[Intro]
E, Ebm7, D, Dbm7

C#m7
Down the hole, shut the grate
C#m7, Abm7, B
Failure to communicate
C#m7
Learn a lesson, meet your fate
C#m7, Abm7, B
Seems you probably learned too late

C#m7
Prison bars replace your drapes
C#m7, Abm7, B
A life restrained, you can’t escape
C#m7
You break the rocks, or cut the locks
C#m7, Abm7, B
And spend a night inside the box

Emaj7, F#maj7, C#m7, Abm7, B
Take a stand, cuz Life ain’t planned
Emaj7, F#maj7, C#m7, Abm7, B
You don’t need cards to win the hand

C#m7
Take my change, I’ll take your soul
C#m7, Abm7, B
And toss you down into the hole
C#m7
Your life is now, in retrospect
C#m7, Abm7, B
Careful, cautious, circumspect

C#m7
Don’t be bold, check and fold
C#m7, Abm7, B
Your cigarettes have all been sold
C#m7
The deal is raw, swallow it whole
C#m7, Abm7, B
Your lucky dice, will never roll

Emaj7, F#maj7, C#m7, Abm7, B
Take a stand, cuz Life ain’t planned
Emaj7, F#maj7, C#m7, Abm7, B
You don’t need cards to win the hand

B, Emaj7, B
And if you want to stick around
B, F#m7/D (Aug5), B
Just be a fool, keep your head down
B, C#5
Stick it out like a sore thumb
E, Ebm7, Dmaj7, Dbm7
Long enough and you’ll be numb

C#m7
Hit the ground, beat the hounds
C#m7, Abm7, B
Run em to the edge of town
C#m7
Play your bluff, break the cuffs
C#m7, Abm7, B
All you’ve got is not enough 

C#m7
Wanna fly? Have to try
C#m7, Abm7, B
Take a look into my eye 
C#m7
When you do, what you will see
C#m7, Abm7, B
Is yourself and none of me

E, F#maj7, C#m7, Abm7, B
Take a stand, cuz Life ain’t planned
E, F#maj7, C#m7, Abm7, B
You don’t need cards to win the hand

[Outro]
C#m7, B, C#m7
C#m7, Abm7, B, C#m7
C#m7, B, C#m7
C#m7, Abm7, B, C#m7
Emaj7, F#maj7