Jailbird Chords by The Exploding Hearts
Tempo:
138.8 bpm
Chords used:
D
C
G
A
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [Bm] [G]
[D] [Bm] [G]
[D] [Bm] [G]
[C] [D]
[C] [D]
[Am] [D] [C] [D]
[C] [D] [C] You were caught [D] in the [C] act of [D] sniffing glue.
[C] [D] And [C] you, [D] you, [C] you're [D] getting high [G] now, so what [D] can I do?
[Bm] You made a man [F#] to be your way [G] on what would have been [Gm] a wedding day.
[G]
I [A#] love [Bm] how [D] my hand gets [Bm] [G] off.
[C] There's [A] no more glue, then [D] I'll see you.
[A] [D] I'm just a jailbird, popular as [B] a jailbird.
I'm gonna give up the [F#] wall [G] I got to sniff into [A] to [A#] get as high [D]
as [A] you.
[D]
[C] [D] [C] [D]
[C] [D] [C] [D]
[C] [D] We snuck robbers of men [C] into [D] the fair.
[G] [D] Wrote all [C] the rhymes but [D] you wanted to [C] fly, [D] so you jumped off [C] into [D] the [B] air.
The neon lights [F#] and volcanic [G] skies couldn't bring you down from [Gm] those highs.
[D] Oh, now I [B] love that [E] girl.
[D] I've seen her walk [Bm] in front of us.
[G] Squirrel,
[A] kissy and sniff.
Why [D] not?
[A] I'm [D] just a jailbird, popular as a [B]
jailbird.
I'm gonna give up [F#m] the wall I [G] got to sniff into [A] to get [A#] as high [D] as [F#] you.
[G]
[Gm] [G]
[Gm] [D]
[C] [D] [C] [D]
[C] [D] [C] [D]
[C] [D] [G] [D]
[C] [D] [B] When a straight up man [F#] takes me away, [G] I won't, I'll just go [Gm] back.
[D]
Oh, now I love [B] that girl.
[E] [D]
I've [A#] seen her [Bm] walk down [E] the [G] road.
[A] Kissy, whistlin', [D] why not?
[A] I'm just [D] a jailbird, popular [B] as a jailbird.
[Bm] I'm gonna give up the wall [G] I got to sniff into [A] to get as high [D]
as you.
[A] [D] [Bm]
[B] [Em]
[G] [A] [A#] [D] [G]
[F#] [G]
[Gm] [G]
[D]
[C] [D]
[C] [D]
[A] [B] [N]
[D] [Bm] [G]
[D] [Bm] [G]
[C] [D]
[C] [D]
[Am] [D] [C] [D]
[C] [D] [C] You were caught [D] in the [C] act of [D] sniffing glue.
[C] [D] And [C] you, [D] you, [C] you're [D] getting high [G] now, so what [D] can I do?
[Bm] You made a man [F#] to be your way [G] on what would have been [Gm] a wedding day.
[G]
I [A#] love [Bm] how [D] my hand gets [Bm] [G] off.
[C] There's [A] no more glue, then [D] I'll see you.
[A] [D] I'm just a jailbird, popular as [B] a jailbird.
I'm gonna give up the [F#] wall [G] I got to sniff into [A] to [A#] get as high [D]
as [A] you.
[D]
[C] [D] [C] [D]
[C] [D] [C] [D]
[C] [D] We snuck robbers of men [C] into [D] the fair.
[G] [D] Wrote all [C] the rhymes but [D] you wanted to [C] fly, [D] so you jumped off [C] into [D] the [B] air.
The neon lights [F#] and volcanic [G] skies couldn't bring you down from [Gm] those highs.
[D] Oh, now I [B] love that [E] girl.
[D] I've seen her walk [Bm] in front of us.
[G] Squirrel,
[A] kissy and sniff.
Why [D] not?
[A] I'm [D] just a jailbird, popular as a [B]
jailbird.
I'm gonna give up [F#m] the wall I [G] got to sniff into [A] to get [A#] as high [D] as [F#] you.
[G]
[Gm] [G]
[Gm] [D]
[C] [D] [C] [D]
[C] [D] [C] [D]
[C] [D] [G] [D]
[C] [D] [B] When a straight up man [F#] takes me away, [G] I won't, I'll just go [Gm] back.
[D]
Oh, now I love [B] that girl.
[E] [D]
I've [A#] seen her [Bm] walk down [E] the [G] road.
[A] Kissy, whistlin', [D] why not?
[A] I'm just [D] a jailbird, popular [B] as a jailbird.
[Bm] I'm gonna give up the wall [G] I got to sniff into [A] to get as high [D]
as you.
[A] [D] [Bm]
[B] [Em]
[G] [A] [A#] [D] [G]
[F#] [G]
[Gm] [G]
[D]
[C] [D]
[C] [D]
[A] [B] [N]
Key:
D
C
G
A
Bm
D
C
G
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [C] _ [D] _ [C] You were caught [D] in the [C] act of [D] sniffing glue.
_ [C] [D] And _ [C] you, [D] you, [C] you're [D] getting high [G] now, so what [D] can I do?
_ [Bm] You made a man [F#] to be your way [G] on what would have been [Gm] a wedding _ day.
[G]
I [A#] love [Bm] how _ _ _ [D] my hand gets _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] off.
[C] There's [A] no more glue, then [D] I'll see you.
_ [A] _ _ [D] I'm just a jailbird, _ popular as _ [B] a jailbird.
I'm gonna give up the [F#] wall [G] I got to sniff into _ [A] to [A#] get as high [D] _
as [A] you.
_ _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
[C] [D] We _ snuck robbers of men [C] into [D] the fair.
[G] _ _ [D] Wrote all [C] the rhymes but [D] you wanted to [C] fly, [D] so you jumped off [C] into [D] the _ [B] air.
The neon lights [F#] and volcanic [G] skies couldn't bring you down from [Gm] those _ highs.
[D] Oh, now I [B] love that _ [E] _ girl.
[D] I've seen her walk [Bm] in front of us.
[G] Squirrel, _ _
_ [A] kissy and sniff.
Why [D] not? _
_ _ [A] _ _ I'm [D] just a _ jailbird, popular as a [B] _
jailbird.
I'm gonna give up [F#m] the wall I [G] got to sniff into _ [A] to get [A#] as high [D] as _ _ [F#] _ you.
_ [G] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [B] When a straight up man [F#] takes me away, [G] I won't, _ I'll just go [Gm] back.
_ [D] _
Oh, now I love [B] _ that girl.
[E] _ _ [D]
I've [A#] seen her [Bm] walk down [E] the [G] road. _
_ [A] Kissy, _ whistlin', [D] why not?
_ _ _ [A] _ I'm just [D] a _ jailbird, popular [B] as a jailbird.
[Bm] _ I'm gonna give up the wall [G] I got to sniff into _ [A] to get as high [D]
as you.
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ [A#] _ _ [D] _ [G] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [B] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [C] _ [D] _ [C] You were caught [D] in the [C] act of [D] sniffing glue.
_ [C] [D] And _ [C] you, [D] you, [C] you're [D] getting high [G] now, so what [D] can I do?
_ [Bm] You made a man [F#] to be your way [G] on what would have been [Gm] a wedding _ day.
[G]
I [A#] love [Bm] how _ _ _ [D] my hand gets _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] off.
[C] There's [A] no more glue, then [D] I'll see you.
_ [A] _ _ [D] I'm just a jailbird, _ popular as _ [B] a jailbird.
I'm gonna give up the [F#] wall [G] I got to sniff into _ [A] to [A#] get as high [D] _
as [A] you.
_ _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
[C] [D] We _ snuck robbers of men [C] into [D] the fair.
[G] _ _ [D] Wrote all [C] the rhymes but [D] you wanted to [C] fly, [D] so you jumped off [C] into [D] the _ [B] air.
The neon lights [F#] and volcanic [G] skies couldn't bring you down from [Gm] those _ highs.
[D] Oh, now I [B] love that _ [E] _ girl.
[D] I've seen her walk [Bm] in front of us.
[G] Squirrel, _ _
_ [A] kissy and sniff.
Why [D] not? _
_ _ [A] _ _ I'm [D] just a _ jailbird, popular as a [B] _
jailbird.
I'm gonna give up [F#m] the wall I [G] got to sniff into _ [A] to get [A#] as high [D] as _ _ [F#] _ you.
_ [G] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [B] When a straight up man [F#] takes me away, [G] I won't, _ I'll just go [Gm] back.
_ [D] _
Oh, now I love [B] _ that girl.
[E] _ _ [D]
I've [A#] seen her [Bm] walk down [E] the [G] road. _
_ [A] Kissy, _ whistlin', [D] why not?
_ _ _ [A] _ I'm just [D] a _ jailbird, popular [B] as a jailbird.
[Bm] _ I'm gonna give up the wall [G] I got to sniff into _ [A] to get as high [D]
as you.
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ [A#] _ _ [D] _ [G] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [B] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _