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Song: Tijuana Jail
Artist: Gilby Clarke
tab by Nano Dude
e-mail: [email protected]
!!! TUNE HALF STEP DOWN !!!
Intro: [ F#5   A5   B5   F#5(C5-B5-A5)] x2
F#5Welcome to salvation, my TeqA5uila's my companion
for this evB5ening of obliviF#5on
EF#5veryone around me, kinda bA5ores me, it makes me
lonely with the frB5iends I never hF#5ad
F#5Packing up my Mustang cuz' this cA5ity has no heart,
it sucks you B5in and spits you F#5out
F#5Patiently I'm seeking my destiA5nation is unknown,
I followed the rB5oad down to MexicF#5o
D5Sorry Mr. Officer I tA5hink you got it wrong,
                                     D5              A5Riff
I'm just a lonely ol' Texas boy and I wanna get on home
He sF#5miled and said "sA5enor you're not in TB5exas anymorD5e"
Send my love to my home but send my mail to a C5Ti--B5jua--A5na JF#5ail
[C5-B5-A5-F#5] x3
Staring at the ceiling of my jail cell it's my home,
at least for now, it seems like forever
Sleeping on the floor with the rats, crawling up my ass,
I'm gonna kill that officer
Sorry Mr. Officer but I'm gonna get revenge,
on this side of the border 20 pesos get you dead
He smiled and said "senor I think I'll drink to your threats"
Send my love to my home, but sent my mail to a Tijuana Jail
SOLO
In my destitution suicides a solution, but
I'm a gambler, and I'm not cashed in
The sun is going down and my problems will be solved by dawn,
but not by justice
I smelled liquor on his breath, I knew this is my last chance,
I begged give a dying man his last drink
He handed me a glass with just the worm and he laughed I pulled a
switchblade from my boot and shoved it in his throat
Sorry Mr. Officer I think you got it wrong,
I'm a lonely ol' Texas boy and I wanna get on home
He smiled and said "senor you're not in Texas anymore"
Send my love to my home but send my mail to a Texas Jail.
Riff:
eb:-----------||
Bb:-----------||
Gb:-----------||
Db:-----------||
Ab:-----------||
Eb:--5--4--3--||
Chords Used:
F#5:244xxx
 A5:x022xx
 B5:x244xx
 D5:x577xx
 C5:x355xx

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Tijuana Jail

by Gilby Clarke

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F#5

Song: Tijuana Jail

Artist: Gilby Clarke

tab by Nano Dude

e-mail: [email protected]

!!! TUNE HALF STEP DOWN !!!

F#5 A5 B5 F#5 B5

Intro: [ (C5--A5)] x2

F#5 A5

Welcome to salvation, my Tequila's my companion

B5 F#5

for this evening of oblivion

F#5 A5

Everyone around me, kinda bores me, it makes me

B5 F#5

lonely with the friends I never had

F#5 A5

Packing up my Mustang cuz' this city has no heart,

B5 F#5

it sucks you in and spits you out

F#5 A5

Patiently I'm seeking my destination is unknown,

B5 F#5

I followed the road down to Mexico

D5 A5

Sorry Mr. Officer I think you got it wrong,

D5 A5

Riff

I'm just a lonely ol' Texas boy and I wanna get on home

F#5 A5 B5 D5

He smiled and said "senor you're not in Texas anymore"

C5 B5 A5 F#5

Send my love to my home but send my mail to a Ti--jua--na Jail

C5 B5 A5 F#5

[---] x3

Staring at the ceiling of my jail cell it's my home,

at least for now, it seems like forever

Sleeping on the floor with the rats, crawling up my ass,

I'm gonna kill that officer

Sorry Mr. Officer but I'm gonna get revenge,

on this side of the border 20 pesos get you dead

He smiled and said "senor I think I'll drink to your threats"

Send my love to my home, but sent my mail to a Tijuana Jail

SOLO

In my destitution suicides a solution, but

I'm a gambler, and I'm not cashed in

The sun is going down and my problems will be solved by dawn,

but not by justice

I smelled liquor on his breath, I knew this is my last chance,

I begged give a dying man his last drink

He handed me a glass with just the worm and he laughed I pulled a

switchblade from my boot and shoved it in his throat

Sorry Mr. Officer I think you got it wrong,

I'm a lonely ol' Texas boy and I wanna get on home

He smiled and said "senor you're not in Texas anymore"

Send my love to my home but send my mail to a Texas Jail.

Riff:

eb:-----------||

Bb:-----------||

Gb:-----------||

Db:-----------||

Ab:-----------||

Eb:--5--4--3--||

Chords Used:

F#5

:244xxx

:x022xx

:x244xx

:x577xx

:x355xx

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