I'm Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail chords by Johnny Cash

SimplifiedG · D · C · Em

GuitarPianoUkulele

Verse 1
G 
I'm not in your town to stay
Cried a lady old and grey
D 
G 
To the warden of the penitentiary
I'm not in your town to stay
I'll soon be on my way
D 
G 
I'm just here to get my baby out of jail
C 
D 
Yes, warden, I'm just here to
get my baby out of jail
G 

Verse 2
Tried to raise my baby right
And I prayed both day and night
D 
That he'd never follow
G 
the footsteps of his dad
I had searched both far and wide
And I feared that he had died
D 
G 
When at last I found my baby here in jail
C 
D 
Yes, warden, I'm just here to

New- Play with audio & scroll

Upgrade to play 20,000+ songs ads free, and enjoy playing with music.

Get now

Interlude 1

get my baby out of jail

Verse 3
G 
I will pawn you my watch
I will pawn you my chain
D 
G 
I will pawn you my golden wedding ring
I will pawn you my cook
Forgot the words to that verse
D 
G 
I hope that will get my baby out of jail
C 
D 
Yes, warden, I'm just here to
get my baby out of jail
G 

Verse 4
Yeah
Alright Folsum
Thank you very much
I wanna do another song here
featuring a harmonica
And then I wanna
Get the stool there and sit
down and do some
Slow ballad type songs that
We want to do for this album
And especially for you
What did I do with my list over there
My idiot sheet
Em 
Throwed at the floor, didn't I
How you doin', Shirley?