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(C)I had a friend named Ram bl in’ Bob.
pi He used to steal, Stan gam ble and rob.
He thought he was the (C7)smart est guy a (F)round.
But I ed found out in’ last Mon day
that Bob y got locked in’ up Sun day.
They’ve (D7)got him in the jail house way down (G7)town.
He’s in the jail house now,
he’s in the (C7)jail house (F)now.
Well, I (G7)told him once or twice his face to stop play in’ cards and a shoot in’ dice.
He’s in the jail house (C)now.
Ah, dee, o, del, (F)ay, hee, ee, o, tee.
Ah, de, o, del, (C)ay, o, del, o, tee.
Yo, del, (G7)ay, hee, hee, ay, yo, del, ay, hee, hee, yo, del, (C)ay, hee.
Well (C)Bob liked to play his pok bl in’ er, pi noch met le with named Yo ble and ker, but shoot in’ dice the (C7)was his fav ’rite (F)game.
Well, he ed got throwed in’ in jail ey
no bod ed to go in’ his bail.
ey.
The (D7)judge done said that he re fused the (G7)fine.
He’s in the jail house now,
he’s in the (C7)jail house (F)now.
Well, I (G7)told him once or twice his face to stop play in’ cards and a shoot in dice.
He’s in the jail house (C)now.
Ah, dee, o, del, (F)ay, hee, ee, o, tee.
Ah, de, o, del, (C)ay, o, del, o, tee.
Yo, del, (G7)ay, hee, hee, ay, yo, del, ay, hee, hee, yo, del, (C)ay, hee.
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In The Jailhouse Now — Easy Piano Notes for Beginners
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- In The Jailhouse Now is arranged in the key of C on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
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- The arrangement plays at 144 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
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- Yes — this is one of our beginner-friendly arrangements with simplified chords and color-coded notes.
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- Who composed "In The Jailhouse Now"?
- "In The Jailhouse Now" was originally performed by The Soggy Bottom Boys. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
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