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In the Jailhouse Now [C]Jimmy Rodgers

Verse 1
C I had a friend named Ramblin' Bob who used to steal, gamble and rob
He thought he C7 was the smartest guy in F town
F But I found out last Monday that Bob got locked up Sunday
They've D got him in the jailhouse way downGtown. Gmaj7 G7

Chorus
HeG7's in the jailhouse C now, he's in the jailhouse F now
I G told him once or twice
to stop playin' cards and shootin' dice
He's in the jailhouse C now

Instrumental
F  C  G  C

Verse 2
C Bob liked to play his poker, Pinochle with Stan Yoker
But shootin' dice C7 was his greatest F game
Well he got throw'd in jail, with nobody to go his bail
The D judge done said that he refused the G fine. Gmaj7 G7

Chorus
C Well I went out last Tuesday, I met a girl named Susie
I said I was the C7 swellest guy aFround
Well we started to spendin' my money, Then she started to callin' me honey
We D took in every cabaret in G town. Gmaj7 G7

Outro
G7 We're in the jailhouse C now, We're in the jailhouse F now
I G told that judge right to his face,
I don't like to see this place We're in the jailhouse C now C C7 F

3 C 1 C7 1 2 F 1 1 1 D 1 2 3 G 1 1 1 Gmaj7 1 2 3 G7