Dade County Jail chords by Vincent Neil Emerson

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
A  D
A  E
A  D
Bm D E A E A


Verse 1:
    A         D
Well I woke up drunk in a cell
A              E
Somewhere in the Dade County Jail
   A            D
And I don't know where I went wrong
Bm               D      E        A  E A
  If it weren't for bad times, I wouldn't have no time at all

Verse 2:
   A          D
So I call and hope once again
    A         E
Put my heart on the other end
    A              D
Oh, but darlin', she's far from that phone
Bm              D      E        A  E A
 If it weren't for bad love, I wouldn't have no love at all


Instrumental:
A   D
A   E
A E


Verse 3:
    A            D
So if I make it back, darlin', I swear
A          E
I'll never call you again
     A         D
But they got my back to the wall
Bm              D      E         A  E A Bb B
 If it weren't for you, then I wouldn't have no friend at all


Bridge:
       D
What am I to do
A     D        A
 With my weekend on some hall
F#m        B
 Stumblin' like a child
D     E        A  E A
 Feelin' lost out in the dark


Verse 4:
     A         D
So I been livin' out on the edge
A                E
 And I'll be this way 'til I'm dead
     A            D
I've been down since the day I was born
Bm              D      E        A
  If it weren't for bad luck, I wouldn't have no luck at all


Outro:
Bm              D      E        A  E  A
  If it weren't for bad luck, I wouldn't have no luck at all