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Jailbreak chords by Thin Lizzy

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E
A
F#m
B

Intro 1
E 
E 
 (E major)  (E major) 
A 
E 
F#m 
E 
F#m 
 (A major)  (E major)  (F sharp minor)  (E major)  (F sharp minor) 
A 
E 
F#m 
E 
F#m 
 (A major)  (E major)  (F sharp minor)  (E major)  (F sharp minor) 
A 
E 
F#m 
E 
F#m 
 (A major)  (E major)  (F sharp minor)  (E major)  (F sharp minor) 
A 
E 
F#m 
E 
F#m 
 (A major)  (E major)  (F sharp minor)  (E major)  (F sharp minor) 

Verse 1
A 
E 
F#m 
E 
F#m 
To (A major) night  (E major) there's gonna  (F sharp minor) be    a jailbreak  (E major)  (F sharp minor) 
A 
E 
F#m 
E 
F#m 
 (A major) Somewhere  (E major) in this  (F sharp minor) town  (E major)  (F sharp minor) 
A 
E 
F#m 
 (A major) See me  (E major) and the  (F sharp minor) boys,
E 
F#m 
we don't like it  (E major)  (F sharp minor) 
A 
E 
F#m 
E 
F#m 
 (A major) So were  (E major) getting up and  (F sharp minor) going down  (E major)  (F sharp minor) 
A 
E 
F#m 
E 
F#m 
 (A major) Hiding  (E major) low  (F sharp minor) looking right to left  (E major)  (F sharp minor) 
A 
E 
 (A major) If you see us  (E major) coming,
F#m 
E 
F#m 
I  (F sharp minor) think it's best  (E major)  (F sharp minor) 
A 
E 
 (A major) To move away,  (E major) 
F#m 
E 
F#m 
do you hear  (F sharp minor) what I say  (E major)  (F sharp minor) 
A 
E 
F#m 
E 
F#m 
From  (A major) under my  (E major) breath  (F sharp minor)  (E major)  (F sharp minor) 

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Chorus 1

Tonight there's gonna be a jailbreak

Somewhere in the town

Tonight there's gonna be a jailbreak

So don't you be around

Interlude 1

Don't you be around

Verse 2
A 
E 
F#m 
E 
F#m 
To (A major) night there's  (E major) gonna be  (F sharp minor) trouble  (E major)  (F sharp minor) 
A 
E 
F#m 
E 
F#m 
 (A major) Some of us  (E major) won't sur (F sharp minor) vive   (E major)  (F sharp minor) 
A 
E 
 (A major) See the  (E major) boys and me,
F#m 
E 
F#m 
 (F sharp minor) mean  business  (E major)  (F sharp minor) 
A 
E 
F#m 
E 
F#m 
 (A major) Bustin'  (E major) out dead or a (F sharp minor) live   (E major)  (F sharp minor) 
A 
E 
F#m 
 (A major) I can hear  (E major) the hound  (F sharp minor) dogs,
E 
F#m 
on my trail  (E major)  (F sharp minor) 
A 
E 
F#m 
 (A major) All hell  (E major) breaks  (F sharp minor) loose,
E 
F#m 
A 
alarm  (E major) and  (F sharp minor) sirens wail  (A major) 
E 
F#m 
E 
F#m 
Like  (E major) the game  (F sharp minor) if you lose  (E major)  (F sharp minor) 
A 
E 
F#m 
 (A major) Go to  (E major) jail  (F sharp minor) 

Chorus 2
B 
E 
To (B major) night there's gonna be  (E major) a  jailbreak
B 
E 
 (B major) Somewhere in the  (E major) town
B 
E 
To (B major) night there's gonna be  (E major) a  jailbreak
A 
F#m 
So  (A major) don't you be a (F sharp minor) round
B 
E 
To (B major) night there's gonna be  (E major) trouble
B 
E 
I'm  (B major) gonna find myself  (E major) in
B 
E 
To (B major) night there's gonna be  (E major) trouble
A 
F#m 
So  (A major) woman stay with a  (F sharp minor) friend

Interlude 2
A 
F#m 
A 
F#m 
 (A major)  (F sharp minor) You know it's safer  (A major)  (F sharp minor) 
A 
F#m 
A 
F#m 
 (A major)  (F sharp minor)  (A major)  (F sharp minor) 
E 
E 
E 
Breakout!  (E major)  (E major)  (E major) 
E 
E 
E 
E 
 (E major)  (E major)  (E major)  (E major) 
E 
A 
A 
A 
 (E major)  (A major)  (A major)  (A major) 
A 
E 
E 
E 
 (A major)  (E major)  (E major)  (E major) 
E 
E 
E 
 (E major)  (E major)  (E major) 

Interlude 3

Verse 3
A 
E 
F#m 
E 
F#m 
To (A major) night there's  (E major) gonna  (F sharp minor) be    a breakout  (E major)  (F sharp minor) 
A 
E 
F#m 
E 
F#m 
 (A major) Into the  (E major) city zones  (F sharp minor)  (E major)  (F sharp minor) 
A 
E 
F#m 
E 
F#m 
 (A major) Don't you  (E major) dare to try  (F sharp minor) and   stop us  (E major)  (F sharp minor) 
A 
E 
F#m 
E 
F#m 
 (A major) No one  (E major) could for  (F sharp minor) long   (E major)  (F sharp minor) 
A 
E 
F#m 
E 
F#m 
 (A major) Searchlight  (E major) on my  (F sharp minor) trail  (E major)  (F sharp minor) 
A 
E 
F#m 
E 
F#m 
 (A major) Tonight's the  (E major) night  (F sharp minor) all systems  (E major) fail  (F sharp minor) 
A 
E 
F#m 
E 
F#m 
 (A major) Hey you  (E major)  (F sharp minor) good lookin' female  (E major)  (F sharp minor) 
A 
E 
F#m 
 (A major) Come  (E major) here!  (F sharp minor) 

Chorus 3
B 
E 
To (B major) night there's gonna be  (E major) a  jailbreak
B 
E 
 (B major) Somewhere in the  (E major) town
B 
E 
To (B major) night there's gonna be  (E major) a  jailbreak
A 
F#m 
So  (A major) don't you be a (F sharp minor) round
B 
E 
To (B major) night there's gonna be  (E major) trouble
B 
E 
I'm  (B major) gonna find myself  (E major) in
B 
E 
To (B major) night there's gonna be  (E major) trouble
A 
F#m 
So  (A major) woman stay with a  (F sharp minor) friend

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