Iron & Wine – Prison On Route 41 (Guitar)

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           A                D
There’s a prison on route 41

            A                         E
Home to my father, first cousin, and son

      A                D
And I visit on every weekend

            A              E             A
Not with my body but with prayers that I send

        A                  D
I’ve a reason for my absentee

                A                   E
And no lack of love for my dear family

        A                       D
And my savior is not Christ the Lord

                 A            E            A
But one named Virginia who I live my life for

E                       A
Cuz I owe mine to her

    D            A             E
And I’d rot in that prison for sure

                     A
If she'd tossed me aside

        D       A       E
And not shown me the way to abide

    A                    D
By decree, the law of the land

             A                          E
So unlike my uncle, grandpa, and great aunt

         A                      D
Whom I’d most likely see every day

                A                E          A
If not for the righteous path Virginia laid

          A                 D
There’s a prison on route 41

            A                        E
Home to my mother, stepbrother, and son

         A                         D
And I’d tear down that jail by myself

               A              E          A
If not for Virginia who made me someone else

E               A
And I owe it all to her

    D            A           E
And I’d rot in that prison for sure

                      A
If she'd tossed me aside

     D           A      E
And not shown me the way to abide

        A                   D
By the precepts of her purity

               A                        E
So unlike the habits of my whole family

        A                        D
Whom I only see down on my knees

              A                E          A
In prayer by Virginia whom I live for to please