Jimmie Rodgers – In The Jailhouse Now (Ukulele)
Key
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Versions
(2)
Guitar
Ukulele
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Speed:
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Chords
[Intro]
(Whistle chorus)
G C He's in the jailhouse now F He's in the jailhouse now G I told him once or twice
To quit playin' cards and shootin' dice
C
He's in the jailhouse now[Verse 1]
C
I had a friend named Ramblin' BobWho used to steal, gamble and rob
C7 F He thought he was the smartest guy in town
But I found out last Monday, that Bob got locked up Sunday
D G They've got him in the jailhouse way downtown
[Chorus 1]
G C He's in the jailhouse now F He's in the jailhouse now G I told him once or twice
To quit playin' cards and shootin' dice
C
He's in the jailhouse now[Verse 2]
C
Bob liked to play his pokerPee-knuckle, with Stan Yoker
F
But shootin' dice was his favourite gameWell, he got thro'd in jail, with nobody to go his bail
D G The judge done said that he refused a fine
[Chorus 1]
G C He's in the jailhouse now F He's in the jailhouse now G I told him once or twice
To quit playin' cards and shootin' dice
C
He's in the jailhouse now[Verse 3]
G C Well, I went out last Tuesday F Met a girl named Susie C7 I said I was the swellest guy around F Well, we started t' spend my money
Then she started to call me honey
D G We took in every cabaret in town
[Chorus 2]
G C We're in the jailhouse now F We're in the jailhouse now G I told that judge right to his face
I don't like to see this place
C
We're in the jailhouse nowwwwwww