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:
She: I?m c[D]rying, [E]jailhouse [A]tears
and I?ve been tr[D]ying all[E] these ye[A]ars
Been trying to ride things o[D]ut[E]
but now I?m shifting gea[A]rs
and we?re both c[D]rying [E]jailhouse te[A]ars
He: They say I broke the law[D][E]
now everything is b[A]roken down
She: babe I know what I [D]saw[E]
I know you went dow[A]ntown.
He: I went to the c[D]orner[E]
to get a cold six pa[A]ck
She: You?re a drunk you?re a [D]stoner[E]
you never came bac[A]k.
He: They locked me [D]up[E]
and you locked me [A]out
She: You tried to steal my [D]truck, but[E]
That?s not what this is ab[A]out
He: I used to be a u[D]ser[E]
but now I?m all out of[A] stuff
She: You?re a 3 time l[D]oser[E]
you?re all fucked [A]up
Chorus: He and She together
I?m [D]crying, j[E]ailhouse t[A]ears
and I?ve been tr[D]ying all[E] these ye[A]ars
Been trying to ride things o[D]ut[E]
but now I?m shifting gea[A]rs
and we?re both c[D]rying [E]jailhouse te[A]ars
Guitar Solo
He: I?ll prove it to you so[D]mehow[E]
I?m done with every b[A]it
look at me, I?m cle[D]an now[E]
She: you?re so full of sh[A]it
He: I swear I will tell [D]all[E]
look in my dresser d[A]rawers
She: Now I?m behind the [D]8-ball[E]
you?re behind ba[A]rs.
Chorus (he and she together) X 2
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:
She: I?m c[D]rying, [E]jailhouse [A]tears
and I?ve been tr[D]ying all[E] these ye[A]ars
Been trying to ride things o[D]ut[E]
but now I?m shifting gea[A]rs
and we?re both c[D]rying [E]jailhouse te[A]ars
He: They say I broke the law[D][E]
now everything is b[A]roken down
She: babe I know what I [D]saw[E]
I know you went dow[A]ntown.
He: I went to the c[D]orner[E]
to get a cold six pa[A]ck
She: You?re a drunk you?re a [D]stoner[E]
you never came bac[A]k.
He: They locked me [D]up[E]
and you locked me [A]out
She: You tried to steal my [D]truck, but[E]
That?s not what this is ab[A]out
He: I used to be a u[D]ser[E]
but now I?m all out of[A] stuff
She: You?re a 3 time l[D]oser[E]
you?re all fucked [A]up
Chorus: He and She together
I?m [D]crying, j[E]ailhouse t[A]ears
and I?ve been tr[D]ying all[E] these ye[A]ars
Been trying to ride things o[D]ut[E]
but now I?m shifting gea[A]rs
and we?re both c[D]rying [E]jailhouse te[A]ars
Guitar Solo
He: I?ll prove it to you so[D]mehow[E]
I?m done with every b[A]it
look at me, I?m cle[D]an now[E]
She: you?re so full of sh[A]it
He: I swear I will tell [D]all[E]
look in my dresser d[A]rawers
She: Now I?m behind the [D]8-ball[E]
you?re behind ba[A]rs.
Chorus (he and she together) X 2
