Tijuana Jail (C Major)
Artist:
Kingston Trio
Genre:
Rock & Roll
Roman Numerals:
I, II, II7, V
Instrument:
Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]
Entered by:
PollyEV
C
(C,E,G)
-
C
E
G
C
E
D
(D,F♯,A)
-
-
D
A
D
F♯
D7
(D,F♯,A,C)
-
-
D
A
C
F♯
G
(G,B,D)
G
B
D
G
B
G
Verse 1
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
We went one
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
day about a month
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
ago
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
To have a little
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
fun
[
D7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second
]
in
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
Mexico
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
We ended
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
up in a gambling
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
spot
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
Where the liquor
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
flow
[
D7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second
]
-ed and the dice were
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
hot
Chorus
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
So here we
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
are in the Tijuana
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
Jail
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
Ain't got no
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
friends
[
D7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second
]
to go our
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
bail
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
So here we'll
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
stay 'cause we can't
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
pay
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
Just send our
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
mail
[
D7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second
]
to the Tijuana
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
Jail
Verse 2
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
I was shootin'
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
dice, rakin' in the
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
dough (long green)
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
And then I
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
heard
[
D7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second
]
the whistle
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
blow
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
We started to
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
run when a man in
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
blue
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
Said
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
"senor
[
D7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second
]
, come with me 'cause I want
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
you."
Chorus
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
So here we
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
are in the Tijuana
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
Jail
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
Ain't got no
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
friends
[
D7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second
]
to go our
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
bail
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
So here we'll
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
stay 'cause we can't
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
pay
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
Just send our
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
mail
[
D7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second
]
to the Tijuana
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
Jail
Verse 3
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
Just five hundred
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
dollars and they'll set us
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
free
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
I couldn't raise a
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
penny
[
D7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second
]
if ya threatened
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
me
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
I know five
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
"hunderd" don't sound like
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
much
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
But just try to
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
find
[
D7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second
]
somebody to
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
touch
Chorus
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
So here we
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
are in the Tijuana
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
Jail
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
Ain't got no
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
friends
[
D7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second
]
to go our
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
bail
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
So here we'll
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
stay 'cause we can't
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
pay
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
Just send our
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
mail
[
D7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second
]
to the Tijuana
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
Jail
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
So here we
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
are in the Tijuana
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
Jail
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
Ain't got no
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
friends
[
D7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second
]
to go our
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
bail
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
So here we'll
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
stay 'cause we can't
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
pay
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
Just send our
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
mail
[
D7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second
]
to the Tijuana
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
Jail
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