In The Jailhouse Now
| Category: | Calm |
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| Link: | Performance Example |
| Notes: | Originally recorded in the 1920s, popularized by Jimmie Rodgers and later by Johnny Cash. |
CI had a friend named Ramblin' Bob
Cwho used to steal, gamble and rob
He thought he C7was the
smartest guy in Ftown
FBut I found out last Monday
Fthat Bob got locked up Sunday
They've Dgot him in the jailhouse
way down-Gtown.Gmaj7 G7
G7He's in the jailhouse Cnow,
he's in the jailhouse Fnow
I Gtold him once or twice
Gto stop playin' cards and shootin' dice
He's in the jailhouse Cnow
F- C- G- C
CBob liked to play his Poker,
Pinochle, Whist and Euchre
But shootin' dice
C7was his greatest Fgame
FWell he got throw'd in jail,
with nobody to go his bail
The Djudge done said that
he refused the Gfine. Gmaj7 G7
G7He's in the jailhouse Cnow,
he's in the jailhouse Fnow
I Gtold him once or twice
Gto stop playin' cards and shootin' dice
He's in the jailhouse Cnow
CWell I went out last Tuesday,
I met a girl named Susie
I said I was the
C7swellest guy a-Fround
FWell we started to spendin' my money,
FThen she started to callin' me honey
We Dtook in every cabaret in Gtown. Gmaj7 G7
G7We're in the jailhouse Cnow,
We're in the jailhouse Fnow
I Gtold that judge right to his face,
GI don't like to see this place
We're in the jailhouse Cnow
F- C- G- C
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