In The Jailhouse Now

Webb Pierce

Written by Jimmie Rodgers

Key of C · Chords: I II IV V

Verse 1

G7                    C
He's in the jailhouse now
F
He's in the jailhouse now
G7
I told him once or twice

Verse 2

To quit playin' cards and a shootin' dice
C
He's in the jailhouse now

Verse 3

Well I had a friend named Rambling Bob

Verse 4

Who used to steal gamble and rob
C7                                    F
He thought he was the smartest guy in town

Verse 5

But I found out last Monday that Bob got locked up Sunday
D7                                G7
They got him in the jailhouse way downtown

Verse 6

C
He's in the jailhouse now
F
He's in the jailhouse now
G7
I told him once or twice

Verse 7

To quit playin' cards and a shootin' dice
C
He's in the jailhouse now

Verse 8

Now I went out last Tuesday

Verse 9

I met a girl named Susie
C7                                F
I told her I was the swellest man around

Verse 10

We started to spend my money

Verse 11

And she started to callin' me honey
D7                             G7
We took in every honky tonk in town

Verse 12

C
We're in the jailhouse now
F
We're in the jailhouse now
G7
They told us once or twice

Verse 13

To quit playin' cards and a shootin' dice
C
We're in the jailhouse now