Chords for Cisco Houston - Cyderville Jail
Tempo:
123.85 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
E
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [D]
[A] [F#] [D]
[G] Criderville jail ain't no jail at all [D] The lice in that jail are chewing the wall
It's hard times in the Criderville jail It's hard times, poor boy
There's a big bull [G] ring in the middle of the [D] floor And a damned old [A] jailer to open the door
[D] It's hard times in the Criderville jail It's [A] hard times, [D] poor boy
Your pockets he'll pick and your clothes he will sell Your hands he will [A] handcuff, oh damn him to hell
[D]
Hard times in that Criderville jail It's [A] hard [D] times, poor boy
Our bed it [G] is made of old rotten rugs [F#m] And when we lay down we are covered with bugs
It's [D] hard times in the Criderville jail It's [A] hard times, poor [D] boy
The bugs they swear if [G] we don't give bail [D] We're bound to get lousy [A] in the Criderville jail
[D] It's hard times in that Criderville jail It's hard times, poor boy
I wrote to my [G] mother to send me a knife [D] The lice in the [A] chinches have threatened my life
And [D] it's hard times in the Criderville jail It's hard times, poor boy
[E]
[D] And here's to the lawyer, [G] he'll come to your cell [D] He'll swear he will clear you in spite of all hell
And it's hard times in the Criderville [A] jail It's hard times, [D] poor boy
He'll get all your money [G] before he will rest Then he'll say, plead guilty, [A] I think it is [D] best
Oh, it's hard times in the Criderville jail [A] It's hard times, poor [D] boy
Old Judge Simpson [G] will read you the [D] law The damnedest fool judge [A] that you ever [D] saw
It's hard times in that Criderville jail It's [A] hard times, [D] poor boy
[A] [D]
And there sits the jury, a devil of a crew They'll look a poor prisoner clean through and through
And it's hard times in the Criderville jail It's hard times, poor boy
And here's to the [G] sheriff, I like to forgot [D] The darnedest old rascal [Am] we have in the lot
And [D] it's hard times in that Criderville jail [A] It's hard [D] times, poor boy
[A] Your [D]
privileges he will take, [Bm] your clothes he will sell Get drunk on your money, [Am] oh, damn him to [D] hell
It's hard times in that Criderville jail It's [A] hard times, [D] poor boy
And now I have come [A] to the end of my [D] song I'll leave it to the [A] boys as I go [D] along
It's hard times in that Criderville [A] jail It's hard [D] times, poor boy
Yes, it's hard times in the Criderville jail [A] Well, it's hard [D] times, poor boy
[N]
[A] [F#] [D]
[G] Criderville jail ain't no jail at all [D] The lice in that jail are chewing the wall
It's hard times in the Criderville jail It's hard times, poor boy
There's a big bull [G] ring in the middle of the [D] floor And a damned old [A] jailer to open the door
[D] It's hard times in the Criderville jail It's [A] hard times, [D] poor boy
Your pockets he'll pick and your clothes he will sell Your hands he will [A] handcuff, oh damn him to hell
[D]
Hard times in that Criderville jail It's [A] hard [D] times, poor boy
Our bed it [G] is made of old rotten rugs [F#m] And when we lay down we are covered with bugs
It's [D] hard times in the Criderville jail It's [A] hard times, poor [D] boy
The bugs they swear if [G] we don't give bail [D] We're bound to get lousy [A] in the Criderville jail
[D] It's hard times in that Criderville jail It's hard times, poor boy
I wrote to my [G] mother to send me a knife [D] The lice in the [A] chinches have threatened my life
And [D] it's hard times in the Criderville jail It's hard times, poor boy
[E]
[D] And here's to the lawyer, [G] he'll come to your cell [D] He'll swear he will clear you in spite of all hell
And it's hard times in the Criderville [A] jail It's hard times, [D] poor boy
He'll get all your money [G] before he will rest Then he'll say, plead guilty, [A] I think it is [D] best
Oh, it's hard times in the Criderville jail [A] It's hard times, poor [D] boy
Old Judge Simpson [G] will read you the [D] law The damnedest fool judge [A] that you ever [D] saw
It's hard times in that Criderville jail It's [A] hard times, [D] poor boy
[A] [D]
And there sits the jury, a devil of a crew They'll look a poor prisoner clean through and through
And it's hard times in the Criderville jail It's hard times, poor boy
And here's to the [G] sheriff, I like to forgot [D] The darnedest old rascal [Am] we have in the lot
And [D] it's hard times in that Criderville jail [A] It's hard [D] times, poor boy
[A] Your [D]
privileges he will take, [Bm] your clothes he will sell Get drunk on your money, [Am] oh, damn him to [D] hell
It's hard times in that Criderville jail It's [A] hard times, [D] poor boy
And now I have come [A] to the end of my [D] song I'll leave it to the [A] boys as I go [D] along
It's hard times in that Criderville [A] jail It's hard [D] times, poor boy
Yes, it's hard times in the Criderville jail [A] Well, it's hard [D] times, poor boy
[N]
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[A] _ _ [F#] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] Criderville jail ain't no jail at all [D] The lice in that jail are chewing the wall
It's hard times in the Criderville jail It's hard times, poor boy
_ There's a big bull [G] ring in the middle of the [D] floor And a damned old [A] jailer to open the door
[D] It's hard times in the Criderville jail It's [A] hard times, [D] poor boy
_ Your pockets he'll pick and your clothes he will sell Your hands he will [A] handcuff, oh damn him to hell
[D]
Hard times in that Criderville jail It's [A] hard [D] times, poor boy
_ _ Our bed it [G] is made of old rotten rugs [F#m] And when we lay down we are covered with bugs
It's [D] hard times in the Criderville jail It's [A] hard times, poor [D] boy
_ The bugs they swear if [G] we don't give bail [D] We're bound to get lousy [A] in the Criderville jail
[D] It's hard times in that Criderville jail It's hard times, poor boy
I wrote to my [G] mother to send me a knife [D] The lice in the [A] chinches have threatened my life
And [D] it's hard times in the Criderville jail It's hard times, poor boy
_ [E] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ And here's to the lawyer, [G] he'll come to your cell [D] He'll swear he will clear you in spite of all hell
And it's hard times in the Criderville [A] jail It's hard times, [D] poor boy
_ He'll get all your money [G] before he will rest Then he'll say, plead guilty, [A] I think it is [D] best
Oh, it's hard times in the Criderville jail [A] It's hard times, poor [D] boy _ _ _
Old Judge Simpson [G] will read you the [D] law The damnedest fool judge [A] that you ever [D] saw
It's hard times in that Criderville jail It's [A] hard times, [D] poor boy
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
And there sits the jury, a devil of a crew They'll look a poor prisoner clean through and through
And it's hard times in the Criderville jail It's hard times, poor boy
And here's to the [G] sheriff, I like to forgot [D] The darnedest old rascal [Am] we have in the lot
And [D] it's hard times in that Criderville jail [A] It's hard [D] times, poor boy
_ [A] Your _ [D] _ _
_ privileges he will take, [Bm] your clothes he will sell Get drunk on your money, [Am] oh, damn him to [D] hell
It's hard times in that Criderville jail It's [A] hard times, [D] poor boy
_ _ And now I have come [A] to the end of my [D] song I'll leave it to the [A] boys as I go [D] along
It's hard times in that Criderville [A] jail It's hard [D] times, poor boy
Yes, it's hard times in the Criderville jail [A] Well, it's hard [D] times, poor boy _
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[A] _ _ [F#] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] Criderville jail ain't no jail at all [D] The lice in that jail are chewing the wall
It's hard times in the Criderville jail It's hard times, poor boy
_ There's a big bull [G] ring in the middle of the [D] floor And a damned old [A] jailer to open the door
[D] It's hard times in the Criderville jail It's [A] hard times, [D] poor boy
_ Your pockets he'll pick and your clothes he will sell Your hands he will [A] handcuff, oh damn him to hell
[D]
Hard times in that Criderville jail It's [A] hard [D] times, poor boy
_ _ Our bed it [G] is made of old rotten rugs [F#m] And when we lay down we are covered with bugs
It's [D] hard times in the Criderville jail It's [A] hard times, poor [D] boy
_ The bugs they swear if [G] we don't give bail [D] We're bound to get lousy [A] in the Criderville jail
[D] It's hard times in that Criderville jail It's hard times, poor boy
I wrote to my [G] mother to send me a knife [D] The lice in the [A] chinches have threatened my life
And [D] it's hard times in the Criderville jail It's hard times, poor boy
_ [E] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ And here's to the lawyer, [G] he'll come to your cell [D] He'll swear he will clear you in spite of all hell
And it's hard times in the Criderville [A] jail It's hard times, [D] poor boy
_ He'll get all your money [G] before he will rest Then he'll say, plead guilty, [A] I think it is [D] best
Oh, it's hard times in the Criderville jail [A] It's hard times, poor [D] boy _ _ _
Old Judge Simpson [G] will read you the [D] law The damnedest fool judge [A] that you ever [D] saw
It's hard times in that Criderville jail It's [A] hard times, [D] poor boy
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
And there sits the jury, a devil of a crew They'll look a poor prisoner clean through and through
And it's hard times in the Criderville jail It's hard times, poor boy
And here's to the [G] sheriff, I like to forgot [D] The darnedest old rascal [Am] we have in the lot
And [D] it's hard times in that Criderville jail [A] It's hard [D] times, poor boy
_ [A] Your _ [D] _ _
_ privileges he will take, [Bm] your clothes he will sell Get drunk on your money, [Am] oh, damn him to [D] hell
It's hard times in that Criderville jail It's [A] hard times, [D] poor boy
_ _ And now I have come [A] to the end of my [D] song I'll leave it to the [A] boys as I go [D] along
It's hard times in that Criderville [A] jail It's hard [D] times, poor boy
Yes, it's hard times in the Criderville jail [A] Well, it's hard [D] times, poor boy _
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