PUNISHMENT FITS THE CRIME                                                                       
                                                                                                
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I hear the bells of freedom chiming                                                            E
And inside my heart I feel I'm dying                                                            
Wise guys never compromise                                                                     C
Then they loose their rights and they act surprised                                            O
Jail really cuts ya down to size                                                               M
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   Let the punishment fit the crime                                                            E
   The footprints on the sign the time                                                         T
   The philosophy of warish crime                                                              E
   Make a man humble in his prime                                                               
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You can go up, down, or sideways                                                               A
Be on Death Row, counting the days                                                             M
They say the answers are blowin' in the wind                                                   O
And to take yourself out would really be a sin                                                 N
You just have to cope and start over again                                                     E
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   Let the punishment...                                                                        
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[ A   A B C F ] x3                                                                             T
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Little child cries in his sleep                                                                T
And life makes promises it can't keep                                                          A
And then you had, had enough                                                                   B
You realize somehow, someway                                                                    
Your destiny was planned from the very first day                                               C
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   Let the punishment...                                                                       M
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   Let the punishment...                                                                       I
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   Let the punishment fit the crime                                                            A
   Let the punishment fit the crime                                                            T
   Let the punishment fit the crime                                                            I
   Let the punishment fit the crime                                                            O
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