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In The Jailhouse Now by Johnny Cash
In The Jailhouse Now
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:1st fret
Key: C
intro
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|-4-8-8-8-8-8-7-6-4|
E|------------------|
Verse 1
C
I had a friend named Bill Campbell he used to rob steal and gamble
F
And on the side he'd beg so he mopped up
I told him he shouldn't do it and Campbell told me he knew it
D7 G
So he started beggin' with a bucket instead of a cup
G C
He's in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now)
F
He's in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now)
G
Well Campbell fluffed his dove when he wore a tuxedo to the country club
C
He's in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now)
Solo:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6-8-6-----------6~--6-6-8-6---------------------------------------------|
D|-------8-7-8-7-8--------------6-8-6-8-6-----6-8-9-10-10-10-8-6-6---------|
A|----------------------------------------8~-----------------------9-8-6-4-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2
C
I met his old gal Sadie she said have you seen Billy lately
F
I said I don't believe that he's about
She went down to the jail she went down to take him his mail
D7 G
Then she whispered sheriff please don't let him out
G C
He's in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now)
F
He's in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now)
G
While Campbell's put away Sadie's with the sheriff everyday
C
He's in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now)
Solo:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6-8-6-----------6~--6-6-8-6---------------------------------------------|
D|-------8-7-8-7-8--------------6-8-6-8-6-----6-8-9-10-10-10-8-6-6---------|
A|----------------------------------------8~-----------------------9-8-6-4-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 3
C
Well I remember the last election the prohibitionists were in action
F
They's tryin' to elect themselves a president
Bill Canpbell and John Austin walked from New Orleans to Boston
D7 G
And they've got a bottle in every settlement
G C
They're in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now)
F
They're in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now)
G
They were down at the railroad track stealin' a train to haul it back
C
They're in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now)
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version 2
Capo:no capo
pm= palm mute
~= let ring
intro
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-4-8-8-8-8-8-7-6-|
E|-----------------|
verse
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---6----------6--------6-------6-------6-------6-------6--------6--------|
A|-4----------4--------4-------4-------4-------4-------4--------4----------|
E|-----4-6-6------4--------4-------4-------4-------4--------4-------4------|
pm.......................................................................
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------1---1|
G|---6-------6-------6-------6-------6--------6-------3--------3----1------|
D|-4-------4-------4-------4-------4--------4-------1--------1----------1--|
A|-----4-------4-------4-------4-------4--------4--------1-------1---------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
pm.......................................................................
chorus
(the chorus is a variation of the verse)
solo
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6-8-6-----------6~--6-6-8-6---------------------------------------------|
D|-------8-7-8-7-8--------------6-8-6-8-6-----6-8-9-10-10-10-8-6-6---------|
A|----------------------------------------8~-----------------------9-8-6---|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
tag
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|-----|
A|---4-|
E|-4---|
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[Chorus]
He's in the jailhouse now
He's in the jailhouse now
I told him once or twice
To quit playing cards and shooting dice
He's in the jailhouse now
[Verse 1]
Well I had a friend named Rambling Bob
Who used to steal, gamble and rob
He thought he was the smartest guy in town
But I found out last Monday
That Bob got locked up Sunday
They got him in the jailhouse way down town
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
Well I went out last Tuesday
Met a girl named Susie
I told her I was the swellest man around
Well she started in to spend my money
She started in to call me honey
We took in every honky tonk in town
[Chorus]
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