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