This Place Is A Prison Chords by The Postal Service
Tempo:
86.1 bpm
Chords used:
C
A
G
Am
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C]
[A] [C]
[Am] [C] This
[G] [C]
[A] place is [C] a prison,
[A] these people aren't [C] your friends
[Am] Inhaling thrills [C] through twenty dollar bills
And [G] the tumblers are drained and then flooded again [F] and again
[G]
[A] [C]
[F] [G]
[A] [Am] [C]
[A] Scorched at [C] the young man's
[A] [Am] arm to [C] the teeth
[Am] You may case the grounds from [C] the cascades to Puget Sound
[G] But you are not permitted to leave
[F] I know there's a [G] big world out there like [A] the one I saw [C] on the screen
[F] In my living [G] room late last night it [Am] was almost too bright [F] to see
I know that [G] it's not a party [A] if it happens [F] every night
[C]
Pretending there's glamour [G] and candelabra [A] when you're drinking by candlelight
[Gm]
[F] What does it take to get a drink [A] in?
[G]
[F] What does it take?
How long [A] must I wait?
[G] [Gm]
[F] What [Fm] does it take to [Am] get a drink [A] in?
[G] [Gm]
[F] What does it take?
How [Am] long must I wait?
[G] [C]
How long [Am] must I wait?
[D] [Am] [D]
[Am] [G]
[F]
[A]
[A] [C]
[Am] [C] This
[G] [C]
[A] place is [C] a prison,
[A] these people aren't [C] your friends
[Am] Inhaling thrills [C] through twenty dollar bills
And [G] the tumblers are drained and then flooded again [F] and again
[G]
[A] [C]
[F] [G]
[A] [Am] [C]
[A] Scorched at [C] the young man's
[A] [Am] arm to [C] the teeth
[Am] You may case the grounds from [C] the cascades to Puget Sound
[G] But you are not permitted to leave
[F] I know there's a [G] big world out there like [A] the one I saw [C] on the screen
[F] In my living [G] room late last night it [Am] was almost too bright [F] to see
I know that [G] it's not a party [A] if it happens [F] every night
[C]
Pretending there's glamour [G] and candelabra [A] when you're drinking by candlelight
[Gm]
[F] What does it take to get a drink [A] in?
[G]
[F] What does it take?
How long [A] must I wait?
[G] [Gm]
[F] What [Fm] does it take to [Am] get a drink [A] in?
[G] [Gm]
[F] What does it take?
How [Am] long must I wait?
[G] [C]
How long [Am] must I wait?
[D] [Am] [D]
[Am] [G]
[F]
[A]
Key:
C
A
G
Am
F
C
A
G
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [C] This _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ place is [C] a prison, _ _ _
[A] _ these people aren't [C] your friends _ _
[Am] Inhaling thrills [C] through twenty dollar bills
And [G] the tumblers are drained and then flooded again [F] and again
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ Scorched at [C] the young man's _
[A] _ _ [Am] arm to [C] the teeth _
[Am] You may case the grounds from [C] the cascades to Puget Sound
[G] But you are not permitted to leave _ _
[F] I know there's a [G] big world out there like [A] the one I saw [C] on the screen _
[F] In my living [G] room late last night it [Am] was almost too bright [F] to see _ _ _
_ I know that [G] it's not a party [A] if it happens _ [F] every night
_ [C] _
Pretending there's glamour [G] and _ candelabra [A] when you're drinking by candlelight _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[F] _ What does it take to get a drink [A] in?
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F] _ What does it take?
How long [A] must I wait?
_ _ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[F] _ What [Fm] does it take to [Am] get a drink [A] in?
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[F] _ What does it take?
How [Am] long must I wait?
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ How long [Am] must I wait?
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [C] This _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ place is [C] a prison, _ _ _
[A] _ these people aren't [C] your friends _ _
[Am] Inhaling thrills [C] through twenty dollar bills
And [G] the tumblers are drained and then flooded again [F] and again
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ Scorched at [C] the young man's _
[A] _ _ [Am] arm to [C] the teeth _
[Am] You may case the grounds from [C] the cascades to Puget Sound
[G] But you are not permitted to leave _ _
[F] I know there's a [G] big world out there like [A] the one I saw [C] on the screen _
[F] In my living [G] room late last night it [Am] was almost too bright [F] to see _ _ _
_ I know that [G] it's not a party [A] if it happens _ [F] every night
_ [C] _
Pretending there's glamour [G] and _ candelabra [A] when you're drinking by candlelight _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[F] _ What does it take to get a drink [A] in?
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F] _ What does it take?
How long [A] must I wait?
_ _ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[F] _ What [Fm] does it take to [Am] get a drink [A] in?
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[F] _ What does it take?
How [Am] long must I wait?
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ How long [Am] must I wait?
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _