| A | F#m | D | A | |
| Read me the | letter baby | do not leave out the | words |
| A | F#m | D | A | |
| Stories and | cigarettes ruined | lives of lesser | girls |
| E | |
| And I want to | know |
| D | A | |
| Cause I want you to | know |
| C#m | D | |
| And it's a | strange cond | ition |
| C#m | D | |
| A | day in p | rison |
| C#m | |
| Its got me | out of my head |
| D | Bm | E | |
| And I | don't know what I | came for |
| G | Em | |
| Send me the | money baby |
| C | G | |
| Do not leave out the | wage |
| G | Em | |
| You know your the | best thing |
| C | G | |
| Ever | come out of this | place |
| D | |
| Hey I want you to | know |
| C | G | |
| Cause I want to | know |
| Bm | C | |
| And it's a | strange con | dition |
| Bm | C | |
| A | day in p | rison |
| Bm | |
| Its got me | out of my head |
| C | Am | D | |
| And I | don't know what I | came for |
| Am | D | |
| I want you to | know |
| SOLO: G / / / Em / / / C / / / G / / / -2 times |
| D | D | C | G | Bm | C | |
| It's a | strange con | dition |
| Bm | C | |
| A | day in pr | ison |
| Bm | |
| It got me | out of my head now |
| C | Am | D | |
| And I | don't know what I | came for |
| Am | D | |
| I want you to | know |
| Am | |
| I want you to | know |
| G | Em | |
| So leave out the | others, baby |
| C | G | |
| And | say I'm the only | one |
| G | Em | C | G | |
| And color the | uniforms and | sail with the | sun |
| D | |
| Hey I want to | know |
| C | G | |
| Cause I want to | know |
| Bm | C | |
| And it's a | strange con | dition |
| Bm | C | |
| A | life in p | rison |
| Bm | |
| It's got me | out of my head |
| C | Am | D | |
| And I | don't know what I | came for |
| Am | D | |
| I want you to | know |
| Am | D | |
| I want you to | know |
| (repeat till end) |
| Leave out the others baby |
| Say I'm the only one |