In The Jailhouse Now chords by Webb Pierce

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: E

Difficulty: Novice

Chorus:
E
 He's in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now)
                      A
He's in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now)
  B7
I told him once or twice
        B7
To quit playin' cards and shootin' dice
                      E
He's in the jailhouse now

Verse 1:
     E
Well I had a friend named Rambling Bob
            E
Who used to steal, gamble and rob
                                      A
He thought he was the smartest guy in town
    A
But I found out last Monday, that Bob got locked up Sunday
     F#                               B7
They got him in the jailhouse way downtown


Chorus:
                      E
He's in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now)
                      A
He's in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now)
  B7
I told him once or twice
        B7
To quit playin' cards and shootin' dice
                      E
He's in the jailhouse now


Intrumental Break:
E        A    B7      E


Verse 2:
     E
Well I went out last Tuesday
E
Met a girl named Susie
                                   A
I told her I was the swellest man around
         A
Well she started and to spend my money
    A
She started and to callin' me honey
   F#                          B7
We took in every honky tonk in town


Chorus:
                       E
We're in the jailhouse now (we're in the jailhouse now)
                       A
We're in the jailhouse now (we're in the jailhouse now)
     B7
They told us once or twice
        B7
To quit playin' cards and shootin' dice
                        E
We're in the jail-house now