Vinnie Charles Is Free chords

CAPO: 2nd Fret

INTRO: [G] [D] [C] [G] [D] [Am] [C] (2x)

There's a [G]party [Em]down at [C]Kale's [G]
Vinnie [D]Charles is [Am]out of [C]jail again
His [G]ex's [D]will be [C]there
[G]His daughter [D]Nida has [Am]bought him an [C]easy-chair [G] [D] [Am] [C]

He [G]kicked the co[D]caine in the [C]can
An [G]eight-ball a [D]day is [Am]not cheap for [C]any man
His [G]street clothes have [D]all shrunk in [C]size
But [G]most of the [D]weight that he [Am]gained was [C]in his eyes
[G]Most of the [D]weight that he [Am]gained was [C]in his eyes [G] [D] [Am] [C]

Did [G]nine of a [D]possible [C]twelve
He [G]still says he [D]didn't know[Am] what the [C]package held
He [G]still says he [D]didn't know [Am] [C]
Just a [G]favour [D]for a [C]friend
[G]Big buddy, [D]Cara, left [Am]him to swing [C]in the wind
[G]Big buddy, [D]Cara, left [Am]him to swing [C]in the wind [G] [D] [Am] [C]

[BRIDGE]
He [Em]made it thro[D]ugh Mexi[C]co
The [Em]car threw a [D]rod be[C]low San Di[D]ego
A [Em]copper pulled [D]over to [C]help
But [Em]poor Vinnie's [D]poker face [C]could not con[D]trol it[G]self [C] [G] [D] [Am] [C]

He was [G]always a [D]likeable g[C]uy
[G]Women passed [D]under him[Am] , as if [C]he could fly
The [G]women passed [D]under him[Am] , as if [C]he could fly [G] [D] [Am] [C]

[G]Three more [D]years on pa[C]role
[G]Time will tell [D]how much, the [Am]time inside [C]took it's toll
[G]Time will tell [D]how much, the [Am]time inside [C]took it's toll [G] [D] [Am] [C]

"There's [G]two things [D]I know [C]well", he says
"The [G]ways that I [D]hurt and [Am]all of the [C]ways to hell"
"The [G]ways that I [D]hurt and [Am]all of the [C]ways to hell" [G] [D] [Am] [G(C)] [Em]

[F]INALE:
Vinnie [D]Charles [C]is free [Em]
Vinnie [D]Charles is [C]out of[D] the pen [Em]
Vinnie [D]Charles [C]is free for now [Em]
Mightier [D]than the [C]sword (and then) [Em]
Vinnie [D]Charles [C]is free [Em]
Vinnie [D]Charles [C]is free

OUTRO: [G] [D] [C] [G] [D] [Am] [C]
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