Jailhouse Fire
Laura Veirs
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Gm Eb E|----3----3----3-----------3---3- B|----3----3----3-----------3---3- G|----3----3----3-----------3---3- D|--5---------5-------3----------- A|-------5---------5-----6----6--- E|-------------------------------- D E|----2----2--------------------| B|----3----3--------------------| G|----2----2--------------------| D|--0---0-----------------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------|I use the following pattern: Gm (4), Eb (2), D (2) throughout and that seems to work.Gm Did you see that lady there theyEb D stripped her to her underwearGm She took it one step further andEb D stripped to bareGm Through the rising flames andEb D smoke she laughed as all the police chokedGm And then she danced in theEb government pyreD Gm Eb The jailhouse is on fireD Gm Eb D The jailhouse is on fireContinues after the adWhistle:Eb Bb F CmGm She grabbed a guard and stole hisEb keys unlocked the cellsD Gm And set us free and we ran and caught our pants on the old barbedEb D wireGm We hit the dirt we hit the road weEb jumped the fenceD Gm We kissed a toad and we hollared at the ladiesEb In the churchyard choirD Gm Eb The jailhouse is on fireD Gm Eb D The jailhouse is on fireGm I hopped a train and headed westEb D free woman now just like the restGm All the hobos on the line called meEb D a liarGm The train it choked and spewed andEb D spat and coal smoke billowed thick and blackGm And she was everywhere and risingEb higherD Gm Eb She set the jailhouse on fireD Gm Eb She set the jailhouse on fire
