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John Gorka - Jailbirds In The Bighouse CAPO: 1st Fret INTRO: G Am D C G
They built a prison by the freeway Am Just to rub it in D
It's a gentle reminder
Of the Cwages of sGin
The ones on the inside Am Are being paid their share D
There's a hundred stories
For every Cman in Gthere
There's marks on the cell wall Am There's marks on the men D
One counts off the time lost
The other Ccounts 'til the Gend C
CHORUS:
Jailbirds in the big house G Jailbirds in the sky Am
Singing of their innocence
They'll Emsing by and bDy C Jailbirds in the big house G
Jailbirds on a spree
AmSome of them could'a looked like you Some of Emthem used to look like Dme G
Well, Teddy was a bad kid Am From a bad family tree D
He was voted most likely
To comCmit a feloGny
And that was just in grade school Am After that he disappeared D
They say he moved, or he dropped out
And he's Cfaded with the yeGars
A red hand in the cookie jar Am A foot in potter's field D
His face was waiting for a number
His fate was Caching to be Gsealed C
CHORUS:
Jailbirds in the big house G Jailbirds in the sky Am
Singing of their innocence
They'll Emsing by and bDy C Jailbirds in the big house G
Jailbirds on a spree
AmSome of them could'a looked like you Some of Emthem used to look like Dme G
Teddy had a girlfriend
Who gAmave him a place to stay D But he left with her TV set And a Cbaby on the wGay
And if you should run across him Am He could shorten your life D
With the butt of a pistol
Or the Cedge of a knGife
He'll sing a song of the rock pile Am Mourning all he had DAll the luck in all the world And Cmost of it was Gbad C
CHORUS:
Jailbirds in the big house G Jailbirds in the sky Am
Singing of their innocence
They'll Emsing by and bDy C Jailbirds in the big house G
Jailbirds on a spree
AmSome of them could'a looked like you Some of Emthem used to look like Dme G