Percys Song

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bad news , bad news , come to me where i sleep ,
G A
turn , turn , turn again ,
D G
sayin’ one of your friends is in trouble deep ,
Em G A
turn , turn to the rain and the wind .

D G D
tell me , the trouble tell once to my ear ,
G A
turn , turn , turn again ,

joliet prison and ninety – nine years .
Em G A
turn , turn to the rain and the wind .

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oh what’s the charge of how this came to be ,
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D G
manslaughter in the highest of degree .
Em G A
turn , turn to the rain and the wind .

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i sat down and wrote the best words i could write ,
G A
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D G
explaining to the judge i’d be there on wednesday night .
Em G A
turn , turn to the rain and the wind .

D G D
without a reply i left by the moon ,
G A
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D G
and was in his chambers by the next afternoon .
Em G A
turn , turn to the rain and the wind .

D G D
could ya tell me the facts? i said without fear ,
G A
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D G
that a friend of mine would get ninety – nine years .
Em G A
turn , turn to the rain and the wind .

D G D
a crash on the highway flew the car to a field ,
G A
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D G
there was four persons killed and he was at the wheel .
Em G A
turn , turn to the rain and the wind .

D G D
but i knew him as good as i’m knowin’ myself ,
G A
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D G
and he wouldn’t harm a life that belonged to someone else .
Em G A
turn , turn to the rain and the wind .

D G D
the judge spoke out of the side of his mouth ,
G A
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D G
sayin’ the witness who saw he left little doubt .
Em G A
turn , turn to the rain and the wind .

D G D
that may be true he’s got a sentence to serve ,
G A
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D G
but ninety – nine years he just don’t deserve .
Em G A
turn , turn to the rain and the wind .

D G D
too late , too late for his case it is sealed
G A
turn , turn , turn again ,
D G
his sentence is passed and it cannot be repealed .
Em G A
turn , turn to the rain and the wind .

D G D
but he ain’t no criminal and his crime it is none ,
G A
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D G
what happened to him could happen to anyone .
Em G A
turn , turn to the rain and the wind .

D G D
and at that the judge jerked forward and his face it did freeze ,
G A
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D G
sayin’ “could you kindly leave my office now , please . ”
Em G A
turn , turn to the rain and the wind .

D G D
well his eyes looked funny and i stood up so slow ,
G A
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D G
with no other choice except but for to go .
Em G A
turn , turn to the rain and the wind .

D G D
i walked down the hallway and i heard his door slam ,
G A
turn , turn , turn again ,
D G
i walked down the courthouse stairs and i could not understand .
Em G A
turn , turn to the rain and the wind .

D G D
and i played my guitar through the night to the day ,
G A
turn , turn , turn again ,
D G
and the only tune my guitar could play
Em G A
was “old cruel rain and the wind . ”