Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Verse 1:
G+G
"I'm not in your town to stay,"
G+G
Said a lady old and gray
D MajorD G+G
To the warden of the penitentiary
G+G
"I'm not in your town to stay
G+G
And I'll soon be on my way
D MajorD G+G
I'm just here to get my baby out of jail
C majorC
Yes warden
D MajorD G+G
I'm just here to get my baby out of jail"
Verse 2:
G+G
"I tried to raise my baby right
G+G
And I prayed both day and night
D MajorD G+G
That he'd never follow the footsteps of his dad
G+G
I had searched both far and wide
G+G
And I feared that he had died
D MajorD G+G
But at last I've found my baby here in jail
C majorC
Yes warden
D MajorD G+G
I'm just here to get my baby out of jail."
Instrumental:
G+G D MajorD G+G
G MajorG D MajorD G+G
Verse 3:
G+G
"I will pawn you his watch
G+G
I will pawn you my chain
D MajorD G+G
I will pawn you my golden wedding ring
G+G
I will pawn you my cook
G+G
Forgot the words to that verse
D MajorD G+G
If that will get my baby out of jail
C majorC
Yes warden
D MajorD D MajorD
I'm just here to get my baby out of jail."