In the Jailhouse Now - 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 down[G]town. [Gmaj7] [G7]
|Chorus:
|He[G7]'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 a[F]round
|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]
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. Gmaj7G7
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 FCGC
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. Gmaj7G7
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. Gmaj7G7
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 CC7F