I'm Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail chords by Johnny Cash

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Verse 1:
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"I'm not in your town to stay,"
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Said a lady old and gray
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To the warden of the penitentiary
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"I'm not in your town to stay
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And I'll soon be on my way
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I'm just here to get my baby out of jail
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Yes warden
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I'm just here to get my baby out of jail"

Verse 2:
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"I tried to raise my baby right
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And I prayed both day and night
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That he'd never follow the footsteps of his dad
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I had searched both far and wide
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And I feared that he had died
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But at last I've found my baby here in jail
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Yes warden
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I'm just here to get my baby out of jail."


Instrumental:
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Verse 3:
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"I will pawn you his watch
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I will pawn you my chain
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I will pawn you my golden wedding ring
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I will pawn you my  cook
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Forgot the words to that verse
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If that will get my baby out of jail
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Yes warden
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I'm just here to get my baby out of jail."