[Intro]
             G            G9                C                         B C
E|--------|--3-------1-|---------------|--------------------|-----0-------|
B|--------|------------|-----5-------3-|---1---1------------|-----1---4/5-|
G|--0-2-3-| 4---4-3-2---|---------------|-0-----0--0---------|-----0---4/5-|
D|--------|------------|-3/5---5-4-3---|-------2--2---------|-----2---4/5-|
A|--------|------------|---------------|----------3-----0-2-|---3---------|
E|--------|------------|---------------|-------------3------|-------------|




[Verse 1]
C                           A7                        D7        G7        C
You'll never know about the jailhouse blues 'til they put you behind four walls
     C                       A7                 D7                     G7
The jail house man turns the big black key and that's when your spirit falls
    C             C7                  F                F#dim
You drag yourself up to the bars and then you gaze out at the stars
D7                 G7
 Thats when you'll say

[Chorus]
C                       A7                  D7     G7        C
Nobody knows about the jailhouse blues, hey nobody knows but me
    C                         A7                D7                     G7
And there on the outside you all can laugh, but I don't need your sympathy
     C                   C7
'Cos after I've paid for what I've stole
     F                         F#dim
I'll leave this place worth my weight in gold
C                       A7              D7     G7        C
Nobody knows about the jailhouse blues, nobody knows but me

[Instrumental]
C     A7    D7  G7 C
C      A7    D7  G7
C        C7
F       F#dim
C   A7   D7  G7  C

[Verse 2]
C                           A7                      D7        G7        C
You won't realize that your freedoms gone 'til they slam that big iron door
C                             A7                   D7                   G7
You won't realize that you're all alone 'til you're seated in that 2 by 4
C                        C7
My gal said she loves me even shed a tear
    F                               F#dim
She ain't been to see me since they put me here
D7                    G7
But I'll get out some day

[Chorus]
C                       A7                  D7     G7        C
Nobody knows about the jailhouse blues, hey nobody knows but me
    C                         A7                D7                     G7
And there on the outside you all can laugh, but I don't need your sympathy
     C                   C7
'Cos after I've paid for what I've stole
     F                         F#dim     G7
I'll leave this place worth my weight in gold
C                       A7              D7     G7        C


[Instrumental]
C     A7    D7  G7 C
C      A7    D7  G7
C        C7
F       F#dim
C   A7   D7  G7  C

[Chorus]
C                       A7                  D7     G7        C
Nobody knows about the jailhouse blues, hey nobody knows but me
    C                         A7                D7                     G7
And there on the outside you all can laugh, but I don't need your sympathy
     C                   C7
'Cos after I've paid for what I've stole
     F                         F#dim     G7
I'll leave this place worth my weight in gold
C                       A7              D7     G7        C
Nobody knows about the jailhouse blues, nobody knows but me

[Outro]
            G              G9             C                      C6
E|--------|--3-------1-|---------------|--------------------|----3---------------|
B|--------|------------|-----5-------3-|-----1--------------|----1---------------|
G|--0-2-3-| 4---4-3-2---|---------------|-------3-2--0-------|----2---------------|
D|--------|------------|-3/5---5-4-3---|-0-2----------1-0---|----2---------------|
A|--------|------------|---------------|--------------------|-3--3---------------|
E |--------|------------|---------------|------------==------|--------------------|