28 - John Craigie
Tuning: E, E A D G B E
[Verse 1]
Jim Morrison,
Miami County P
rison,
lookin' out th
e window at th
e barbed wire
fence
Singing "This
ain't for me,
this rock and
roll scene.
I should be wr
iting poetry o
n a farm out i
n France.
"Cause I can't
see through t
he darkness. I
#
can't feel no
pain.
Seems you lose
your spark wh
en you achieve
your fame.
I could start
it all over, I
could escape.
If I could onl
y make it to t
wenty eight
If I could onl
y make it to t
wenty eight."
[Verse 2]
Janis Joplin,
one foot in th
e coffin.
Left that fiel
d a-rockin' an
d she walked o
n out the door
.
She put her he
ad in her hand
s, she said "I
've given all
I can.
I drain myself
for these fan
s. I ain't nev
er been this d
ry before.
"But Imma move
out of this C
helsea Hotel,
stop drinking
all the time.
Stop blowin' L
eonard Cohen a
nd listening t
o him whine.
Cause I know I
am beautiful,
I will prove
it someday.
If I could onl
y make it to t
wenty eight.
If I could onl
y make it to t
wenty eight."
[Verse 3]
And Kurt Cobai
n sat in his s
hed in the rai
n,
stomach full o
f pain, eyes g
rowin' dark.
He said "I'm l
osing control.
Ought to move
down to San F
rancisco,
light candles
at all of my s
hows and switc
h to acoustic
guitars.
"Cause this wo
rld don't need
no more tensi
on and hate.
Needs a reason
for these kid
s to stand up
and create.
And I could pu
ll this trigge
r, or I could
just walk away
,
if I could onl
y make it to t
wenty eight.
If I could onl
y make it to t
wenty eight.
If I could onl
y make it
If I could onl
y make it."