Boston Jail chords by Porter Wagoner

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Verse 1

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They've got all kinds in the

Boston jail now they've got me

Verse 2
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In  (D major) the county jail in old Boston
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they've got all  (A major) kinds you  (D major) see
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From all  (A major) walks of  (D major) life they
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 (G major) come all  (D major) lost  (A major) their liber (D major) ty
Now some got wives just outside
a waitin' for their return
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Long  (A major) timers  (D major) short  (G major) timers and  (A major) some
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a waitin' to  (D major) burn  (G major) 
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 (D major) Wino Skid Row Joe
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 (A major)  (D major)  (A major) 

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Verse 3
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 (D major)  (G major) 
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 (D major) Now some will say yesterday
I really had the jack
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But paper and pen got me locked  (G major) in them
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 (D major) checks come a  (A major) bouncin'  (D major) back
And late at night when the lights go
out they tell their tales of voe
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About old friends and places they've  (G major) been and
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 (D major) where they'd  (A major) like to  (D major) go  (G major) 
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 (D major) Wino Skid Row Joe  (A major)  (D major) 

Interlude 1

Verse 4
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But  (D major) it's too late that one mistake
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condemns  (A major) them to a  (D major) cell
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Where every  (A major) dream's a for (D major) gotten
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 (G major) thing and each day's a  (A major) living  (D major) hell
Listen guys if you're wise
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from this  (A major) town you'll  (D major) run
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Or soon you'll  (A major) find you're a  (D major) pullin' time
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in the  (A major) jail in old Bo (D major) ston
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Wino Skid Row Joe  (A major)  (D major) 
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Wino Skid Row Joe  (A major) 
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