John & Yoko
Born In A Prison
Some Time In New York City (1972)

x C  Cm  b a G  g♯ A  w/ sax

      C                 Cm
We're born in a prison, raised in a prison
C                       C7
Send to a prison called school
   F                   Fm
We cry in a prison, we love in a prison
   C                      D
We dream in a prison like fools

  E                              C♯m
  Wood becomes a flute when it's loved
  A                           B
  Reach for yourself and your battered mates
  E                                C♯m
  Mirror becomes a razor when it's broken
  A                               B
  Look in the mirror and see your shattered fate

C  Cm  b a G  g♯ A  w/ sax

We live with no reason, kicked round for no reason
Thrown out without reason like tools
Work in a prison and hate in a prison
And die in a prison as a rule

  Refrain

C  Cm  b a G  g♯ A  w/ sax

We live in a prison, among judges and wardens
And wait for no reason or use 
We laugh in a prison, go through all four seasons 
And die with no vision or truth

  Refrain  (and 'for' your battered mates)

C  Cm  b a G  g♯ A  x 9  w/ sax & Born in a prison

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