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Penitentiary by Houndmouth

Chords with lyrics

Fun as hell to sing. Its Capo 2 and it revolves
around Chord diagramA augmentedA Chord diagramG+G Shape (Chord diagramA augmentedA Major) and Chord diagramA augmentedA Chord diagramC majorC Shape (Chord diagramD MajorD Major)

All chords are relative to capo on the 2nd fret

Intro

Hammer ons in the style of every great americana guitarist playing in half time.

G, Chord diagramC majorC

CHORUS 1

Chord diagramG+G           Chord diagramC majorC      Chord diagramG+G          Chord diagramC majorC
Hid a Batch In Frisco, I could't score a job
Chord diagramG+G          Chord diagramC majorC                 Chord diagramG+G          Chord diagramC majorC
So I did the next best thing, and I learned how to rob
Chord diagramG+G               Chord diagramC majorC          Chord diagramG+G          Chord diagramC majorC
I took that train to Houston, but i couldn't get away
       Chord diagramG+G                Chord diagramC majorC             Chord diagramG+G
  Chord diagramC majorC
From the five and dime, about that time the constable would say

CHORUS
Chord diagramG+G       Chord diagramC majorC         Chord diagramG+G      Chord diagramC majorC      ***Noddley Doodly Doo
Come on Down To the Penitentiary
Chord diagramG+G          Chord diagramC majorC       Chord diagramG+G             Chord diagramC majorC
Oh Mama the law came crashin' down on me

****You get the idea on the chords

Whoo who hooooooo, whooo who hoooooo

Whoo who hooooooo, whooo who hoooooo

VERSE 2

Playing Stud in the Evening, Solitary Nights

Leons got the cigarettes and Capone has got the light

Now I shiftin' squares, with the man from Arkansas

He took my rook oh lord and my kings about to fall

CHORUS

Come on down To the Penitentiary

Oh mama the law came crashing down on me

Whoo who hooooooo, whooo who hoooooo

Whoo who hooooooo, whooo who hoooooo

BRIDGE/Guitar Solo

Keep Repeating the Chord diagramG+G and Chord diagramC majorC chords, if you want to pick out the lead, its really easy
stuff. I dont feel the need to tab out any of it. This is mainly a chord reference to learn
the song structure and the chords....all of two of them :)

VERSE 3

And I'm calling from a pay phone

Down around Lawrence bend

Got me a pardon son

Gonna do it all again

OUTRO CHORUS, REPEAT AS MANY TIMES AS YOU FEEL IS NEEDED.

Come on down To the Penitentiary
Oh mama the law came crashing down on me


Word up Matt and Shane, I was very bored on this particular tuesday.

jon

any questions [email protected]

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