Chords for The Kingston Trio: Tijuana Jail
Tempo:
108.35 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Db
Eb
Abm
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
that you were going to be on the show.
There's something that I've been wanting to ask you.
Now, you've had great success doing what they call folk songs, see?
And I've always wondered, where do they come from?
Who writes the lyrics?
Who makes them up?
Well, Jack, the lyrics really aren't written in that sense.
They're actually true stories about real events.
Really?
Right.
That's right, and when a lot of people listen to folk songs,
they should pay more attention to the lyrics.
Yeah, do you see, Mr.
Benny, every folk song tells a story.
Uh-huh.
For example, we recorded a song called The Tijuana Jail,
and it's actually a true story.
The Tijuana Jail.
Yeah, it's about three guys who went down to Mexico to do some gambling.
They got arrested, couldn't post bail, so they had to stay in the Tijuana Jail.
You mean all that is in the lyrics?
That's right.
You listen closely when we sing it, you can visualize the whole story.
Ha, ha, ha, [B] ha, ha, ha, ha.
[Ab]
[Db] [Eb] [Ab] It [Db] was about [Ab] a month ago
To have a little fun In Mexico
[Db] When we ended up
Having [Ab] gambling fun
Where the liquor [Eb] flowed
And the [Abm] dice were hot
So here [Db] we are
In the [Ab] Tijuana Jail
And [Eb] I'm praying
To [Ab] go up there
[Db]
And if you [Ab] can't get
In [Eb] the Tijuana Jail
[B] To [Ab] the Tijuana Jail
I [Db] was shooting dice
Breaking in [Ab] the door
[Abm] And then I heard
[Ab] [Db]
When a [Ab] man in jail
Said, Señor, come with [Eb] [Ab] me
The light one
So [Db] here we [Ab] are
And [Eb] I'm praying
To [Ab] go up there
And [Db] if you can't get
[Ab] [Abm] In the Tijuana Jail
To the [Ab] Tijuana Jail
Just [Db] five hundred dollars
And [Ab]
[Eb] they're threatening [Ab] me
But I know [Db] five hundred
[Ab] I just gotta
[Eb]
[N] [Abm] [Db]
[Ab]
[Db]
[Ab]
[Bbm] [Abm] [Ebm] [Db]
[Ab] [Abm]
Get in [Db] the door
[Ab] [Abm]
[Eb] [Ab]
[N]
There's something that I've been wanting to ask you.
Now, you've had great success doing what they call folk songs, see?
And I've always wondered, where do they come from?
Who writes the lyrics?
Who makes them up?
Well, Jack, the lyrics really aren't written in that sense.
They're actually true stories about real events.
Really?
Right.
That's right, and when a lot of people listen to folk songs,
they should pay more attention to the lyrics.
Yeah, do you see, Mr.
Benny, every folk song tells a story.
Uh-huh.
For example, we recorded a song called The Tijuana Jail,
and it's actually a true story.
The Tijuana Jail.
Yeah, it's about three guys who went down to Mexico to do some gambling.
They got arrested, couldn't post bail, so they had to stay in the Tijuana Jail.
You mean all that is in the lyrics?
That's right.
You listen closely when we sing it, you can visualize the whole story.
Ha, ha, ha, [B] ha, ha, ha, ha.
[Ab]
[Db] [Eb] [Ab] It [Db] was about [Ab] a month ago
To have a little fun In Mexico
[Db] When we ended up
Having [Ab] gambling fun
Where the liquor [Eb] flowed
And the [Abm] dice were hot
So here [Db] we are
In the [Ab] Tijuana Jail
And [Eb] I'm praying
To [Ab] go up there
[Db]
And if you [Ab] can't get
In [Eb] the Tijuana Jail
[B] To [Ab] the Tijuana Jail
I [Db] was shooting dice
Breaking in [Ab] the door
[Abm] And then I heard
[Ab] [Db]
When a [Ab] man in jail
Said, Señor, come with [Eb] [Ab] me
The light one
So [Db] here we [Ab] are
And [Eb] I'm praying
To [Ab] go up there
And [Db] if you can't get
[Ab] [Abm] In the Tijuana Jail
To the [Ab] Tijuana Jail
Just [Db] five hundred dollars
And [Ab]
[Eb] they're threatening [Ab] me
But I know [Db] five hundred
[Ab] I just gotta
[Eb]
[N] [Abm] [Db]
[Ab]
[Db]
[Ab]
[Bbm] [Abm] [Ebm] [Db]
[Ab] [Abm]
Get in [Db] the door
[Ab] [Abm]
[Eb] [Ab]
[N]
Key:
Ab
Db
Eb
Abm
B
Ab
Db
Eb
that you were going to be on the show.
There's something that I've been wanting to ask you.
Now, you've had great success doing what they call folk songs, see?
And I've always wondered, where do they come from?
Who writes the lyrics?
Who makes them up?
Well, Jack, the lyrics really aren't written in that sense.
They're actually true stories about real events.
Really?
Right.
That's right, and when a lot of people listen to folk songs,
they should pay more attention to the lyrics.
Yeah, do you see, Mr.
Benny, every folk song tells a story.
Uh-huh.
For example, we recorded a song called The Tijuana Jail,
and it's actually a true story.
The Tijuana Jail.
Yeah, it's about three guys who went down to Mexico to do some gambling.
They got arrested, couldn't post bail, so they had to stay in the Tijuana Jail.
You mean all that is in the lyrics?
That's right.
You listen closely when we sing it, you can visualize the whole story.
Ha, _ _ ha, ha, [B] ha, ha, ha, ha.
_ _ [Ab] _ _
[Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ It [Db] _ _ was about [Ab] a month ago _
To have a little fun In Mexico
[Db] When we ended up
_ Having [Ab] gambling fun
Where the liquor [Eb] flowed
And the [Abm] dice were hot
So here [Db] we are
In the [Ab] Tijuana Jail
And [Eb] I'm praying
To [Ab] go up there
_ [Db] _ _
_ And if you [Ab] can't get
In [Eb] the Tijuana Jail
[B] To [Ab] the Tijuana Jail
I [Db] was shooting dice
_ Breaking in [Ab] the door
_ [Abm] And then I heard
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _
When a [Ab] man in jail
Said, Señor, come with [Eb] [Ab] me
The light one
So [Db] here we _ [Ab] are
And _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] I'm praying
To [Ab] go up there
And [Db] if you can't get
_ [Ab] _ _ [Abm] In the Tijuana Jail
To the [Ab] Tijuana Jail
Just [Db] five hundred _ dollars
And [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ they're threatening [Ab] me
But I know [Db] five hundred
_ _ [Ab] _ _ I just gotta
[Eb] _
_ _ [N] _ [Abm] _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ Get in [Db] the door _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
There's something that I've been wanting to ask you.
Now, you've had great success doing what they call folk songs, see?
And I've always wondered, where do they come from?
Who writes the lyrics?
Who makes them up?
Well, Jack, the lyrics really aren't written in that sense.
They're actually true stories about real events.
Really?
Right.
That's right, and when a lot of people listen to folk songs,
they should pay more attention to the lyrics.
Yeah, do you see, Mr.
Benny, every folk song tells a story.
Uh-huh.
For example, we recorded a song called The Tijuana Jail,
and it's actually a true story.
The Tijuana Jail.
Yeah, it's about three guys who went down to Mexico to do some gambling.
They got arrested, couldn't post bail, so they had to stay in the Tijuana Jail.
You mean all that is in the lyrics?
That's right.
You listen closely when we sing it, you can visualize the whole story.
Ha, _ _ ha, ha, [B] ha, ha, ha, ha.
_ _ [Ab] _ _
[Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ It [Db] _ _ was about [Ab] a month ago _
To have a little fun In Mexico
[Db] When we ended up
_ Having [Ab] gambling fun
Where the liquor [Eb] flowed
And the [Abm] dice were hot
So here [Db] we are
In the [Ab] Tijuana Jail
And [Eb] I'm praying
To [Ab] go up there
_ [Db] _ _
_ And if you [Ab] can't get
In [Eb] the Tijuana Jail
[B] To [Ab] the Tijuana Jail
I [Db] was shooting dice
_ Breaking in [Ab] the door
_ [Abm] And then I heard
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _
When a [Ab] man in jail
Said, Señor, come with [Eb] [Ab] me
The light one
So [Db] here we _ [Ab] are
And _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] I'm praying
To [Ab] go up there
And [Db] if you can't get
_ [Ab] _ _ [Abm] In the Tijuana Jail
To the [Ab] Tijuana Jail
Just [Db] five hundred _ dollars
And [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ they're threatening [Ab] me
But I know [Db] five hundred
_ _ [Ab] _ _ I just gotta
[Eb] _
_ _ [N] _ [Abm] _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ Get in [Db] the door _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _