Arlo Guthrie – Percys Song chords
Chords:
Percy's Song as recorded by Arlo Guthrie (Composed by Bob Dylan) (Before you start commenting that it's missing chords, listen to the Arlo Guthrie version) CAPO: 2nd FretG C GBad News, bad news, has come to where I sleepAm D Dsus DTurn, turn, turn againG C (walk down bass to Am)Saying one of my friends is in trouble deepAm C D Dsus DTurn, turn to the wind and the rainG C GTell me the trouble, tell me once to my earsAm D Dsus DTurn, turn, turn againG C (walk down bass to Am)Joliet Prison for ninety-nine yearsAm C D Dsus DTurn, turn to the wind and the rainG C GA crash on the highway threw a car into a fieldAm D Dsus DTurn, turn, turn againG C (walk down bass to Am)There were four people killed and he was at the wheelAm C D Dsus DTurn, turn to the wind and the rainG C GBut I know him as well as I know my own selfAm D Dsus DTurn, turn, turn againG C (walk down bass to Am)And he wouldn't harm a life that belonged to someone elseAm C D Dsus DTurn, turn to the wind and the rainG C G"That may be so," said the judge from the side of his mouthAm D Dsus DTurn, turn, turn againG C (walk down bass to Am)But the witness who saw it, he left little doubtAm C D Dsus DTurn, turn, to the wind and the rainG C GHe may, he may have a sentence for to serveAm D Dsus DTurn, turn, turn againG C (walk down bass to Am)But ninety-nine years he just does not deserveAm C D Dsus DTurn, turn to the wind and the rainG C GToo late, too late, for his case it is sealedAm D Dsus DTurn, turn, turn againG C (walk down bass to Am)His sentence it is passed and it cannot be repealedAm C D Dsus DTurn, turn to the wind and the rainG C GBut he ain't no criminal, and his crime it is noneAm D Dsus DTurn, turn, turn againG C (walk down bass to Am)And what happened to him could have happened to anyoneAm C D Dsus DTurn, turn to the wind and the rainG C GAt that the judge jerked forward and his face it did freezeAm D Dsus DTurn, turn, turn againG C (walk down bass to Am)Saying "Would you kindly leave my office now please"Am C D Dsus DTurn, turn to the wind and the rainG C GI squinted my eyes and I stood up so slow,Am D Dsus DTurn, turn turn againG C (walk down bass to Am)With no other choice except for me to goAm C D Dsus DTurn, turn to the wind and the rainG C GWell, I walked down the hall and I heard his door slamAm D Dsus DTurn, turn, turn againG C (walk down bass to Am)I walked down the stairs, but I could not understandAm C D Dsus DTurn, turn to the wind and the rainG C GI played my guitar through the night and through the dayAm D Dsus DTurn, turn, turn againG C (walk down bass to Am)But the only tune that my guitar would playAm C D Dsus DWas oh, how cruel the wind and the rain