Nobody Knows But Me

G C A7 D7 G7 C Nobody knows about the jailhouse blues till you get within four walls G C A7 D7 G7 The old jailer man turns those big black keys that's when your spirit falls C C7 Then you drag yourself up to the bars F Fm And while you gaze out at the stars D7 G7 This is what you'll say C A7 D7 G7 C Why did I stray from the righteous path nobody knows but me G C A7 D7 G7 There on the outside you often laugh I don't need your sympathy C C7 For after I paid for the liquor I stole F G C I'll leave this place with my weight in gold C A7 D7 G7 C So why did I stray from the righteous path nobody knows but me G C A7 D7 G7 C C A7 D7 G7 C When you realize that you're all alone seated in a two by four G C A7 D7 G7 That little cell is just a taste of hell if you ain't been there before C C7 You're locked up tight but they treat you fair F Fm You get everything that you need in there D7 G7 That's just why you'll say C A7 D7 G7 C Why did I stray from the righteous path nobody knows but me G C A7 D7 G7 There on the outside you often laugh I don't need your sympathy C C7 For after I paid for the liquor I stole F G C I'll leave this place with my weight in gold C A7 D7 G7 C So why did I stray from the righteous path nobody knows but me A7 D7 G7 C Nobody knows but me