G
[Verse]
G
Emptying out my pocket's things
G
Wondering why the caged bird sings
G
Charged with the same dang crime
G
Sentenced for the third dang time
E A B
I'm not innocent I never said I was
E
But my lawyer doesn't have a tongue
A B
Like Jesse Jackson does
E
But here inside this prison cell
A B
I keep remembering
C D
My parole officer was the purtiest thing
[Chorus]
G C G
And I still know your number by heart
G C D
Even though you no longer play a part
C D G C
Well I don't know if it's love or if I'm smart
C D G
But I still know your number by heart
[Verse]
G
Dreaming of the hours we spent
G
Sure beats breaking up cement
G
We were introduced by fate
G
Sort of like a first blind date
E
Our secret rendezvous
A B
Set free this heart of mine
E
But I know that you'd follow me
A B
Across the county line
E
And I've seen how drugs and alcohol
A B
Can get your dander up
C D
But for your assurance I'd pee in any cup
[Chorus]
G C G
And I still know your number by heart
G C D
Even though you no longer play a part
C D G C
Well I don't know if it's love or if I'm smart
C D G F
But I still know your number by heart
[Bridge]
D
I saw a statue of a lady
D
And justice was her name
D
And I knew the balance that she held
D
Would some day tip my way
D7
Some poet said that love's blind, too
D7
But I could see its plan
D7
Cuz that little job I pulled last year
D7
Some day made me your man
[Instrumental]
G
[Verse]
E
I dream of breaking out
A B
Your pull is so intense
E
The hounds of love
A B
Keep barking through the fence
E
But I know in three to five
A B
I'll need you even more
C D
I pray my file comes knocking at your door
[Chorus]
G C G
And I still know your number by heart
G C D
Even though you no longer play a part
C D G C
Well I don't know if it's love or if I'm smart
C D C
But I still know your number by heart
