Chords with lyrics
Lonesome Jailhouse Blues
Glen Campbell
(no intro)
Verse 1
G+G
Standin' in the jailhouse
G7G7
A augmentedA wishin' I was free (laugh)
C majorC
I'd like to get out
(no chord)
But I ain't got a key
G+G D MajorD
I got them lonesome jail house blues
Verse 2
G+G G7G7
A augmentedA waitin' for a train that'll take me away
C majorC
And I'll be gone for many a day
G+G D MajorD G+G
I got them lonesome jail house blues
Verse 3
G+G G7G7
A augmentedA standin' in the jail house lookin' at the street
C majorC
This jail floor is hurtin' my feet
G+G D MajorD D7D7
I got them lonesome jailhouse blues
Verse 4
G+G G7G7
A augmentedA watchin' my friends as they go by
C majorC
They'd get me out if a they would try
G+G
I got them lonesome jailhouse blues
riff G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G G7G7 C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
Verse 5
G+G G7G7
A augmentedA lookin' down a lonesome railroad line
C majorC
Thinkin' of a girl that I left behind
G+G D MajorD
I got them lonesome jail house blues
G+G G7G7
The jury said I'd a have to go
C majorC
When they sent me here without a show
G+G
I got them lonesome jail house blues
Outro
G+G G7G7
So goodbye friends I'm a leavin' today
C majorC
The Pullman's trains gonna take me away
G+G D MajorD D7D7
I got them lonesome jail house blues
G+G G7G7
The govenors fare don't worry me
C majorC
It's the way I feel that a makes me sing
G+G D7D7 C majorC G+G
I got them lonesome jail house blues
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