Jailhouse Tears
Lucinda Williams: Not recorded to my knowledge, but played in concert several times in 2007
This song is a duet for a man and a woman; Parts are shown.
She plays it in Eb – here shown with capo on 6th fret.
Chorus:
She: I’m crying, jailhouse tears
and I’ve been trying all these years
Been trying to ride things out
but now I’m shifting gears
and we’re both crying jailhouse tears
He: They say I broke the law
now everything is broken down
She: babe I know what I saw
I know you went downtown.
He: I went to the corner
to get a cold six pack
She: You’re a drunk you’re a stoner
you never came back.
He: They locked me up
and you locked me out
She: You tried to steal my truck, but
That’s not what this is about
He: I used to be a user
but now I’m all out of stuff
She: You’re a 3 time loser
you’re all fucked up
Chorus: He and She together
I’m crying, jailhouse tears
and I’ve been trying all these years
Been trying to ride things out
but now I’m shifting gears
and we’re both crying jailhouse tears
Guitar Solo
He: I’ll prove it to you somehow
I’m done with every bit
look at me, I’m clean now
She: you’re so full of shit
He: I swear I will tell all
look in my dresser drawers
She: Now I’m behind the 8-ball
you’re behind bars.
Chorus (he and she together) X 2