Jail House Blues
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: F#Capotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
F# F#7 B
F# C#m B F#7
F#7 F#
[Verse]
F# F#
This cell is getting colder
B F#
All the windows are gone......
C#m B
Cocaine was the Doctor
F# F#
It's got me sitting in this waiting room
F# F#
It's the smell of weed and whiskey
B F#
Thats you know that you got the blues.........
C#m C#m7 B
I'm calling on collect now.......
F# F#7
Best hear what I need to do
[Chorus]
F#7 F# F#
They say time or your money
B F#
One day you'll have to choose..........
C#m C#m7 B
Now I'm sitting behind these castle walls.........
F#
Singing the Jail House Blues
[Instrumental]
F# F# F# B
F#m C#m B F#m7 F#7
F#7
[Verse]
F# F#
Got the world on my back.........
B F#m F#
And this guitar in my hand
C#m C#m7 B
My life is just a gamble..........
F# F#7
Every girl thinks thats planned
[Chorus]
F#7 F#
They say time or your money
B F#
One day you'll have to choose.........
C#m B
Now I'm sitting behind these castle walls.......
F# F#
Singing the Jail House Blues
[Verse]
F#
I spent some time on the run with my guitar and addiction
F#
Trying to sing my way across the world, so that everyone could hear me
B
Got my thumb up in the air, hope someone stops to get me
F#
Made it all the way to Texas, trying to get to Mississippi
C#m C#
Yeah, I travel like a hippy, I set out on a mission
B
I clicked up, we a hit man, we had the same vision
F#
Hope someone don't listen, ain't got time to loose
F#
I just like to rap a little bit, my brother sang the blues
[Verse]
F# F# B F#
We took a load to Memphis to pass back to Brimingham.........
C#m B
I walk the streets of New Orleans.......
F# F#
I took the bus back to alabam
[Chorus]
F# F#
They say time or your money
B F#
One day you'll have to choose.........
C#m B
Now I'm sitting behind these castle walls........
F#
Singing the Jail House Blues
How to play Jail House Blues
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.