Rocky Votolato - Mix Tapes Cellmate Chords & Tabs

Capo on 7th fret 

Full hand picking 

Intro: G 


 G                                 Am
I am a prisoner in the sunlight / you are my cellmate in the darkness / 
   C                                  D                    G 
there's a box full of mix tapes with titles you came up with / 
  G
they can show us where we came from but not how to get back there / 
 Am                                                              C
listening to the songs can't heal my broken fingers it's just weight for the 
 D                       G
anchor to keep your ship here


Harmonica Solo
G Am C D G

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 G                                     Am
goldfish crackers in a zip-lock bag / in a gas station garbage can / 
 C                                 D                G
I'm filling up this evening so I won't have to at 6am / 
 G
on my way into work but that could have been me / 
 Am
working behind that counter on the curb there smoking / 
 C                                     D                      G
we're really not that different just a few steps from exploding

 G                Am              C
now I'm serving time / till I've earned the right / 
 C                                D          G
to go back to the place where we started from / 
 G                Am             C
now I'm serving time / till I've earned the right / 
 C                          D                  G
baby I swear one day we'll get the money straight


Harmonica Solo
G Am C D G