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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   
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C
(C,E,G)
x,3,2,0,1,0
- 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
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] We went one		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] day about a month		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] ago
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] To have a little		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] fun		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] in		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Mexico
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] We ended		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] up in a gambling		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] spot
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Where the liquor		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] flow		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] -ed and the dice were		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] hot

Chorus
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] So here we		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] are in the Tijuana		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Jail
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Ain't got no		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] friends		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] to go our		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] bail
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] So here we'll		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] stay 'cause we can't		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] pay
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Just send our		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] mail		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] to the Tijuana		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Jail

Verse 2
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] I was shootin'		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] dice, rakin' in the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] dough (long green)
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] And then I		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] heard		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] the whistle		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] blow
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] We started to		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] run when a man in		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] blue
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Said		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] "senor		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] , come with me 'cause I want		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] you."

Chorus
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] So here we		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] are in the Tijuana		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Jail
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Ain't got no		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] friends		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] to go our		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] bail
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] So here we'll		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] stay 'cause we can't		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] pay
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Just send our		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] mail		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] to the Tijuana		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Jail

Verse 3
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Just five hundred		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] dollars and they'll set us		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] free
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] I couldn't raise a		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] penny		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] if ya threatened		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] me
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] I know five		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] "hunderd" don't sound like		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] much
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] But just try to		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] find		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] somebody to		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] touch

Chorus
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] So here we		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] are in the Tijuana		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Jail
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Ain't got no		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] friends		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] to go our		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] bail
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] So here we'll		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] stay 'cause we can't		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] pay
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Just send our		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] mail		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] to the Tijuana		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Jail
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] So here we		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] are in the Tijuana		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Jail
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Ain't got no		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] friends		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] to go our		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] bail
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] So here we'll		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] stay 'cause we can't		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] pay
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Just send our		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] mail		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] to the Tijuana		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Jail
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