C
I had a friend named Ramblin' Bob
C
who used to steal, gamble and rob
C7
He thought he was the
F
smartest guy in town
F
But I found out last Monday
F
that Bob got locked up Sunday
D
They've got him in the jailhouse
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way down-town.
G7 C
He's in the jailhouse now,
F
he's in the jailhouse now
G
I told him once or twice
G
to stop playin' cards and shootin' dice
C
He's in the jailhouse now
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C
Bob liked to play his Poker,
Pinochle, Whist and Euchre
But shootin' dice
C7 F
was his greatest game
F
Well he got throw'd in jail,
with nobody to go his bail
D
The judge done said that
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he refused the fine.
G7 C
He's in the jailhouse now,
F
he's in the jailhouse now
G
I told him once or twice
G
to stop playin' cards and shootin' dice
C
He's in the jailhouse now
C
Well I went out last Tuesday,
I met a girl named Susie
I said I was the
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swellest guy a-round
F
Well we started to spendin' my money,
F
Then she started to callin' me honey
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We took in every cabaret in town.
G7 C
We're in the jailhouse now,
F
We're in the jailhouse now
G
I told that judge right to his face,
G
I don't like to see this place
C
We're in the jailhouse now
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