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Version 1[Chorus] N.C. E He's in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now) A He's in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now) B7 I told him once or twice B7 To quit playin' cards and shootin' dice E He's in the jailhouse now [Interlude] E E [Verse 1] E Well, I had a friend named Ramblin' Bob E Who used to steal, gamble and rob E A He thought he was the smartest guy in town A But I found out last Monday, that Bob got locked up Sunday F# B7 They got him in the jailhouse way downtown [Chorus] N.C. E He's in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now) A He's in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now) B7 I told him once or twice B7 To quit playin' cards and shootin' dice E He's in the jailhouse now [Solo] E A B7 E [Verse 2] E Well, I went out last Tuesday E Met a girl named Susie E A I told her I was the swellest man around A Well she started and to spend my money A She started and to callin' me honey F# B7 We took in every honkytonk in town [Chorus] N.C. E We're in the jailhouse now (we're in the jailhouse now) A We're in the jailhouse now (we're in the jailhouse now) B7 They told us once or twice B7 To quit playin' cards and shootin' dice E E E We're in the jail-house now