Lucinda Williams - Jailhouse tears
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Jailhouse Tears
Lucinda Williams: Not recorded to my knowledge, but played in concert several times in 2007
This song is a duet for a man and a woman; Parts are shown.
She plays it in Eb – here shown with capo on 6th fret.
Chorus:
She: I’m Fcrying,G jailhouseC tears
and FI’vGe beCen trying all these years
Been tryinFg tGo ride things out
but noCw I’m shifting gears
and Fwe’re Gboth crying jCailhouse tears
He: TFhey saGy I broke the law
now everythinCg is broken down
She: babe I know what I sFaw G
I know you went dowCntown.
He: I went to the corneFr G
to get a cold six paCck
She: You’re a drunk you’re aF stonerG
you never came bacCk.
He: They locked me up F G
and you locked me out C
She: You tried to steal my tFruck, but G
That’s not what this is about C
He: I used to be a useFr G
but now I’m all out of stufCf
She: You’re a 3 time FloserG
you’re all fucked up C
Chorus: He and She together
I’m cryinFg, jailhoGuse tears C
and FI’vGe beCen trying all these years
Been tryinFg tGo ride things out
but noCw I’m shifting gears
and Fwe’re Gboth crying jCailhouse tears
Guitar Solo
He: I’ll prove it to you somFehow G
I’m done with Cevery bit
look at me, I’m clean noFw G
She: yoCu’re so full of shit
He: I swear I will tell all F G
look in my dresser dCrawers
She: Now I’m behind theF 8-ballG
you’re behCind bars.
Chorus (he and she together) X 2