Key: G ♫ Intro: Em ♫ Verse 1: Em It's a long old time in a hard rock jail Em It's a long old time gone by C/G It's a long old time I've laid in jail Em * Em And I still got 99 Em You see I set myself in a gambling game Em And I couldn't half play my hand C/G I was thinking 'bout that woman I loved Em Run away with another man Em Run away with another man Em Run away with another man C/G I was thinking 'bout that woman I loved Em Run away with another man Em The cards come 'round the table Lord Em I had such a worried mind C/G My stack of gold I wasted away Em And I lost 'bout 99 Em I lost 'bout 99 Em I lost 'bout 99 C/G My stack of gold I wasted away Em And I lost 'bout 99 Em I walked into the hock shop, boys Em I got me a big 44 C/G I was thinking 'bout that woman I loved Em That I'd never see no more Em That I'd never see no more Em That I'd never see no more C/G I was thinking 'bout that woman I loved Em That I'd never see no more
♫ Instrumental: Am C Em x 2 (Guitar 1 continues playing Em and C/G, but if you wanna play like the original on one guitar Am C and Em sounds best) ♫ Verse 2: Em It wasn't long 'til I seen him again Em He run away, left her behind C/G I laid him low with my old 44 Em And the judge give me 99 Em The judge give me 99 Em The judge give me 99 C/G I laid him low with my old 44 Em And the judge give me 99 Em The jury said "You'll have to pay" Em The clerk, he looked around C/G The mean old judge, he spoke my number Lord EM * Two 6's upside down Em Two 6's upside down Em Two 6's upside down C/G The mean old judge, he called my number Lord Em Two 6's upside down ♫ Chorus: Am It's a long old time in a hard rock jail C It's a long old time gone by Em It's a long old time I've laid in jail Am And I still got 99 C It's a long old time in a hard rock jail Em It's a long old time gone by Em It's a long old time laid in this jail Em And I still got 99 ♫ Outro: Em Two 6's upside down Em Two 6's upside down * One strum only NOTE: Meant to play on acoustic guitar mimicing the bass line (If not you can play C instead of C/G). So in the intro, verses and outro you pick open E -> strum, second fret A -> strum for Em and third fret A -> strum, third fret E -> strum for the C/G.
Two 6s Upside Down by Dropkick Murphys guitar chords playing instructions.