Lucinda Williams – Jailhouse Tears (Guitar)

Key
-
Versions (2)

Auto-scroll

Chords

from: Little Honey (2008) [Intro] Fm Ab Eb
            Fm     Ab         Eb
LW:     I'm crying, jailhouse tears

                  Fm     Ab        Eb
        I've been trying all these years

                              Fm
        Trying to ride things out

        Ab                    Eb
        but now I'm shifting gears

                        Fm  Ab          Eb Bb  Eb
        and we're both crying jailhouse tears

                             Ab
EC:     They say I broke the law

        Bb                      Eb
        . . . now everything is broken down

                           Fm     Bb
LW:     Babe I know what I saw

                           Eb
        I know you went downtown.

                       Ab     Bb
EC:     They locked me up

                          Eb
        and you locked me out

                              Fm          Bb
LW:     You tried to steal my truck, but

                                Eb
        That's not what this is about

                           Ab     Bb
EC:     I just went to the corner

                          Eb
        to get a cold six pack

                                Fm      Bb
LW:     You're a drunk you're a stoner

                          Eb
        you never came back.

                        Ab    Bbm
EC:     I used to be a user

                              Eb
        but now I'm all out of stuff

                        Fm     Bb
LW:     You're a three-time loser

                          Eb
        you're all fucked up
[Chorus]
    Fm        Ab        Eb
I'm crying, jailhouse tears

              Fm   Ab          Eb
and I've been trying   all these years

                           Fm    Ab
Been trying to ride things out

                     Eb
but now I'm shifting gears

                Fm     Ab        Eb
and we're both crying jailhouse tears
[Guitar Solo] Fm Ab Eb Fm Ab Eb Fm Ab Eb Fm Ab Eb
                             Ab       Bb
EC:     I'll prove it to you somehow

                             Eb
        I'm done with every bit

                         Fm
        look at me, I'm clean now

        Bb                  Eb
LW:     you're so full of shit

                            Ab    Bb
EC:     I swear I will tell all

                            Eb
        look in my dresser drawers

                           Fm      Bb
LW:     Now I'm behind the 8-ball

                        Eb
        you're behind bars.
[Chorus]
    Fm        Ab        Eb
I'm crying, jailhouse tears

              Fm   Ab          Eb
and I've been trying   all these years

                           Fm    Ab
Been trying to ride things out

                     Eb
but now I'm shifting gears

                Fm     Ab        Eb
and we're both crying jailhouse tears

    Fm        Ab        Eb
I'm crying, jailhouse tears

              Fm   Ab          Eb
and I've been trying   all these years

                           Fm    Ab
Been trying to ride things out

                     Eb
but now I'm shifting gears

                Fm     Ab        Eb
and we're both crying jailhouse tears

           Fm      Ab             Eb
We're both crying jailhouse tears