LONESOME JAILHOUSE BLUES

THE DELMORE BROTHERS

[E] STANDIN’ IN THE JAILHOUSE, WISHIN’ I WAS FREE. I [A] CAN’T GET OUT, CAUSE I AIN’T GOT A KEY.

[E] I GOT THEM LONESOME JAILHOUSE [B7] BLUES.

[E] WAITIN’ FOR A TRAIN THAT’LL TAKE ME AWAY, AND [A] I’LL BE GONE FOR MANY A DAY,

[E] I GOT THEM LONESOME [B7]JAILHOUSE [E] BLUES.

[E] STANDIN’ IN THE JAILHOUSE LOOKIN’ AT THE STREET, [A] THE JAILHOUSE FLOOR IS HURTIN’ MY FEET.

[E] I GOT THEM LONESOME JAILHOUSE [B7] BLUES.

[E] WATCHIN’ MY FRIENDS AS THEY GO BY, [A] THEY COULD GET ME OUT IF THEY’D ONLY TRY.

[E] I GOT THEM LONESOME [B7] JAILHOUSE [E] BLUES.

[E] LOOKIN DOWN THAT LONESOME RAILROAD LINE, [A] THINKIN’ OF THE GIRL THAT I LEFT BEHIND.

[E] I GOT THEM LONESOME JAILHOUSE [B7] BLUES.

[E] THE JURY SAID THAT I HAD TO GO, [A] THEY SENT ME HERE WITHOUT A SHOW.

[E] I GOT THEM LONESOME [B7] JAILHOUSE [E] BLUES.

[E] SO GOODBYE FRIENDS I’M LEAVIN’ TODAY, [A] A PULLMAN TRAIN’S GONNA TAKE ME AWAY.

[E] I GOT THEM LONESOME [B7] JAILHOUSE [E] BLUES.

[E] THE GOVERNOR’S SPARE DON’T WORRY ME, [A] IT’S THE WAY I FEEL THAT MAKES ME SEE.

[E] I GOT THEM LONESOME [B7] JAILHOUSE [E] BLUES.

(FOR MORE GREAT LYRICS FOR THIS SONG SEE JOE MAPHIS OR DOC WATSON VERSIONS)

(SAME CHORD PROGRESSION FOR MANY SONGS: AIN’T NOBODY’S BUSINESS, PLASTIC JESUS, AIN’T

GONNA BE TREATED THIS A WAY, ETC.)