View Guitar Chords for Jailbirds in the bighouse - chords ver. 1
John Gorka - Jailbirds In The Bighouse CAPO: 1st Fret INTRO: G Am D C GThey built a prison by the freeway Am Just to rub it in DIt's a gentle reminderOf the Cwages of sGinThe ones on the inside Am Are being paid their share DThere's a hundred storiesFor every Cman in GthereThere's marks on the cell wall Am There's marks on the men DOne counts off the time lostThe other Ccounts 'til the Gend CCHORUS:Jailbirds in the big house G Jailbirds in the sky AmSinging of their innocenceThey'll Emsing by and bDy C Jailbirds in the big house GJailbirds on a spreeAmSome of them could'a looked like you Some of Emthem used to look like Dme GWell, Teddy was a bad kid Am From a bad family tree DHe was voted most likelyTo comCmit a feloGnyAnd that was just in grade school Am After that he disappeared DThey say he moved, or he dropped outAnd he's Cfaded with the yeGarsA red hand in the cookie jar Am A foot in potter's field DHis face was waiting for a numberHis fate was Caching to be Gsealed CCHORUS:Jailbirds in the big house G Jailbirds in the sky AmSinging of their innocenceThey'll Emsing by and bDy C Jailbirds in the big house GJailbirds on a spreeAmSome of them could'a looked like you Some of Emthem used to look like Dme GTeddy had a girlfriendWho gAmave him a place to stay D But he left with her TV set And a Cbaby on the wGayAnd if you should run across him Am He could shorten your life DWith the butt of a pistolOr the Cedge of a knGifeHe'll sing a song of the rock pile Am Mourning all he had DAll the luck in all the world And Cmost of it was Gbad CCHORUS:Jailbirds in the big house G Jailbirds in the sky AmSinging of their innocenceThey'll Emsing by and bDy C Jailbirds in the big house GJailbirds on a spreeAmSome of them could'a looked like you Some of Emthem used to look like Dme G