me [G]but [C]was [G]the best for him

[Verse 5]
[G]
Weighted down by decision
Weighted [A]down [G]by the [A]gun
Waited [C]down by the [D]river for [C]you [G]to come

[Interlude 1]
[D][A][G][D][A]
[C][G][Bm][D]
Weighted [Bm]down

[Verse 6]
[G]by possessions
Weighted [A]down [G]by the [A]gun[E]
Waited [A]down [C]by [G]the[D] river
for [C]you to come

[Interlude 2]
[G][Em]

[Verse 7]
[D]While I sat [G]there [Cm]wondering,
[G]you[D] thought that e[C]yes were h[G]id
[D]And I had [G]the honor of watching
[A]everything you [D]did
[G]So now I come with words of pain
to [C]bring you news [G]of life
If you can't find your woman,
don't [D]take an[Bm]other[G]'s wife

[Verse 8]
[G]
[D]Wait[G]ing down by possessions
Waiting [A]down with a gun
Waiting [C]down [G]by the [D]river [Eb]for [Cm]you[C]
[Cm]to c[A]ome[G]

[Outro 1]
[D][Em][G][C#][D][G]