In The Jailhouse Now Chords
by Johnny Cash
In The Jailhouse Now by Johnny Cash is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C#. It uses the chords C#, F#, G#7 and G#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
C#
I had a friend named bill camel he used to rob steel and gamble
F#
And on the side he would beg so he more tough
I told him he shouldn't do it, and camel told me he knew it
G#7 C#
So he started thinking with a bucket instead of a cup
N.C. C# F#
He's in the jailhouse now; He's in the jailhouse now
G#
Well camel fluffed his duff when he wore a tuxedo to the country club
C#
He's in the jailhouse now
I met his old gal Sadie; she said have you seen Bill lately
F#
I said that I don't believe that he's about
She went down to the jail; she went down to take him his mail
G#7 C#
Then she whispered Sheriff please don't let him out
N.C. C# F#
He's in the jailhouse now; He's in the jailhouse now
G#
While Camels' put away, Sadie with the sheriff everyday
C#
He's in the jailhouse now
Well I remember the last election, the prohibitionists were in action
They was trying to elect themselves a president
Bill Camel and John Austin, walked from New Orleans to Boston
And they got them a bottle in every settlement
He's in the jailhouse now; He's in the jailhouse now
They were down at the railroad track, stealin' a train to hall it back
He's in the jailhouse now