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Jailbreak

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When playing the Intro/Verse (Main riff) pattern the timing of the chord changes are
1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &
ReaE5lly you cD5an plaA5y nE5early all the song just using one finger on the 2nd fret.
I have broken the instrumental part of the Intro into bars so you can see the chords played in 
each bar and how they relate to the strumming patterns. This riff is played throughout the 
song but for the remainder of the song, which is not broken into bars, I have just shown when  
chord changes occur so the E5 is not repeated.
[Intro]
|           A5  E5|    E5    D5   A5  E5|
|    E5    D5   A5  E5|    E5    D5   A5  E5|
|   E5  
 D5There A5was E5a friend of D5mine A5on E5murderD5  A5  E5  
And the judge's D5gavel A5felE5lD5  A5  E5  
Jury D5found A5him E5guilty, D5gave A5him E5...
N.C.
sixteen years in hell
[Verse]
He said E5"I ain't D5spending A5my E5life hereD5  A5  E5  
I ain't D5livin' A5a - E5loneD5  A5  
E5Ain't breakin' no rocks D5on A5the E5chain gangD5  A5  
E5I'm breakin' out and  D5headA5in' E5home"
GonD5na maA5ke E5a (jail-      D5     A5  E5break)D5  A5  
E5And I'm looking towards the D5skyA5  E5  D5  A5  E5  
I'm gD5onna mA5ake E5a (jail-      D5     A5  E5break)D5  A5  
E5Oh, how I wish that I coD5uld flyA5  E5  D5  A5  
[Pre-Chorus]
A5All in the name of D5libertyA5  D5  
B5All in the name of E5liberty         B5  D5Got to be free
[Chorus]
E5(Jail-       D5     A5  E5break),D5  A5  E5  
let me outta D5hereA5  E5  D5  A5  E5  
(Jail-       D5     A5  E5break),D5  A5  E5  
  D5sixA5teen E5years, ahD5  A5  E5  
(Jail-       D5     A5  E5break),D5  A5  E5  
   D5had    A5  E5more than I can taD5keA5  E5  
(Jail-       D5     A5  E5break),       D5     A5          E5       D5     A5        E5yeah
[Verse 2]
N.C.                         E5                D5   A5      E5     D5   A5  E5  
He said he'd   seen his lady being fooled with
D5By anotA5her E5manD5  A5  E5  
  D5She A5was E5down and he was D5upA5  E5  
Had a gun D5in A5his E5handD5  A5  E5  
Bullets started flyD5ing everyA5whereE5  D5  A5  E5  
PeoD5ple start A5to E5screamD5  A5  E5  
Big man lyin'  D5on A5the E5groundD5  A5  E5  
  D5With A5a  E5hole in his boD5dy
A5Where E5his life had been,   D5but it A5was
[Pre-Chorus]
A5All in the name of D5libertyA5  D5  
B5All in the name of E5liberty         B5  D5I got to be free
[Chorus]
E5(Jail-       D5     A5  E5break),D5  A5  E5  D5  A5  E5  D5  A5  E5  
E5(Jail-       D5     A5  E5break), I D5got to A5break E5outD5  A5  E5  
Out D5of hG5ere
[Solo]
A5  D5  A5  D5  B5  E5  B5  D5
[Bridge]
N.C.
Heartbeats, they were racing
N.C.
Freedom, he was chasin'
N.C.
Spotlights, sirens
N.C.
Rifles firing
N.C.
But he made it out...
N.C.
... with a bullet in his back
[Chorus]
E5Jail-       D5     A5  E5break,D5  A5  E5  D5  A5  E5  D5  A5  E5  
E5Jail-       D5     A5  E5break,D5  A5  E5  D5  A5  E5  D5  A5  E5  
E5Jail-       D5     A5  E5break,D5  A5  E5  D5  A5  E5  D5  A5  E5  
E5Jail-       D5     A5  E5break,D5  A5  E5  D5  A5  E5  D5  A5  E5  D5  A5  E5  

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Jailbreak

by AC/DC

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

When playing the Intro/Verse (Main riff) pattern the timing of the chord changes are

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

E5 D5 A5 E5

Really you can play nearly all the song just using one finger on the 2nd fret.

I have broken the instrumental part of the Intro into bars so you can see the chords played in

each bar and how they relate to the strumming patterns. This riff is played throughout the

song but for the remainder of the song, which is not broken into bars, I have just shown when

chord changes occur so the E5 is not repeated.

[Intro]

A5 E5 E5 D5 A5 E5

| | |

E5 D5 A5 E5 E5 D5 A5 E5

| | |

D5 A5 E5 D5 A5 E5 D5 A5 E5

There was a friend of mine on murder

D5 A5 E5 D5 A5 E5

And the judge's gavel fell

D5 A5 E5 D5 A5 E5

Jury found him guilty, gave him ...

N.C.

sixteen years in hell

[Verse]

E5 D5 A5 E5 D5 A5 E5

He said "I ain't spending my life here

D5 A5 E5 D5 A5

I ain't livin' a - lone

E5 D5 A5 E5 D5 A5

Ain't breakin' no rocks on the chain gang

E5 D5 A5 E5

I'm breakin' out and headin' home"

D5 A5 E5 D5 A5 E5 D5 A5

Gonna make a (jail- break)

E5 D5 A5 E5 D5 A5 E5

And I'm looking towards the sky

D5 A5 E5 D5 A5 E5 D5 A5

I'm gonna make a (jail- break)

E5 D5 A5 E5 D5 A5

Oh, how I wish that I could fly

[Pre-Chorus]

A5 D5 A5 D5

All in the name of liberty

B5 E5 B5 D5

All in the name of liberty Got to be free

[Chorus]

E5 D5 A5 E5 D5 A5 E5

(Jail- break),

D5 A5 E5 D5 A5 E5

let me outta here

D5 A5 E5 D5 A5 E5

(Jail- break),

D5 A5 E5 D5 A5 E5

sixteen years, ah

D5 A5 E5 D5 A5 E5

(Jail- break),

D5 A5 E5 D5 A5 E5

had more than I can take

D5 A5 E5 D5 A5 E5 D5 A5 E5

(Jail- break), yeah

[Verse 2]

E5 D5 A5 E5 D5 A5 E5

N.C.

He said he'd seen his lady being fooled with

D5 A5 E5 D5 A5 E5

By another man

D5 A5 E5 D5 A5 E5

She was down and he was up

D5 A5 E5 D5 A5 E5

Had a gun in his hand

D5 A5 E5 D5 A5 E5

Bullets started flying everywhere

D5 A5 E5 D5 A5 E5

People start to scream

D5 A5 E5 D5 A5 E5

Big man lyin' on the ground

D5 A5 E5 D5

With a hole in his body

A5 E5 D5 A5

Where his life had been, but it was

[Pre-Chorus]

A5 D5 A5 D5

All in the name of liberty

B5 E5 B5 D5

All in the name of liberty I got to be free

[Chorus]

E5 D5 A5 E5 D5 A5 E5 D5 A5 E5 D5 A5 E5

(Jail- break),

E5 D5 A5 E5 D5 A5 E5 D5 A5 E5

(Jail- break), I got to break out

D5 G5

Out of here

[Solo]

A5 D5 A5 D5 B5 E5 B5 D5

[Bridge]

N.C.

Heartbeats, they were racing

N.C.

Freedom, he was chasin'

N.C.

Spotlights, sirens

N.C.

Rifles firing

N.C.

But he made it out...

N.C.

... with a bullet in his back

[Chorus]

E5 D5 A5 E5 D5 A5 E5 D5 A5 E5 D5 A5 E5

Jail- break,

E5 D5 A5 E5 D5 A5 E5 D5 A5 E5 D5 A5 E5

Jail- break,

E5 D5 A5 E5 D5 A5 E5 D5 A5 E5 D5 A5 E5

Jail- break,

E5 D5 A5 E5 D5 A5 E5 D5 A5 E5 D5 A5 E5 D5 A5 E5

Jail- break,

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