Molly Hatchet - The Price You Pay guitar tab

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THE PRICE YOU PAY (MOLLY HATCHET)

Intro: E I E I E I E I

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1.Verse: There´s a small jail in georgia that you all know

E

where the sun´s so hot and the daylight don´t show

A

where the moccasin she rests on a soft bed of sand,

E

you can hear the hound dogs howling out the land

B

it ain´t the way i wanted it, but

C D E E

lord that´s the price you pay

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2.Verse: i said jailer, bring me water for my throat is dry

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four walls steel bars, i´ve been watching passers by,

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i´ve been sittin´here so damn long i´m starting to cry

E

the hangman´s coming, i´m surely gonna die

B

it ain´t the way i wanted it, but

C D E E

lord that´s the price you pay

Harp Solo: E I E I E I E I A I A I E I E I B I C D I E I E I

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3.Verse: i shot a man in macon over a poker game

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i killed another in atlanta just to build my fame

A

well now i hear them hammers, they´re punding out my name,

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it ain´t the way i wanted it, but that´s the price you pay

B

it ain´t the way i wanted it, but

C D E E

lord that´s the price you pay

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4.Verse: hey jailer, how ´bout that water? my throat´s still day

E

for walls, steel bars i´ve been watching passers by,

A

i´ve been sittin´ here so damn long i´m startin´to cry

E

the hangman´s comin´ i´m surely gonna die

B

it ain´t the way i wanted it, but

C D E E

lord that´s the price you pay

B

it ain´t the way i wanted it, but

C D E E

lord that´s the price you pay

B

it ain´t the way i wanted it, but

C D E E

lord that´s the price you pay