Key: B major•
Intro 1
B
E
A
B
E
Verse 1
E
I woke up on a
cement floor this mornin',
My head felt like somebody
been walkin' on it,
A
Don't know how I got here,
E
Don't remember nothin' at all,
C#m
F#
But if I done all the things
that they say I did,
B
Well I sure musta had a ball
Verse 2
A
'Cause in thirty more days
I'm goin back home,
E
To see that gal of mine,
But the Wichita Jail
Is a long long way
B
F#
E
C#m
From the Tupelo County line,
B
I gotta do my time
Verse 3
E
Well I ain't got a cent of the money I had
I spent it
Shirts tore, my shoes got
a big hole in it,
A
There's a king size knot on
the side of my head
E
A
And I got one big black eye
F#
But brother if you think I look bad,
B
You oughtta see that other guy
Verse 4
A
'Cause in thirty more days
I'm goin' back home,
E
To see that gal of mine,
But the Wichita Jail
Is a long long way
C#m
E
F#
E
C#m
From the Tupelo County line,
Interlude 1
I gotta do my time
B
E
A
E
C#m
F#
B
A
E
F#
E
C#m
B
Verse 5
E
Well this nine pound hammer
feels like it weighs a ton
Makin' lil ones outta big ones
in this red hot Kansas sun
A
I just hope I can make it thirty more days
E
C#m
And get out of this mess I'm in,
F#
And if I ever get back to Mississippi
B
I ain't ever gonna leave again
Verse 6
A
'Cause in thirty more days
I'm goin back home,
E
To see that gal of mine,
But the Wichita Jail
Is a long long way
B
F#
E
C#m
From the Tupelo County line,
I gotta do my time
B
I gotta do my time
C#m
I gotta do my time
B
I gotta do my time
Outro 1
B
E
A
B
E
E
E
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsB E A C#m F#
B
E
A
C#m
F#
Capo: 4
Transpose: 0
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