Walls Of Red Wing chords

G   C/G     G
C B A G
B C B A G

G
Oh, the age of the inmates
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I remember quite freely:

No younger than twelve,
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No older 'n  seventeen.
G
Thrown in like bandits
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And cast off like criminals,
    C B   A  G
All In-side the walls,
       D       C B  G
on the grounds of Red Wing.
B C B A G

G
From the dirty old mess hall
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You march to the brick wall,

Too weary to talk
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And too tired to sing.
G
And, it's all afternoon
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You remember your home town
    C B   A  G
All In-side the walls,
    D     C B  G
The walls of Red Wing.
G  D  B G

G
Oh, the gates are cast iron
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And the walls are barbed wire.

Stay far from the fence
            G B C   D/F#
With the 'lec-tri-city sting.
G
And it's keep down your head
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And stay in your number,
    CB   A  G
All Inside the grounds,
       D     C B  G
Of the walls of Red Wing.
B C B A G

G
Oh, it's fare thee well
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To the deep hollow dungeon,

Farewell to the boardwalk
     G    B  C  D/F#
That takes you to  screen.
    G
farewell to the minutes
     C/G           G
They threaten you with it,
    C B   A  G
All In-side the grounds,
       D     C B  G
Of the walls of Red Wing.
B C B A G

G
It's many a_  guard
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That stands around smilin',

Holdin' his club
     G B C D/F#
Like he was a king.
G
Hopin' to get you
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Behind the wood pilin',
    C B   A  G
All In-side the grounds,
       D     C B  G
Of the walls of Red Wing.
B C B A G

G
The night aimed shadows
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Through the crossbar windows,

And the wind punched hard
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To make the wall-siding sing.
   G
It's many a night
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I pretended to be a-sleepin',
    C B   A  G
All In-side the grounds,
       D     C B  G
Of the walls of Red Wing.
B C B A G

G
As the rain rattled heavy
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On the bunk-house shingles,

And the sounds in the night
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They made my ears ring.
         G
'Til the keys of the guards
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Clicked the tune of the morning,
    C B   A  G
All Ins-ide the grounds,
       D     C B  G
Of the walls of Red Wing.
B C B A G

G
Oh, some of us'll will up
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In St. Cloud Prison,

And some of us'll end up
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To be lawyers and things,
    G
And some of us'll stand up
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To meet you on your crossroads,
     C B   A  G
From In-side the grounds,
       D     C B  G
Of the walls of Red Wing.

G D/F# C B A G