Chords for In the Jailhouse Now #2-Jimmie Rodgers

Tempo:
160.15 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

F

D

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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In the Jailhouse Now #2-Jimmie Rodgers chords
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[C] [G]
[B] [C] I had a friend named Camo, he used to rob, steal and gamble.
He tried everything that was low [F]
down.
He was out tomcatting one night, when he started a big fight.
[C] [D] Then a [Am] big policeman came and [G] knocked him down.
[C] He's in the jailhouse now, [F] he's in the jailhouse now.
[D] I told him over again, [Am] to quit drinking whiskey, [D] lay off [G] of that gin.
He's in the [C] jailhouse now.
Idle-de-lee-de-do-de [F]-lee, de-oh-de-de-hee, de-oh-de-de [C]-de-do-de-lee, de-oh-de-de -hee, [G] de-oh-de-de-de-hee, de-oh-de-de-de-hee, de [C]-oh-de-de-de-hee.
Camel broke jail one day, decided he'd go away.
But the police met him at [F] the train.
The cop says, I've come for you.
Camel says that this won't do, [D] because [Am] Camel never [D] was [G] my name.
[C] He's in the jailhouse now, [F] he's in the jailhouse now.
[D]
Yes, [Am] he broke out.
All over town [D] the fool [G] walked about.
He's in the [C] jailhouse now.
Idle-de-lee-de-do-de [F]-lee, de-oh-de-de-hee, de-oh-de-de-de-do-de [C]-lee, de-oh-de-de-de -hee, [G] de-oh-de-de-de -hee, de [C]-oh-de-de-de-hee, de-oh-de-de-de-hee.
I met his old gal Sadie.
She says, Have you seen my baby?
I told her he was downtown in [F] the can.
She went down to the jail just to go his [C] bail.
[D] She says, [Am] I've come down here to [G] get my man.
[C] She's in the jailhouse now.
[F] She's in the jailhouse now.
[C] [D] So you [Am] can understand [G] why old kids say this in the can.
She's in the jailhouse [C] now.
[F]
[C]
[G]
[C]
[B] [C]
[N]
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
D
1321
Am
2311
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Jimmie Rodgers, The Rainbow Ranch Boys - (Overdubbed Version) In The Jailhouse Now, No. 2 chords, practice playing G, C, G, C, F, D and Am in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 80 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 160. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: C Major.

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_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [B] _ _ [C] _ _ _ I had a friend named Camo, _ he used to rob, steal and gamble.
_ He tried everything that was low [F]
down.
_ _ _ _ He was out tomcatting one night, when he started a big fight.
[C] _ [D] Then a [Am] big policeman came and [G] knocked him down.
_ _ _ _ [C] He's in the jailhouse now, _ _ [F] he's in the jailhouse now.
_ _ _ [D] I told him over again, [Am] _ to quit drinking whiskey, [D] lay off [G] of that gin.
He's in the [C] jailhouse now. _ _ _
_ _ Idle-de-lee-de-do-de [F]-lee, de-oh-de-de-hee, _ _ de-oh-de-de [C]-de-do-de-lee, de-oh-de-de _ -hee, [G] _ de-oh-de-de-de-hee, de-oh-de-de-de-hee, _ _ de [C]-oh-de-de-de-hee. _ _
_ _ Camel broke jail one day, _ _ decided he'd go away.
_ But the police met him at [F] the train. _ _ _ _ _
The cop says, I've come for you. _
Camel says that this won't do, _ [D] because [Am] Camel never [D] was [G] my _ name.
_ _ _ [C] He's in the jailhouse now, _ _ _ [F] he's in the jailhouse now.
_ _ _ [D] _
Yes, [Am] he broke out.
_ All over town [D] the fool [G] walked about. _
He's in the [C] jailhouse now. _ _ _
_ Idle-de-lee-de-do-de [F]-lee, de-oh-de-de-hee, _ _ _ _ de-oh-de-de-de-do-de [C]-lee, de-oh-de-de-de _ -hee, [G] de-oh-de-de-de _ _ -hee, de [C]-oh-de-de-de-hee, de-oh-de-de-de-hee. _
_ _ _ I met his old gal Sadie.
She says, Have you seen my baby?
_ I told her he was downtown in [F] the can. _ _
_ _ She went down to the jail _ _ just to go his [C] bail.
[D] She says, [Am] I've come down here to [G] get my man. _
_ _ _ [C] She's in the jailhouse now.
_ _ [F] She's in the jailhouse now.
_ [C] _ [D] So you [Am] can _ understand _ _ [G] why old kids say this in the can.
She's in the jailhouse [C] _ now. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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