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Jailhouse Fire

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JAILHOUSE FIRE - Laura Veirs
e|--Gm--3----3----3--------Eb---3---3---D--2----2--------------------|
B|----3----3----3-----------3---3-----3----3--------------------|
G|----3----3----3-----------3---3-----2----2--------------------|
D|--5---------5-------3-------------0---0-----------------------|
A|-------5---------5-----6----6---------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
I use the following pattern: Gm (4), Eb (2), D (2) throughout and that seems to work.
GmDid you see that lady there they sEbtripped her to her uDnderwear
GmShe took it one step further and stripped to EbbareD  
GmThrough the rising flames and smoke she lEbaughed as all the Dpolice choked
And then she Gmdanced in the government Ebpyre
The jDailhouse is on GmfireEb  
The jDailhouse is on GmfireEb  D  
Whistle:
Eb  Bb  F  Cm
She Gmgrabbed a guard and stole his keys Ebunlocked the cells
And Dset us free and we Gmran and caught our pants on the old barbed EbwireD  
We Gmhit the dirt we hit the road we Ebjumped the fence
We Dkissed a toad and we Gmhollared at the ladies
In the churchyard Ebchoir
The jDailhouse is on GmfireEb  
The jDailhouse is on GmfireEb  D  
I Gmhopped a train and headed west free Ebwoman now just Dlike the rest
All the Gmhobos on the line called me a EbliarD  
The Gmtrain it choked and spewed and spat and cEboal smoke billowed Dthick and black
And Gmshe was everywhere and rising Ebhigher
She Dset the jailhouse on GmfireEb  
She Dset the jailhouse on GmfireEb  

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Jailhouse Fire

by Laura Veirs

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JAILHOUSE FIRE - Laura Veirs

Gm Eb D

e|----3----3----3-----------3---3-----2----2--------------------|

B|----3----3----3-----------3---3-----3----3--------------------|

G|----3----3----3-----------3---3-----2----2--------------------|

D|--5---------5-------3-------------0---0-----------------------|

A|-------5---------5-----6----6---------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

I use the following pattern: Gm (4), Eb (2), D (2) throughout and that seems to work.

Gm Eb D

Did you see that lady there they stripped her to her underwear

Gm Eb D

She took it one step further and stripped to bare

Gm Eb D

Through the rising flames and smoke she laughed as all the police choked

Gm Eb

And then she danced in the government pyre

D Gm Eb

The jailhouse is on fire

D Gm Eb D

The jailhouse is on fire

Whistle:

Eb Bb F Cm

Gm Eb

She grabbed a guard and stole his keys unlocked the cells

D Gm Eb D

And set us free and we ran and caught our pants on the old barbed wire

Gm Eb

We hit the dirt we hit the road we jumped the fence

D Gm

We kissed a toad and we hollared at the ladies

In the churchyard choir

D Gm Eb

The jailhouse is on fire

D Gm Eb D

The jailhouse is on fire

Gm Eb D

I hopped a train and headed west free woman now just like the rest

Gm Eb D

All the hobos on the line called me a liar

Gm Eb D

The train it choked and spewed and spat and coal smoke billowed thick and black

Gm Eb

And she was everywhere and rising higher

D Gm Eb

She set the jailhouse on fire

D Gm Eb

She set the jailhouse on fire

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