Chords for David Allan Coe - Penitentiary Blues
Tempo:
82.7 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Abm
Db
Eb
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Ab]
[Db] [Abm] [Ab]
[Eb] [Ab] Got there on [Db] Monday, [Abm] behind this wall and all them doors.
[Db]
[Ab] [C] [F] Got me doing work, woman, [Db] [Ab] and I never worked before.
[Bbm] About to blow [Ab] my [Abm] fuse, [Ab] mmm, penitentiary blues.
[Eb] [Ab] They gave me clothes on [Abm] Tuesday, [Ab] like I ain't never seen [Eb] before.
[Ab]
[Db] The kind of rags [Abm] my mama used [Gb] to [Db] scrub [Abm] our kitchen floor.
[Ab]
Funny [G] square [B]-toed shoes, mmm, penitentiary [Ab] blues.
All that marijuana, sedentary cocaine.
[Bb] Now they're [Abm] taking blood tests from my heroin phase, oh baby.
Things [Ab] I used to do now, [Ebm] [Abm] I [Eb] was born to [Abm] lose, [Ab] penitentiary blues.
[Ebm] I miss my [Abm] Main Street [Bbm] women, [Abm] [B] I [Ab] miss my Howard Street [C] wine.
[Ab] [Abm] I miss the cats down on [Bbm] the corner, [F] we used to have a swinging [Ab] time trap.
[Abm] [Eb] [F] Chalking up our [Db] cues, [Ab] mmm, penitentiary blues.
[Db] [Abm] [Db] [Ab] All that marijuana, sedentary cocaine.
Now they're taking blood tests [Abm] from my heroin phase, oh baby.
[Db] [Abm] Things I used [Ab] to do now, I was born to [Abm] lose, penitentiary [Fm] blues.
[Ab] [C]
[Db] [Abm] [Ab]
[Eb] [Ab] Got there on [Db] Monday, [Abm] behind this wall and all them doors.
[Db]
[Ab] [C] [F] Got me doing work, woman, [Db] [Ab] and I never worked before.
[Bbm] About to blow [Ab] my [Abm] fuse, [Ab] mmm, penitentiary blues.
[Eb] [Ab] They gave me clothes on [Abm] Tuesday, [Ab] like I ain't never seen [Eb] before.
[Ab]
[Db] The kind of rags [Abm] my mama used [Gb] to [Db] scrub [Abm] our kitchen floor.
[Ab]
Funny [G] square [B]-toed shoes, mmm, penitentiary [Ab] blues.
All that marijuana, sedentary cocaine.
[Bb] Now they're [Abm] taking blood tests from my heroin phase, oh baby.
Things [Ab] I used to do now, [Ebm] [Abm] I [Eb] was born to [Abm] lose, [Ab] penitentiary blues.
[Ebm] I miss my [Abm] Main Street [Bbm] women, [Abm] [B] I [Ab] miss my Howard Street [C] wine.
[Ab] [Abm] I miss the cats down on [Bbm] the corner, [F] we used to have a swinging [Ab] time trap.
[Abm] [Eb] [F] Chalking up our [Db] cues, [Ab] mmm, penitentiary blues.
[Db] [Abm] [Db] [Ab] All that marijuana, sedentary cocaine.
Now they're taking blood tests [Abm] from my heroin phase, oh baby.
[Db] [Abm] Things I used [Ab] to do now, I was born to [Abm] lose, penitentiary [Fm] blues.
[Ab] [C]
Key:
Ab
Abm
Db
Eb
C
Ab
Abm
Db
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] Got there on [Db] Monday, _ [Abm] behind this wall and all them doors.
[Db] _
[Ab] _ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ Got me doing work, woman, _ [Db] _ [Ab] and I never worked before. _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ About to blow [Ab] my [Abm] fuse, _ [Ab] mmm, penitentiary blues. _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] They gave me clothes on [Abm] Tuesday, _ _ [Ab] like I ain't never seen [Eb] before.
_ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Db] The kind of rags [Abm] my mama used [Gb] to [Db] scrub [Abm] our kitchen floor.
_ [Ab] _
Funny _ [G] _ square [B]-toed shoes, _ mmm, penitentiary [Ab] blues. _ _ _ _
_ _ All that marijuana, _ sedentary cocaine.
[Bb] Now they're [Abm] taking blood tests from my heroin phase, oh baby.
_ _ _ _ Things [Ab] I used to do now, [Ebm] _ [Abm] _ _ _ I [Eb] was born to [Abm] lose, _ [Ab] penitentiary blues.
_ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] I miss my [Abm] Main Street [Bbm] women, [Abm] _ [B] I [Ab] miss my Howard Street [C] wine.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Abm] I miss the cats down on [Bbm] the corner, [F] _ we used to have a swinging [Ab] time trap.
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _ [Eb] _ [F] Chalking up our [Db] cues, [Ab] _ mmm, penitentiary blues. _
[Db] _ [Abm] _ [Db] _ [Ab] _ _ All that marijuana, _ sedentary cocaine.
Now they're taking blood tests [Abm] from my heroin phase, oh baby. _ _ _
[Db] _ [Abm] _ Things I used [Ab] to do now, _ _ _ _ _ I was born to [Abm] lose, _ penitentiary _ [Fm] blues.
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] Got there on [Db] Monday, _ [Abm] behind this wall and all them doors.
[Db] _
[Ab] _ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ Got me doing work, woman, _ [Db] _ [Ab] and I never worked before. _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ About to blow [Ab] my [Abm] fuse, _ [Ab] mmm, penitentiary blues. _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] They gave me clothes on [Abm] Tuesday, _ _ [Ab] like I ain't never seen [Eb] before.
_ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Db] The kind of rags [Abm] my mama used [Gb] to [Db] scrub [Abm] our kitchen floor.
_ [Ab] _
Funny _ [G] _ square [B]-toed shoes, _ mmm, penitentiary [Ab] blues. _ _ _ _
_ _ All that marijuana, _ sedentary cocaine.
[Bb] Now they're [Abm] taking blood tests from my heroin phase, oh baby.
_ _ _ _ Things [Ab] I used to do now, [Ebm] _ [Abm] _ _ _ I [Eb] was born to [Abm] lose, _ [Ab] penitentiary blues.
_ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] I miss my [Abm] Main Street [Bbm] women, [Abm] _ [B] I [Ab] miss my Howard Street [C] wine.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Abm] I miss the cats down on [Bbm] the corner, [F] _ we used to have a swinging [Ab] time trap.
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _ [Eb] _ [F] Chalking up our [Db] cues, [Ab] _ mmm, penitentiary blues. _
[Db] _ [Abm] _ [Db] _ [Ab] _ _ All that marijuana, _ sedentary cocaine.
Now they're taking blood tests [Abm] from my heroin phase, oh baby. _ _ _
[Db] _ [Abm] _ Things I used [Ab] to do now, _ _ _ _ _ I was born to [Abm] lose, _ penitentiary _ [Fm] blues.
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _