Jailbreak chords by Thin Lizzy (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Intro 1
E5 
E5 
 (E5)  (E5) 
A5 
E5 
F#5 
E5 
F#5 
 (A5)  (E5)  (F sharp5)  (E5)  (F sharp5) 
A5 
E5 
F#5 
E5 
F#5 
 (A5)  (E5)  (F sharp5)  (E5)  (F sharp5) 
A5 
E5 
F#5 
E5 
F#5 
 (A5)  (E5)  (F sharp5)  (E5)  (F sharp5) 
A5 
E5 
F#5 
E5 
F#5 
 (A5)  (E5)  (F sharp5)  (E5)  (F sharp5) 

Verse 1
A5 
E5 
F#5 
E5 
F#5 
To (A5) night  (E5) there's gonna  (F sharp5) be    a jailbreak  (E5)  (F sharp5) 
A5 
E5 
F#5 
E5 
F#5 
 (A5) Somewhere  (E5) in this  (F sharp5) town  (E5)  (F sharp5) 
A5 
E5 
F#5 
 (A5) See me  (E5) and the  (F sharp5) boys,
E5 
F#5 
we don't like it  (E5)  (F sharp5) 
A5 
E5 
F#5 
E5 
F#5 
 (A5) So were  (E5) getting up and  (F sharp5) going down  (E5)  (F sharp5) 
A5 
E5 
F#5 
E5 
F#5 
 (A5) Hiding  (E5) low  (F sharp5) looking right to left  (E5)  (F sharp5) 
A5 
E5 
 (A5) If you see us  (E5) coming,
F#5 
E5 
F#5 
I  (F sharp5) think it's best  (E5)  (F sharp5) 
A5 
E5 
 (A5) To move away,  (E5) 
F#5 
E5 
F#5 
do you hear  (F sharp5) what I say  (E5)  (F sharp5) 
A5 
E5 
F#5 
E5 
F#5 
From  (A5) under my  (E5) breath  (F sharp5)  (E5)  (F sharp5) 

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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
A5 
E5 
F#5 
E5 
F#5 
To (A5) night there's  (E5) gonna be  (F sharp5) trouble  (E5)  (F sharp5) 
A5 
E5 
F#5 
E5 
F#5 
 (A5) Some of us  (E5) won't sur (F sharp5) vive   (E5)  (F sharp5) 
A5 
E5 
 (A5) See the  (E5) boys and me,
F#5 
E5 
F#5 
 (F sharp5) mean  business  (E5)  (F sharp5) 
A5 
E5 
F#5 
E5 
F#5 
 (A5) Bustin'  (E5) out dead or a (F sharp5) live   (E5)  (F sharp5) 
A5 
E5 
F#5 
 (A5) I can hear  (E5) the hound  (F sharp5) dogs,
E5 
F#5 
on my trail  (E5)  (F sharp5) 
A5 
E5 
F#5 
 (A5) All hell  (E5) breaks  (F sharp5) loose,
E5 
F#5 
A5 
alarm  (E5) and  (F sharp5) sirens wail  (A5) 
E5 
F#5 
E5 
F#5 
Like  (E5) the game  (F sharp5) if you lose  (E5)  (F sharp5) 
A5 
E5 
F#5 
 (A5) Go to  (E5) jail  (F sharp5) 

Chorus 2
B5 
E5 
To (B5) night there's gonna be  (E5) a   jailbreak
B5 
E5 
 (B5) Somewhere in the  (E5) town
B5 
E5 
To (B5) night there's gonna be  (E5) a   jailbreak
A5 
F#5 
So  (A5) don't you be a (F sharp5) round
B5 
E5 
To (B5) night there's gonna be  (E5) trouble
B5 
E5 
I'm  (B5) gonna find myself  (E5) in
B5 
E5 
To (B5) night there's gonna be  (E5) trouble
A5 
F#5 
So  (A5) woman stay with a  (F sharp5) friend

Interlude 2
A 
F#5 
A 
F#5 
 (A major)  (F sharp5) You know it's safer  (A major)  (F sharp5) 
A 
F#5 
A 
F#5 
 (A major)  (F sharp5)  (A major)  (F sharp5) 
E5 
E5 
E5 
Breakout!  (E5)  (E5)  (E5) 
E5 
E5 
E5 
E5 
 (E5)  (E5)  (E5)  (E5) 
E5 
A5 
A5 
A5 
 (E5)  (A5)  (A5)  (A5) 
A5 
E5 
E5 
E5 
 (A5)  (E5)  (E5)  (E5) 
E5 
E5 
E5 
 (E5)  (E5)  (E5) 

Interlude 3

Verse 3
A5 
E5 
F#5 
E5 
F#5 
To (A5) night there's  (E5) gonna  (F sharp5) be    a breakout  (E5)  (F sharp5) 
A5 
E5 
F#5 
E5 
F#5 
 (A5) Into the  (E5) city zones  (F sharp5)  (E5)  (F sharp5) 
A5 
E5 
F#5 
E5 
F#5 
 (A5) Don't you  (E5) dare to try  (F sharp5) and   stop us  (E5)  (F sharp5) 
A5 
E5 
F#5 
E5 
F#5 
 (A5) No one  (E5) could for  (F sharp5) long   (E5)  (F sharp5) 
A5 
E5 
F#5 
E5 
F#5 
 (A5) Searchlight  (E5) on my  (F sharp5) trail  (E5)  (F sharp5) 
A5 
E5 
F#5 
E5 
F#5 
 (A5) Tonight's the  (E5) night  (F sharp5) all systems  (E5) fail  (F sharp5) 
A5 
E5 
F#5 
E5 
F#5 
 (A5) Hey you  (E5)  (F sharp5) good lookin' female  (E5)  (F sharp5) 
A5 
E5 
F#5 
 (A5) Come  (E5) here!  (F sharp5) 

Chorus 3
B5 
E5 
To (B5) night there's gonna be  (E5) a   jailbreak
B5 
E5 
 (B5) Somewhere in the  (E5) town
B5 
E5 
To (B5) night there's gonna be  (E5) a   jailbreak
A5 
F#5 
So  (A5) don't you be a (F sharp5) round
B5 
E5 
To (B5) night there's gonna be  (E5) trouble
B5 
E5 
I'm  (B5) gonna find myself  (E5) in
B5 
E5 
To (B5) night there's gonna be  (E5) trouble
A5 
F#5 
So  (A5) woman stay with a  (F sharp5) friend

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: BeginnerKey: A majorBPM: 144

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

E5: 0-2-x-x-x-x
A5: x-0-2-x-x-x
F#5: 2-4-x-x-x-x
B5: x-2-4-x-x-x
A: x-0-2-2-2-0

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This is the definitive original version of Jailbreak by Thin Lizzy, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of A major. It suits players who want to learn Jailbreak the way Thin Lizzy intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.