Key: C
Introduction:
C
Note :All verses and Chorus chorded the same.
INTRO: Strum The "C"
C
I had a friend named Ramblin' Bob
Who used to steal, gamble and rob
C7 F
He thought he was the smartest guy in town
But I found out last Monday
D D7 G
They've got him in the jailhouse way down town.
BRIDGE
G C C7 F
He's in the jailhouse now..He's in the jailhouse now
G G7
I told him once or twice.To quit playin' cards and shootin' dice
C
He's in the jailhouse now.
(Yodel)
C G
O'-lay-hee......O'-dee-o-lee-hee
C G
Ah'-he-o-lay-hee....Te-da-de-de...O'-lay-hee
BRIDGE REPEAT INSTRUMENTALLY (NO YODEL)
G C
We're in the jailhouse now
C7 F
We're in the jailhouse now
G
I told the judge right to his face
G7
We didn't like to see this place
C
We're in the jailhouse now.
(Yodel)
C G
O'-lay-hee...O'-dee-o-lee-hee
C G
Ah'-he-o-lay-hee..Te-da-de-de...O'-lay-hee