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:
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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