{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1515999,"song":"In The Jailhouse Now","artist":"Johnny Cash","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1515999-in-the-jailhouse-now-chords-by-johnny-cash/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1515999?type=chord","rating":4.82761,"votes":57,"content":"Johnny Cash\r\nIn the jailhouse now\r\nAlbum: The sound of Johnny Cash\r\nYear: 1962\r\nT. Vincent\r\n\r\nKey: C\r\n\r\n[tab]intro\r\ne|------------------| \r\nB|------------------| \r\nG|------------------|\r\nD|------------------|\r\nA|-4-8-8-8-8-8-7-6-4|\r\nE|------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse 1\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nI had a friend named Bill Campbell he used to rob steal and gamble[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd on the side he'd beg so he mopped up[/tab]\r\n\r\nI told him he shouldn't do it and Campbell told me he knew it\r\n[tab]      [ch]D7[/ch]                                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSo he started beggin' with a bucket instead of a cup[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\n He's in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now)[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]F[/ch]\r\n He's in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now)[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\n Well Campbell fluffed his dove when he wore a tuxedo to the country club[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\n He's in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now)[/tab]\r\n \r\nSolo:\r\n\r\n[tab]e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nG|-6-8-6-----------6~--6-6-8-6---------------------------------------------|\r\nD|-------8-7-8-7-8--------------6-8-6-8-6-----6-8-9-10-10-10-8-6-6---------|\r\nA|----------------------------------------8~-----------------------9-8-6-4-|\r\nE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\nVerse 2\r\n \r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nI met his old gal Sadie she said have you seen Billy lately[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI said I don't believe that he's about[/tab]\r\n\r\nShe went down to the jail she went down to take him his mail\r\n[tab]     [ch]D7[/ch]                                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThen she whispered sheriff please don't let him out[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\n He's in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now)[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]F[/ch]\r\n He's in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now)[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\n While Campbell's put away Sadie's with the sheriff everyday[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]C[/ch] \r\n He's in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now)[/tab]\r\n\r\nSolo:\r\n\r\n[tab]e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nG|-6-8-6-----------6~--6-6-8-6---------------------------------------------|\r\nD|-------8-7-8-7-8--------------6-8-6-8-6-----6-8-9-10-10-10-8-6-6---------|\r\nA|----------------------------------------8~-----------------------9-8-6-4-|\r\nE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\nVerse 3\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell I remember the last election the prohibitionists were in action[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThey's tryin' to elect themselves a president[/tab]\r\n\r\nBill Canpbell and John Austin walked from New Orleans to Boston\r\n[tab]    [ch]D7[/ch]                                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd they've got a bottle in every settlement[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]\r\n They're in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now)[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]F[/ch]\r\n They're in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now)[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\n They were down at the railroad track stealin' a train to haul it back[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\n They're in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now)[/tab]","plain_text":"Johnny Cash\nIn the jailhouse now\nAlbum: The sound of Johnny Cash\nYear: 1962\nT. Vincent\n\nKey: C\n\n\n\n\nVerse 1\n\n\n\n\nI told him he shouldn't do it and Campbell told me he knew it\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nSolo:\n\n\n\nVerse 2\n \n\n\n\nShe went down to the jail she went down to take him his mail\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSolo:\n\n\n\nVerse 3\n\n\n\n\nBill Canpbell and John Austin walked from New Orleans to Boston","chords":["C","B","G","D","A","E","F","D7"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}