Allentown Jail:The Seekers.
On the charts in UK in 1966.

INTRO: Bm D Bm F#...Bm D  Bm/A/F#/Bm  A

#1.
     D (xx0232@1)          Bm (x24432@1)       F#m (244222@1)     BmThey (x24432@1)locked up my darlin' in Allentown Jail,
G (320003@1)   A (x02220@1)     DOhhh..whoaaa, (xx0232@1)oooh.
    D (xx0232@1)        Bm (x24432@1)        F#m (244222@1)      BmAnd (x24432@1)no one has come for to put up his bail,
E (022100@1)           A (x02220@1)  A7Ohhh..whoaaa, (x02020@1)oooh.

#2.
     G (320003@1)        A (x02220@1)               D (xx0232@1)   F# (244322@1)name="chord_x24432@1">Bm
They say at the court house he'll never go free,
G (320003@1)         D (xx0232@1)   D7Ne.e.ver (xx0212@1)go free.
    G (320003@1)        A (x02220@1)        D (xx0232@1)     F# (244322@1)BmFor (x24432@1)he stole a diamond, a beauti..ful diamond,
   G (320003@1)      F# (244322@1)   BmTo (x24432@1)give, to give to me.

CHORUS:
Bm (x24432@1)         D (xx0232@1)       Bm (x24432@1) ASomewhere (x02220@1)in Allentown Jail..
   Bm (x24432@1)           F# (244322@1)      Bmmy (x24432@1)heart waits in Allentown Jail.

#3.
    A (x02220@1)             D (xx0232@1)            Bm (x24432@1)         F#m (244222@1)      BmYou (x24432@1)know, I'm gonna dance for you, mister, I'll sing you a song,
G (320003@1)   A (x02220@1)     DOhhh..whoaaa, (xx0232@1)oooh.
    D (xx0232@1)             Bm (x24432@1)          F#m (244222@1)     BmBut (x24432@1)more than that, mister, would surely be wrong,
E (022100@1)           A (x02220@1)  A7Ohhh..whoaaa, (x02020@1)oooh.
    G (320003@1)             A (x02220@1)           D (xx0232@1)    F# (244322@1)name="chord_x24432@1">Bm
But more than that, mister, would surely be wrong,
G (320003@1)               D (xx0232@1)  D7Oh, (xx0212@1)oh, can't you see?
         G (320003@1)          A (x02220@1)        D (xx0232@1)     F# (244322@1)BmWell, (x24432@1)my love stole a diamond, a beauti..ful diamond,
   G (320003@1)      F# (244322@1)    BmTo (x24432@1)give, to give to me.

CHORUS:
Bm (x24432@1)         D (xx0232@1)       Bm (x24432@1) ASomewhere (x02220@1)in Allentown Jail..
   Bm (x24432@1)           F# (244322@1)      Bmmy (x24432@1)heart waits in Allentown Jail.

OUTRO:
Bm (x24432@1)         D (xx0232@1)       Bm (x24432@1) ASomewhere (x02220@1)in Allentown Jail..
   Bm (x24432@1)           F# (244322@1)      Bmmy (x24432@1)heart waits in Allentown Jail.

Bm D  Bm/A/F#/Bm


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