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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
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Out Of Jail
by They Might Be Giants
This is a really simple tune, and not origionally one of my favorites
on John Henry, but lately I've noticed how much fun it is to play.
Intro
E F G
Verse
GLong before the Cscreen door slammed, Gshe was out of Dxenia
A Gstranger could have Cloved that town, Gbut she had to Dleave
Chorus
I Amwish I'd gotten to Dknow her beAmfore I fell in Dlove
I could Gsay who's to blame, Amsay who's the man in this
Fcautionary Dtale
But I Gswore I'd be true and I'll Amswear and I'll swear
Til Fkitten's out of Djail
Verse
It was like a TV show, the way she stole that car
Easy now to criticize, easy now to talk
Chorus
I thought my luck was changing, I guess I was wrong
I could say who's to blame, say who's the man in this
cautionary tale
But I swore I'd be true and I'll swear and I'll swear
Til kitten's out of jail
Bridge
EmDidn't Fwant Cto be a Gslave
Emjust turned Fout Gthat way
(Organ solo:listen for the rythm)
G Am F D  G Am F D
Chorus
I thought my luck was changing, I guess I was wrong
I could say she's to blame, say she's the man in this
cautionary tale
But I swore I'd be true and I'll swear and I'll swear
Til kitten's out of jail
Outro
 G   Am   F   D(Repeat this  Acouple times, then end on G)

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##

Out Of Jail

by They Might Be Giants

This is a really simple tune, and not origionally one of my favorites

on John Henry, but lately I've noticed how much fun it is to play.

Intro

E F G

Verse

G C G D

Long before the screen door slammed, she was out of xenia

G C G D

A stranger could have loved that town, but she had to leave

Chorus

Am D Am D

I wish I'd gotten to know her before I fell in love

G Am

I could say who's to blame, say who's the man in this

F D

cautionary tale

G Am

But I swore I'd be true and I'll swear and I'll swear

F D

Til kitten's out of jail

Verse

It was like a TV show, the way she stole that car

Easy now to criticize, easy now to talk

Chorus

I thought my luck was changing, I guess I was wrong

I could say who's to blame, say who's the man in this

cautionary tale

But I swore I'd be true and I'll swear and I'll swear

Til kitten's out of jail

Bridge

Em F C G

Didn't want to be a slave

Em F G

just turned out that way

(Organ solo:listen for the rythm)

G Am F D G Am F D

Chorus

I thought my luck was changing, I guess I was wrong

I could say she's to blame, say she's the man in this

cautionary tale

But I swore I'd be true and I'll swear and I'll swear

Til kitten's out of jail

Outro

G Am F D A G

(Repeat this couple times, then end on )

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