Dade County Jail chords by Vincent Neil Emerson

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
A augmentedA  D MajorD
A augmentedA  E MajorE
A augmentedA  D MajorD
B minorBm D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA


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

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


Instrumental:
A augmentedA   D MajorD
A augmentedA   E MajorE
A augmentedA E MajorE


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


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


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


Outro:
B minorBm              D MajorD      E MajorE        A augmentedA  E MajorE  A augmentedA
  If it weren't for bad luck, I wouldn't have no luck at all