Hes In The Jailhouse Now chords by Blind Arthur Blake

Chords with lyrics

Verse One:
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Remember last election,
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Everybody was in action,
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Tryin to find themselves a president
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There was a man named Lawson,
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From New York down to Boston,
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Representing the colored people we had sent

Verse Two:
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My brother was a voter,
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also a great promoter,
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goin round givin advice
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They'd go to the poll and vote
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Instead of voting once he voted twice

Chorus:
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He's in the jailhouse now
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He's in the jailhouse now
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We got him down town in jail
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No one to go his bail
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He's in the jailhouse now