Misc Musicals – Love In Hate Nation - The Three Failed Escape Attempts Of Sheila Nail (Guitar)
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[SHEILA]
C First time I tried it, it was late at night C I tied some bedsheets together C Tied ’em up real tight F Tied one end to a drainpipe Ab Threw the other out the window Oh-o-o-oh G Looked past the edge G Forty feet below E I threw my leg over E Thought “here I go” A And started climbing down the A Side of the building A Side of the building D Climbing right down (right down) Em Got looks from the squirrels in the trees E And feelin’ the breeze A Across my nightgown (nightgown) A Then I was a few feet from freedom D Really just a few feet from freedom Em Then I heard a “stop right there E Put your hands in the air” Em Gb And I knew that my plan was a fail E Well, gettin’ caught is the worst Gb And that was only the first B E A Of the three failed escape attempts of Sheila Nail
[SHEILA, DOROTHY, KITTY, RAT, YA-YA]
A Three failed escape attempts of Sheila Nail A Ab Three failed escape attempts of Sheila Nail
[SHEILA]
Db B Second time I tried, it was another day (hey) Dbm Db There were bedsheets involved Db But in a different way (hey!) Gb I hid inside the laundry bin A You would not believe the things I saw A Sha-na-na-na Ab Waited for hours Ab Thought I’s gonna get stuck F Then the orderly starts pushing me Gb Ab Towards his truck Am Which meant that we was headed Bb Out of the building Bb Out of the building Eb Headed right out (right out) Fm I was covered in clothes F Through a hole in some hose Bb I saw a light sprout (saw a little light sprout) Dm Bb Knew I was a few feet from freedom Eb Really just a few feet from freedom F Then I heard the orderly shout F “Look, a foot’s stickin’ out!” G And he lifted off my veil Eb F Oh yeah, the warden was beckoned Bb G And so goes the second C F Bb Of the three failed escape attempts of Sheila Nail Eb And after that I said forget the clever plan Bb I saw an opportunity Bb And I just ran C Got as far as the highway C Stuck out my thumb F A car slowed up and here the warden come Bb Eb E She called me a filthy malcontent F Bb And yeah, that was exactly how the third time went Bb But that’s not really how it happened Bb It’s just what I say F Bb Cause I did get in the car Bb And as it drove away Eb I thought of where I came from Db I thought of where I’d go, oh C Where am I gonna sleep tonight? Gm C I don’t know Gm I ain’t got no family C Gm G Got no coin in my purse Gm C Yeah, life was bad at school Gm Life before it was worse Am And I ain’t been a civilian D Am Since ‘53 D And I’m sure the world’s changed Am Substantially Bbm And Nation is scary Eb And so, so unfair Bb Bbm But at least I have a purpose Eb And I’m respected there F Hey driver, hey driver F Hey, I’m not of age F You best take me back F Back back back to my cage Bb And back to Nation I went Gb F Oh so embarrassingly Bb Of my own consent Bb Last time I tried it Bb Was a different affair Bb I tied some bedsheets together Bb And I stood on a chair Eb I tied one end to a drainpipe Db The other ‘round my neck Db Oh heck Eb Bb F Without any prep, I took a step Bb I could feel the air leave my body Bb Air leave my body Eb Ebm It got real tight F I never copped to this kind of shit F But I have to admit Bbm It didn’t feel right Db And I was just a few breaths from freedom Eb But it didn’t feel much like freedom
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And then the drainpipe broke
N.C.
And I let out a croak
G E And the water rained down on me
[SHEILA, spoken]
E Gb B Ab I don’t believe in signs, but I can read between the lines
[SHEILA]
E Gb So I guess this is where I’m supposed to be G Hey
[SHEILA, DOROTHY, KITTY, RAT, YA-YA]
C And with the rain pouring down C Inside of the building F Pouring right down (right down)
[SHEILA]
G I lit a hidden cigarette G As I stood soaking wet C In my nightgown (nightgown) C Bars and cages C Defined my freedom C Now I make my F Own kind of freedom G Running away is a bore A So I don’t do that no more F G I see a battle, I fight C A I’m my own shining white knight F I may be fucked in my head G C A But hey, at least I ain’t dead F G A And babe I’m gon-na-na-na-na-na prevail G By now you oughta derive that C A ‘Cause I fought, I survived D G C And the three failed escape attempts of Sheila Nail
[DOROTHY, KITTY, RAT, YA-YA]
C Three failed escape attempts of Shelia Nail F Three failed escape attempts of Shelia Nail
[SHELIA]
Am D Freedom (freedom), I lived to tell the tale
[SHEILA, DOROTHY, KITTY, RAT, YA-YA]
C G C Of the three failed escape attempts of Sheila Nail