John Gorka – Jailbirds In The Bighouse (Guitar)
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Chords
*****DO NOT ADD STRUMMING PATTERNS TO MY TABS*****
INTRO: G Am D C G
Am They built a prison by the freeway D Just to rub it in
It's a gentle reminder
C G Of the wages of sin Am The ones on the inside D Are being paid their share
There's a hundred stories
C G For every man in there Am There's marks on the cell wall D There's marks on the men
One counts off the time lost
C G C The other counts 'til the end
CHORUS:
G Jailbirds in the big house Am Jailbirds in the sky
Singing of their innocence
Em D C They'll sing by and by G Jailbirds in the big house
Jailbirds on a spree
Am Some of them could'a looked like you Em D G Some of them used to look like me Am Well, Teddy was a bad kid D From a bad family tree
He was voted most likely
C G To commit a felony Am And that was just in grade school D After that he disappeared
They say he moved, or he dropped out
C G And he's faded with the years Am A red hand in the cookie jar D A foot in potter's field
His face was waiting for a number
C G C His fate was aching to be sealed
CHORUS:
G Jailbirds in the big house Am Jailbirds in the sky
Singing of their innocence
Em D C They'll sing by and by G Jailbirds in the big house
Jailbirds on a spree
Am Some of them could'a looked like you Em D G Some of them used to look like me
Teddy had a girlfriend
Am D Who gave him a place to stay
But he left with her TV set
C G And a baby on the way Am And if you should run across him D He could shorten your life
With the butt of a pistol
C G Or the edge of a knife Am He'll sing a song of the rock pile
Mourning all he had
D All the luck in all the world C G C And most of it was bad
CHORUS:
G Jailbirds in the big house Am Jailbirds in the sky
Singing of their innocence
Em D C They'll sing by and by G Jailbirds in the big house
Jailbirds on a spree
Am Some of them could'a looked like you Em D G Some of them used to look like me