Take Me Back to NORML

Tom Darilek: Take Me Back to NORML (2012)

Originally written by Woody Guthrie as “Worried Man Blues” Lyric revisions by Tom Darilek (2012) Capo 2, Play G (Verses have same chord progression as chorus.) Chorus: G G7 Take me back to NORML an' I will kiss the ground. C G Take me back to NORML an' I will kiss the ground. G Take me back to NORML an' I will kiss the ground. D G For NORML town I’m on the train that’s bound. A man was arrested for holdin’ a bag o' leaves, A man was arrested holdin’ a bag o' leaves, A man was arrested holdin’ a bag o' leaves, But he was no thief, for it was his property. Chorus Well, they locked him in a cage and they took his bag o' leaves, They locked him in a cage and they took his bag o' leaves, They locked him in a cage and they took his bag o' leaves, And said, “His crime, it is a felony!” Chorus The man asked the judge, “What would be my fine?” The man asked the judge, “What would be my fine?” The man asked the judge, “What would be my fine?” He said, “6 months mandatory time.” Chorus The man asked the warden, “How much ya get for me?” The man asked the warden, “How much ya get for me?” The man asked the warden, “How much ya get for me?” He said, “Forty dollars a con is our daily fee.” Chorus You get a dollar and some an hour makin’ telemarket calls, A dollar and some an hour makin’ telemarket calls, A dollar and some an hour makin’ telemarket calls, Free medical, three hots an' a cot. Chorus End: Repeat last line of chorus!