[Intro]
| Am  FMaj7/A  Am C  Gadd11/B  G |

[Verse 1]
Am                         C   G
Twelve men broke loose in '73
Am                       C   G
From Millhaven maximum security
Am
Twelve pictures lined
C               G
Up across the front page
Am
Seems the Mounties had
C        G
a summertime war to wage
Am
The chief told the people
C          G
they had nothing to fear
Am
The last thing they'd wanna
C           G
do is hang around here
Am
They mostly came from towns
C           G
with long French names
Am
But one of the dozen
C        G
was a hometown shame.

[Chorus]
C/G     D
Same pattern on the table
Am
Same clock on the wall
C/G      D             Am
Been one seat empty 18 years in all
C/G      D         Am
Freezing slow time away from the world
C/G   D          Am
He’s 38 years old, never kissed a girl
C/G   D          Am
He’s 38 years old, never kissed a girl.

[Interlude]
| Am  FMaj7/A  Am C  Gadd11/B  G |

| Am  FMaj7/A  Am C  Gadd11/B  G |

[Verse 2]
Am
We were sittin' at the table
C         G
Heard the telephone ring
Am
Father said he'd tell
C      G
'em if he saw anything
Am
Heard the tap on the window
C                  G
In the middle of the night
Am
Held back the curtains
C             G
For my older brother mike.

[Bridge]
Am
See my sister got raped
D
So a man got killed
C/G
Local boy went to prison
D
Man's buried on the hill
Am
Folks went back to normal
D
When they closed the case
C/G
They still stare at their shoes
D
When they pass our place.

[Solo]
C/G  D     Am  Am  x4
38   Years Old.

[Verse 3]
Am
My mother cried the horror
C       G
Has finally ceased
Am
He whispered yeah
C         G
For the time being, at least
Am
And over his shoulder
C             G
On the squad car megaphone
Am
Said let's go Mikey, son,
C          G
We're takin' you home.

[Chorus]
C/G     D
Same pattern on the table
Am
Same clock on the wall
C/G      D             Am
Been one seat empty 18 years in all
C/G      D         Am
Freezing slow time away from the world
C/G   D          Am
He’s 38 years old, never kissed a girl
C/G   D          Am
He’s 38 years old, never kissed a girl.

[Outro]
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| C/G  D  Am  Am | C/G  D  Am  Am |

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