Benjamin Gibbard – This Place Is A Prison (Guitar)
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From Ben Gibbard's live performance of the song he wrote for the Postal Service.
Chords: Em G D C Dsus4 ---x----x----x----x----x---| ---0----3----3----1----3---| ---0----0----2----0----0---| ---2----0----0----2----4---| ---2----2----0----3----5---| ---0----3----x----3----5---|
Near the end he walks from C to Em; to do this, incorporate picking the low C note
[A string, 3rd fret], to the B right under it [A string, 2nd fret], and then G
[low E string, 3rd fret] into your strumming, followed by Em, with a strong accent
on the open E. It isn't required but it sounds really nice the way it follows the
vocals, and gives the song somewhat of a signature sound.
Intro: Em-G
Em G This place is a prison Em G And these people aren't your friends Em G Inhaling thrills through twenty dollar bills D As the tumblers are drained C And then flooded again and again
Dsus4-Em-G x2
Em G There's guards at the on ramps Em G Armed to the teeth Em And you may case the grounds G From the Cascades to Puget Sound D But you are not permitted to leave C Dsus4 I know there's a big world out there Em G Like the one that I saw on the screen C Dsus4 In my living room late last night Em C It was almost too bright to see Dsus4 And I know that it's not a party Em C If it happens every night Dsus4 Pretending there's glamour and candelabra Em As you're drinking by candlelight
Em-Dsus4-
C WALK - TO - Em Dsus4 What does it take to get a drink in this place? C Em What does it take, how long must I wait?
[repeat to end]