(no intro)
Verse 1
[G] Standin' in the jailhouse
[G7] A wishin' I was free (laugh)
[C] I'd like to get out
(no chord)
But I ain't got a key
[G]I got them lonesome jail house [D]blues
Verse 2
A [G]waitin' for a train that'll[G7] take me away
[C]And I'll be gone for many a day
[G]I got them l[D]onesome jail house [G]blues
Verse 3
[G]A standin' in the jail house l[G7]ookin' at the street
[C]This jail floor is hurtin' my feet
[G]I got them lonesome jailhouse [D]blues[D7]
Verse 4
[G]A watchin' my friends as [G7]they go by
[C]They'd get me out if a they would try
[G]I got them lonesome jailhouse blues
riff G C G D G G7 C G D G
Verse 5
[G]A lookin' down a lonesome [G7]railroad line
[C]Thinkin' of a girl that I left behind
[G]I got them lonesome jail house [D]blues
[G]The jury said I'd a [G7]have to go
[C]When they sent me here without a show
[G]I got them lonesome jail house blues
Outro
[G]So goodbye friends I'm a [G7]leavin' today
[C]The Pullman's trains gonna take me away
[G]I got them lonesome jail house [D]blues[D7]
[G]The govenors fare don't [G7]worry me
[C]It's the way I feel that a makes me sing
[G]I got them lonesome jail house blues [D7] [C] [G]
Verse 1
[G] Standin' in the jailhouse
[G7] A wishin' I was free (laugh)
[C] I'd like to get out
(no chord)
But I ain't got a key
[G]I got them lonesome jail house [D]blues
Verse 2
A [G]waitin' for a train that'll[G7] take me away
[C]And I'll be gone for many a day
[G]I got them l[D]onesome jail house [G]blues
Verse 3
[G]A standin' in the jail house l[G7]ookin' at the street
[C]This jail floor is hurtin' my feet
[G]I got them lonesome jailhouse [D]blues[D7]
Verse 4
[G]A watchin' my friends as [G7]they go by
[C]They'd get me out if a they would try
[G]I got them lonesome jailhouse blues
riff G C G D G G7 C G D G
Verse 5
[G]A lookin' down a lonesome [G7]railroad line
[C]Thinkin' of a girl that I left behind
[G]I got them lonesome jail house [D]blues
[G]The jury said I'd a [G7]have to go
[C]When they sent me here without a show
[G]I got them lonesome jail house blues
Outro
[G]So goodbye friends I'm a [G7]leavin' today
[C]The Pullman's trains gonna take me away
[G]I got them lonesome jail house [D]blues[D7]
[G]The govenors fare don't [G7]worry me
[C]It's the way I feel that a makes me sing
[G]I got them lonesome jail house blues [D7] [C] [G]