Penitentiary Houndmouth
[Intro]
[(] [Cadd2] [C] [)]
[G] [G6] [C] [Cadd2] [C] [G] [G6] [C] [Cadd2] [C]
[G] [G6] [C] [Cadd2] [C] [G] [G6] [C] [D7sus2/C]
[Verse 1]
I [G]hid a batch in [C]Frisco,[Cadd2] [C]
I [G]couldn't score a [C]job[Cadd2] [C]
[G] So I did the n[C]ext best th[Cadd2]ing[C]
and I [G]learned how to [C]rob[D7sus2/C] [Cadd2]
I [G]took that train to Ho[C]uston,[Cadd2] [C]
but I [G]couldn't get awa[C]y[Cadd2] [C]
From the [G]five and dive,
'b[C]out the time[Cadd2],[C]
the [G]constable would [C]sa[D7sus2/C]y[Cadd2]
[Cborus]
[G] Come on do[C]wn[D7sus2/C],[C]
to the [G]penitentia[C]ry[Cadd2] [C] [C7]
[G] Oh mama the [C]law came[D7sus2/C] [C]
[G]crashing down on [C]me
Yoo-hoo-h[G]oo,[C] yoo-hoo-h[G]oo[G6] [C]
Yoo-hoo-h[G]oo,[C] yoo-hoo-h[G]oo[G6] [C] [D7sus2/C] [Cadd2]
[Verse 2]
[G] Playing stud in the [C]evening'[Cadd2],[C]
and [G]solitaire at ni[C]ght[D7sus2/C] [C]
[G] Leon's got the [C]cigarettes,[Cadd2] [C]
and [G]Capone has got the lig[C]ht[G/B] [Am]
[G] Now I'm shifting [C]squares,[Cadd2] [C]with
a [G]man from Arkan[C]sas[D7sus2/C] [Cadd2] [C]
[G] He took my ro[C]ok oh lo[Cadd2]rd,[C]
and my [G]kings about to fa[C]ll[G/B] [Am]
[Cborus]
[G] Come on do[C]wn[D7sus2/C],[C]
to the [G]penitentia[C]ry[D7sus2/C] [Cadd2] [C]
[G] Oh mama the l[C]aw ca[D7sus2/C]me[C]
[G]crashing down on [C]me
Yoo-hoo-h[G]oo,[C] yoo-hoo-h[G]oo[G6] [C]
Yoo-hoo-h[G]oo,[C] yoo-hoo-h[G]oo[G6] [C] [D7sus2/C] [Cadd2]
[Solo]
| G6 | C D7sus2/C Cadd2 Cmaj7 | G6 | C Cmaj7 |
| G6 | C Cmaj7 | G6 | C C (add#4) |
| G | Cmaj7/G | G | Cmaj7/G |
| G | Cmaj7/G | G | Cmaj7/G |
| G/G G/F# G/E G/D | G G/F# G/E G/D |
| G G/F# G/E G/D | G/E G/D G/B G/B G/A G |
[Verse 3]
[G] I'm calling' from a [C]payphone,[Cadd2] [C]
do[G]wn around Lawrence be[C]nd[D7sus2/C] [C]
[G] I got me a pa[C]rdon son[D7sus2/C] [Cadd2] [C]
gonna [G]do it all [C]again[Cadd2]
[Cborus]
[G] Come on [C]down,
to the [G]penitentia[C]ry[D7sus2/C] [Cadd2] [C]
[G] Oh mama the l[C]aw came
[G]crashing down on [C]me[C7]
[G] Come on [C]down,
to the [G]penitentia[C]ry[C7]
[G] Oh mama the l[C]aw came
[G]crashing down on [C]me
[G] Come on d[C]own,[D7sus2/C] [C]
(Yoo-hoo-hoo)
to the [G]penitentia[C]ry
(yoo-hoo -hoo)
[C7] [G] Oh mama the l[C]aw came
(Yoo-hoo-hoo)
[G]crashing down on m[C]e[C] [(add#4)]
(yoo-hoo-hoo)
[G]
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