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Jailhouse

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I was bored today and I started playing guitar and I came across some chords that sound 
[Intro]
   D   Eand I won't give it up to you.
DAnd I feel love, feel love. ELove, love!
[Chorus]
DJailhouse gets Eempty,
DRudy gets Eplenty,
DThe baton stick gets Eshorter,
DRudy gets Etaller.
DCan't fight against the Eyouth,
Cause we're Dstrong.
Them are rude, rude Epeople.
DCan't fight against the Eyouth,
Cause we're Dstrong.
Them are rude, rude Epeople.
[Verse]
DNow when I was a youth in 1983
it was the Ebest day of my life.
We had the '89 Dvision
we didn't fuss and no fight,
when Eall the little daughters wanna be my wife
like a Dvision,
it was playin' on my Eguitar,
on my guitar,
I had to be Dthere,
I had to be there,
I had to be Ethere,
I had to be there.

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Jailhouse

by Sublime

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I was bored today and I started playing guitar and I came across some chords that sound

[Intro]

D E

and I won't give it up to you.

D E

And I feel love, feel love. Love, love!

[Chorus]

D E

Jailhouse gets empty,

D E

Rudy gets plenty,

D E

The baton stick gets shorter,

D E

Rudy gets taller.

D E

Can't fight against the youth,

Cause we're strong.

Them are rude, rude people.

D E

Can't fight against the youth,

Cause we're strong.

Them are rude, rude people.

[Verse]

Now when I was a youth in 1983

it was the best day of my life.

We had the '89 vision

we didn't fuss and no fight,

when all the little daughters wanna be my wife

like a vision,

it was playin' on my guitar,

on my guitar,

I had to be there,

I had to be there.

About Jailhouse Chords by Sublime

Learn how to play Jailhouse by Sublime with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Jailhouse chords”, “Jailhouse guitar chords”, or “Sublime Jailhouse chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Jailhouse chords and for experienced players who want accurate Jailhouse lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include D, E.

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What key is "Jailhouse" in?

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