Jailhouse Chords by Earl Cunningham

Tempo:
132.45 bpm
Chords used:

C#m

F#m

G#

A

C#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Earl Cunningham-Jailhouse+dub chords
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[C#m] [F#m]
[C#m] I don't want to go in a jail
jail
[F#m]
[C#m] [F#m] Oh, [C#m] what a hell when you end up [F#m] in a jailhouse
[C#m] Oh, [F#m] say what a [C#m] tribulation when you end up [F#m] in a curfew
[C#m] Why, [F#m] the first time I [C#m] see you come in a [F#m] jailhouse
The other time I [C#m] see you gone in a courthouse
[F#m] The next time I [C#m] see you gone in [F#m] a penitentiary
[C#m] Man, you gone [F#m] rub a century
[C#m] But, my friend, it's better [F#m] than the cemetery
[C#m] Why, you [F#m]
bad [C#m] boy mind, you end up in a [F#m]
jailhouse
[C#m] Why, you [F#m]
rude [C#m] boy mind, you end [F#m] up in a jailhouse
[C#m] Oh, [F#m]
bad [C#m] boy mind, you end [F#m] up in a jailhouse
[C#m] Why, oh, why, [F#m] oh, got ten man in [C#m] my fist smoke one [F#m] cigarette
And twelve man in [C#m] my fist burn one [F#m] spiffed ale
Oh, what a [C#m] tribulation when you end [F#m] up in a jailhouse
[C#m] Why, oh, say what a tribulation when you end up [F#m] in a jailhouse
Oh, [C#m] [F#m]
[C#m] [F#m]
[C#m] what a hell when you end up [F#m] in a jailhouse
[C#m] Lord, oh, [F#m]
[C#m] what a hell when you walk up [F#m] in a roadblock
[C#m] Oh, the [C#] next time I see you come [C#m] in a jailhouse
The other [G#] time I see you gone [C#m] to the courthouse
The other [G#] time I see you gone in a [F#m] [C#m] penitentiary
Man, you gone spend a century
I say it's better [F#m] than the cemetery
[C#m] Why, you [F#m] rude [C#m] boy mind, you end up [F#m] in a jailhouse
[C#m] Why, you [F#m] life is [C#m] so hard when you down in [F#m] a jailhouse
[C#m] Why, you [F#m] [C#m] ten man in my fist smoke one cigarette
[F#m] Ten man in [C#m] my fist burn one spiffed [F#m] ale
Man, I say [C#m] it's better when you end up in [F#m] a jailhouse
[C#m] And down you [F#m] gone in a courthouse
Next [C#m] thing you find yourself [A] in a [C#m] poorhouse
Why, you bad boy
[F#m] [C#m] jailhouse
I don't [A] want to [C#m] go in a jailhouse
[G#] Jailhouse, life is so [A] [C#m] hard in a jailhouse
Bad [A] boy, [C#m] you gon' [C#] feel it
Bad [A] boy, [C#m] you gon' feel it
Down in [A] a [C#m] jailhouse
Behave yourself bad [A] boy
[C#] You gon' feel it down in [A] a [G#] jailhouse
[C#m]
[A] [G#]
[C#] [A] [G#]
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[Am] [C#m]
[G#]
[C#]
[G#]
[C#m]
[F#m] [C#m]
[F#m] [C#m]
[F#m] [G#m]
[C#m]
[F#m] [G#]
[F#] [C#m]
[F#] [C#]
[C#m] [G#]
[F#m]
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C#m
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F#m
123111112
G#
134211114
A
1231
C#
12341114
C#m
13421114
F#m
123111112
G#
134211114
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To start learning Earl Cunningham - Jailhouse chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: F#m, C#m, F#m, C#m and A. Start slow with ChordU's Free Tempo controller and increase your speed as you get comfortable. With the song's key of A Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [C#m] I don't want to go in a jail
_ jail
[F#m] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ Oh, [C#m] what a hell when you end up [F#m] in a jailhouse
_ _ [C#m] Oh, _ [F#m] _ say what a [C#m] tribulation when you end up [F#m] in a curfew
_ [C#m] Why, _ [F#m] the first time I [C#m] see you come in a [F#m] jailhouse
The other time I [C#m] see you gone in a courthouse
[F#m] The next time I [C#m] see you gone in [F#m] a penitentiary
_ _ [C#m] Man, you gone [F#m] rub a century
[C#m] But, my friend, it's better [F#m] than the cemetery
_ [C#m] Why, you _ [F#m] _ _
bad [C#m] boy mind, you end up in a [F#m]
jailhouse
[C#m] Why, you _ [F#m] _ _
rude [C#m] boy mind, you end [F#m] up in a jailhouse
[C#m] Oh, _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
bad [C#m] boy mind, you end [F#m] up in a jailhouse
[C#m] Why, oh, why, [F#m] oh, got ten man in [C#m] my fist smoke one [F#m] cigarette
And twelve man in [C#m] my fist burn one [F#m] spiffed ale
Oh, what a [C#m] tribulation when you end [F#m] up in a jailhouse
_ [C#m] Why, oh, _ _ say what a tribulation when you end up [F#m] in a jailhouse
Oh, _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
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[C#m] what a hell when you end up [F#m] in a _ jailhouse
[C#m] Lord, oh, _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[C#m] what a hell when you walk up [F#m] in a roadblock
[C#m] Oh, _ _ the [C#] next time I see you come [C#m] in a jailhouse
The other [G#] time I see you gone [C#m] to the courthouse
The other [G#] time I see you gone in a [F#m] _ [C#m] penitentiary
_ Man, you gone spend a century
I _ _ say it's better [F#m] than the cemetery _
[C#m] Why, you _ _ [F#m] _ rude [C#m] boy mind, you end up [F#m] in a jailhouse _
[C#m] Why, you _ [F#m] _ life is [C#m] so hard when you down in [F#m] a jailhouse _
[C#m] Why, you _ [F#m] _ [C#m] ten man in my fist smoke one cigarette
[F#m] _ Ten man in [C#m] my fist burn one spiffed [F#m] ale
Man, I say [C#m] it's better when you end up in [F#m] a jailhouse
_ [C#m] And down you [F#m] gone in a courthouse
Next [C#m] thing you find yourself [A] in a [C#m] poorhouse
Why, you bad boy _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [C#m] jailhouse
_ I don't [A] want to [C#m] go in a jailhouse _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#] Jailhouse, life is so [A] [C#m] hard in a jailhouse
_ Bad [A] boy, [C#m] you gon' [C#] feel it
Bad [A] boy, [C#m] you gon' feel it
_ Down in [A] a [C#m] jailhouse _
Behave yourself bad [A] boy
_ [C#] You gon' feel it down in [A] a [G#] jailhouse _
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