Webb Pierce - In the jailhouse now

^E He's in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now) He's in the jailhouse ^Anow (he's in the jailhouse now) I ^B7told him once or twice To quit ^B7playin' cards and shootin' dice He's in the jailhouse ^Enow

Well ^EI had a friend named Rambling Bob Who used to ^Esteal, gamble and rob He thought he was the smartest guy in ^Atown But ^AI found out last Monday, that Bob got locked up Sunday They ^F#got him in the jailhouse way down^B7town

He's in the jailhouse ^Enow (he's in the jailhouse now) He's in the jailhouse ^Anow (he's in the jailhouse now) I ^B7told him once or twice To quit ^B7playin' cards and shootin' dice He's in the jailhouse ^Enow

Well ^EI went out last Tuesday ^EMet a girl named Susie I told her I was the swellest man a^Around Well she ^Astarted and to spend my money She ^Astarted and to callin' me honey We ^F#took in every honky tonk in ^B7town

We're in the jailhouse ^Enow (we're in the jailhouse now) We're in the jailhouse ^Anow (we're in the jailhouse now) They ^B7told us once or twice To quit ^B7playin' cards and shootin' dice We're in the jail-house ^Enow