Cold prison cell lyrics and chords by Johnny McEvoy

COLD PRISON CELL Song Lyrics And Guitar Chords 4/4 (Johnny McEvoy song lyrics )
For Johnny’s version from his album ’Never Smelt The Roses’ use the capo on the 4th fret

Intro: G-Am-C-G-G   Bm-Am-C-G-G
 
Come [G]sit down beside me
And [C]listen a [G]while - G
I’ll [G]tell you my story
It won’t make you [D]smile -D
There’s a [G]place in my heart
And a [C]time I hold [G]dear - G
The [G]home where I lived
Long be[D]fore I came [G]here -G
 
But [G]I was a young lad
Not too [C]good, not too [G]bad - G
I [G]just took for granted
The things that I [D]had -D
I [G]left them behind me
New [C]places to [G]see - G
For the [G]cold city lights
Where I [D]wanted to [G]be -G
 
Chorus
I re[C]member the valleys
And [G]mountains so green
The [C]meadows so golden,
Their [G]likes never [D]seen - D
Where the [G]wind blows so gently
A [C]sweet fragrance [G]smell
But there’s no gentle breeze
In this [D]cold prison [G]cell -G
 
I had [G]just turned sixteen
When I [C]came to this [G]town - G
In [G]search of a good time
I wandered a[D]round -D
Fell [G]in with a bad crowd
Never [C]meaning no [G]harm - G
Till the [G]hand of misfortune
Took [D]me by the [G]arm -G
 
But [G]time was against me
My [C]luck running [G]out - G
With my [G]face to the rain
I just wandered a[D]bout -D
A [G]cop came up to me
And [C]asked me my [G]name - G
But the [G]drugs and the whiskey
Where [D]burning my [G]brain -G
 
Chorus
Bridge G-G-D-G
 
The [G]knife in my pocket
I [C]plunged in his [G]side - G
On the [G]cold city pavement
He stumbled and [D]died -D
To the [G]haze in my mind
The [C]sirens did [G]wail - G
Till I [G]found myself locked
I a [D]cold downtown [G]jail -G
 
The [G]judge had no mercy
When [C]he sentenced [G]me - G
To a [G]life of hard labour
In the peniten[D]tiary - D
For the [G]crime I committed
The [C]price I must [G]pay - G
Till [G]the soul in my body
Has [D]withered a[G]way -G
 
Chorus
Outro: G-G-C-G

Song Words Without The Chords 
Come sit down beside me
And listen a while
I’ll tell you my story
It won’t make you smile
There’s a place in my heart
And a time I hold dear
The home where I lived
Long before I came here
 
But I was a young lad
Not too good, not too bad
I just took for granted
The things that I had
I left them behind me
New places to see -
For the [G]cold city lights
Where I wanted to be
 
Chorus
I remember the valleys
And mountains so green
The meadows so golden,
Their likes never seen
Where the wind blows so gently
A sweet fragrance smell
But there’s no gentle breeze
In this cold prison cell
 
I had just turned sixteen
When I came to this town
In search of a good time
I wandered around
Fell in with a bad crowd
Never meaning no harm
Till the hand of misfortune
Took me by the arm
 
But time was against me
My luck running out
With my face to the rain
I just wandered about
A cop came up to me
And asked me my name
But the drugs and the whiskey
Where burning my brain
 
Chorus
 
The knife in my pocket
I plunged in his side -

Cold Prison Cell Song By Johnny McEvoy