Intro: Am C Dm C X2
Verse 1:
Am C Dm C
I hear the bells of freedom chiming
Am C Dm C
And inside my heart I feel I'm dying
Am C Dm C
Wise guys never compromise
Am C Dm C
Then they loose their rights and they act surprised
Am C Dm C
Jail really cuts ya down to size
Chorus:
Am F G
Let the punishment fit the crime
Am F G
The footprints on the sand of time
Am F G
The philosophy of the poet's rhyme
Am F G
Make a man humble in his prime
Verse 2:
Am C Dm C
You can go up, down, or sideways
Am C Dm C
Be on death row, counting the days
Am C Dm C
They say the answers are blowin' in the wind
Am C Dm C
And to take yourself out would really be a sin
Am C Dm C
You just have to cope and start over again
Chorus:
Am F G
Let the punishment fit the crime
Am F G
The footprints on the sand of time
Am F G
The philosophy of the poet's rhyme
Am F G
Make a man humble in his prime
Break: F5 A5 A5 B5 C5 F5 A5 A5 B5 C5 F5 A5 A5 B5 C5 F5 G5 C5 F5 G5 G5 G5 F5
Verse 3:
Am C Dm C
Little child cries in his sleep
Am C Dm C
And life makes promises it can't keep
Am C Dm C
And then you feel you had, had enough
Am C Dm C
You realize somehow, someway
Am C Dm C
Your destiny was planned from the very first day
Chorus:
Am F G
Let the punishment fit the crime
Am F G
The footprints on the sand of time
Am F G
The philosophy of the poet's rhyme
Am F G
Make a man humble in his prime
Chorus:
Am F G
Let the punishment fit the crime
Am F G
The footprints on the sand of time
Am F G
The philosophy of the poet's rhyme
Am F G
Make a man humble in his prime
Ending:
Am F G
Let the punishment fit the crime
Am F G
Let the punishment fit the crime
Am F G
Let the punishment fit the crime
Am F G
Let the punishment fit the crime
