[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 |--------|------------|---------------|------------==------|--------------------|