He’s In the Jailhouse Now
Blind BlakeVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Remember last election,
Everybody was in action,
Tryin to find themselves a president
There was a man named Lawson,
From New York down to Boston,
Representing the colored people we had sent
My brother was a voter,
also a great promoter,
goin round givin advice
They'd go to the poll and vote
Instead of voting once he voted twice
He's in the jailhouse now
He's in the jailhouse now
We got him down town in jail
No one to go his bail
He's in the jailhouse now
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Readable chord sheet for He’s In the Jailhouse Now by Blind Blake
[C]Remember last election, [C]Everybody was in action, [C]Tryin to find themselves a president [G7] [G7]There was a man named Lawson, [G7]From New York down to Boston, [D]Representing the colored people we had s[G]ent [C]My brother was a voter, [C]also a great promoter, [C]goin round givin advice[G7] [D]They'd go to the poll and vote [D]Instead of voting once he voted tw[G7]ice [C]He's in the jailhouse now [F]He's in the jailhouse n[C]ow We g[F]ot him down town in j[D7]ail No o[C]ne to go his b[A7]ail [C]He's in the j[G]ailhouse n[C]ow