Chords for County Jail Gate

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Two tons of steel [Em] grinding on the wheels
[C] It's a sound you'll never [G] mistake _ _
As the buzzer rings you're [Em] going to feel the sting [C] as they open the county [D] jail gate _
[G] Once you're inside
[Em] There's no place to hide [C] and you're left to you.
It's in [G] your fate and _
There ain't no sound I've [Em] learned more to hate
And [C] the sound [D] of the county [G] jail gate [C] county jail gate
_ _ _ _ County [Em] jail gate _ _ _ _ _
[Am] When you hear it mister, it's too [C] late _ _
the sound [D] of the county [G] jail gate _ _
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[G] _ _ _ If you can't do the time [Em] then don't do the crime [C] that's a lesson that I learned [G] real hard
_ Just 12 years old when they [Em] first took me away
[C] Cuz I done stole [D] me a car
_ [G] More choices and regrets.
[Em] Well, I've had my share
[C] But the fault has really [G] been mine
_ _ Always thought I'd [Em] have years to spare
[C] But I'm just sitting here doing [G] time
county [C] jail gate _ _
_ _ county [Em] jail gate _ _
_ _ _ [Am] When you hear it mister, it's too [C] late
_ the sound of the county [G] jail gate _ _ _ _ _ _
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[D] _ _ _ [G] My mother died [Em] when I was inside
_ [C] That's something I'll never [G] forgive
_ And wasted times [Em] what's on my mind?
[C] Cuz this ain't no [D] way to live
_ _ [G] She'd hoped one day [Em] that I changed my ways [C] and kids you should listen [G] up here
_ What started out as fun [Em] became a life on the run [C] and turned into nothing [G] but fear
county [C] jail gate _
_ _ county [Em] jail gate _
_ You _ [Am] hear it mister, it's [C] too late
_ the sound of the county [G] jail gate
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_ _ county [Em] jail gate _
_ _ _ [Am] When you hear it mister, it's [C] too late _ you're behind [D] the county jail [G] gate _ _ _ _ _
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