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Jailhouse Tears Chords by Lucinda Williams

Jailhouse Tears chords by Lucinda Williams

Guitar chords with lyrics

  • Difficulty: Intermediate
Key: Eb

🎸 Intro:

Fm  Ab   Eb




            Fm     Ab         Eb
LW:     I’m crying, jailhouse tears
                  Fm     Ab        Eb
        I’ve been trying all these years
                              Fm
        Trying to ride things out
        Ab                    Eb
        but now I’m shifting gears
                        Fm  Ab          Eb Bb  Eb
        and we’re both crying jailhouse tears
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                             Ab
EC:     They say I broke the law
        Bb                      Eb
           now everything is broken down

                           Fm     Bb
LW:     Babe I know what I saw
                           Eb
        I know you went downtown.

                       Ab     Bb
EC:     They locked me up
                          Eb
        and you locked me out

                              Fm          Bb
LW:     You tried to steal my truck, but
                                Eb
        That’s not what this is about

                           Ab     Bb
EC:     I just went to the corner
                          Eb
        to get a cold six pack

                                Fm      Bb
LW:     You’re a drunk you’re a stoner
                          Eb
        you never came back.


                        Ab    Bbm
EC:     I used to be a user
                              Eb
        but now I’m all out of stuff

                        Fm     Bb
LW:     You’re a three-time loser
                          Eb
        you’re all fucked up

🎸 Chorus:

    Fm        Ab        Eb
I’m crying, jailhouse tears
              Fm   Ab          Eb
and I’ve been trying   all these years
                           Fm    Ab
Been trying to ride things out
                     Eb
but now I’m shifting gears
                Fm     Ab        Eb
and we’re both crying jailhouse tears


Guitar 🎸 Solo:
             Fm   Ab   Eb
             Fm   Ab   Eb
             Fm   Ab   Eb
             Fm   Ab   Eb

                             Ab       Bb
EC:     I’ll prove it to you somehow
                             Eb
        I’m done with every bit
                         Fm
        look at me
I’m clean now

        Bb                  Eb
LW:     you’re so full of shit

                            Ab    Bb
EC:     I swear I will tell all
                            Eb
        look in my dresser drawers

                           Fm      Bb
LW:     Now I’m behind the 8-ball
                        Eb
        you’re behind bars.


🎸 Chorus:

    Fm        Ab        Eb
I’m crying, jailhouse tears
              Fm   Ab          Eb
and I’ve been trying   all these years
                           Fm    Ab
Been trying to ride things out
                     Eb
but now I’m shifting gears
                Fm     Ab        Eb
and we’re both crying jailhouse tears


    Fm        Ab        Eb
I’m crying, jailhouse tears
              Fm   Ab          Eb
and I’ve been trying   all these years
                           Fm    Ab
Been trying to ride things out
                     Eb
but now I’m shifting gears
                Fm     Ab        Eb
and we’re both crying jailhouse tears

           Fm      Ab             Eb
We’re both crying jailhouse tears

Lucinda Williams chords for Jailhouse tears

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