Jailhouse Tears

Lucinda Williams:  Not recorded to my knowledge, but played in concert several times in 2007
This song is a duet for a man and a woman;  Parts are shown.

She plays it in Eb - here shown with capo on 6th fret.


Chorus:
             D (xx0232@1)    E (022100@1)       AShe: (x02220@1) 	I'm crying, jailhouse tears
			D (xx0232@1)name="chord_022100@1">E	 A (x02220@1)and I've been trying all these years
				    D (xx0232@1)name="chord_022100@1">E
	Been trying to ride things out
				A (x02220@1)but now I'm shifting gears
			D (xx0232@1)   E (022100@1)         A (x02220@1)and we're both crying jailhouse tears

				D (xx0232@1)   EHe: (022100@1) 	They say I broke the law
		           A (x02220@1)now everything is broken down
                           D (xx0232@1)   EShe: (022100@1) 	babe I know what I saw
	                   A (x02220@1)I know you went downtown.

                       D (xx0232@1)   EHe: (022100@1)I went to the corner
	                    A (x02220@1)to get acold (x02210@1)six pack
                                D (xx0232@1)    EShe: (022100@1)You're adrunk (x02210@1)you're astoner (x02210@1)	                  A (x02220@1)you never came back.

                       D (xx0232@1)   EHe: (022100@1)They locked me up
                          A (x02220@1)and you locked me out
                              D (xx0232@1)       EShe: (022100@1) 	You tried to steal my truck, but
                                  A (x02220@1)	That's not what this is about

                        D (xx0232@1)  EHe: (022100@1) 	I used to be auser (x02210@1)                              A (x02220@1)
	but now I'm all out of stuff
                         D (xx0232@1)  EShe: (022100@1) 	You're a3 (x02210@1)time loser
                          A (x02220@1)
	you're all fucked up

Chorus:  He and She together
            D (xx0232@1)      E (022100@1)       A (x02220@1)I'm crying, jailhouse tears
			D (xx0232@1)name="chord_022100@1">E	 A (x02220@1)and I've been trying all these years
				    D (xx0232@1)name="chord_022100@1">E
	Been trying to ride things out
				A (x02220@1)but now I'm shifting gears
			D (xx0232@1)   E (022100@1)         A (x02220@1)and we're both crying jailhouse tears


Guitar Solo
                               D (xx0232@1)   EHe: (022100@1)	I'll prove it to you somehow
	                     A (x02220@1)      	I'm done with every bit
                           D (xx0232@1)     E (022100@1)look at me, I'm clean now

			    AShe: (x02220@1) 	you're so full of shit

                            D (xx0232@1)  EHe: (022100@1)I swear I will tell all
	                    A (x02220@1)look in my dresser drawers

                           D (xx0232@1)    EShe: (022100@1) 	Now I'm behind the 8-ball
		        A (x02220@1)you're behind bars.


Chorus (he and she together) X 2


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