Check Out

Written by John Whitney / Roger Chapman / Jim Cregan

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Appears On (9)

It's Only A Movie

1973 · LP · RA 58501

It's Only A Movie / Fearless

1989 · LP · TFOLP 022

Side A

Castle Masters Collection

1990 · CD · CMC 3022

CD 1

A Family Selection - The Best Of Family

2000 · CD · ESDCD 839

CD 2

BBC Radio Volume 2 1971 - 73

Bandstand / It's Only A Movie

2009 · CD · BGOCD856

CD 2

History

2013 · CD · SMACD1006

CD 2

At The BBC

2018 · CD+DVD · SMAXBX1032

CD 7

Lyrics

Since sun-up this hammer ain't been out my grip
Ain't fussing or nothing can't afford a slip
Just biding my time, on this long prison line

There comes a chance the screw he turn away
I hit him so hard I know he'll never wake
Time to check out, well it's too late to stop now

Then I'm up and I'm sweating and I'm running scared
Can't blow it now, I got to use some care
Get hold of my head, else I'm dead boy, I'm dead

I'm over the fields and through the wood beyond
My only real chance is that I make the swamp
Start covering my way, afore them hounds start to bay
It's time to check out, well it's too late to stop now

Been on the run for 14 days or so
Left all them dogs behind long ago
Not even a howl, is following me now

But stone prison walls they were the death of me
My only real chance, you know I had to be free from that gang,
away to some southern land
It's time to check out, well it's too late to stop now

Chords

Riff:
D  -  C  -  A  -  D  -  C
C  -  Bb  -  G  -  C  -  Bb

Verses:
C  -  D  -  Bb  -  C   (repeat)

Bb  -  Eb  -  A  -  D-Eb-E-F

G------------------------------------------------------
D------------8--7--------------------------------------
A-----7--10--------10--8------------------8------------
E--8----------------------10--11--10--11-----11--10--8-

D  -  D  -  D-Db-C

G----------------------------------------------
D-----------3--2-------------------------------
A-----2--5--------5--3--------------3----------
E--3--------------------5--6--5--6-----6--5--3-

A  -  A  -  A-Bb-B-C
A  -  A  -  C-Db-D-Eb-E-F

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