Penitentiary — Houndmouth
Chords and lyrics for Penitentiary by Houndmouth (key of C).
Verse 1
He plays the "country G", with 3rd and 4th fingers on the 5th and 6th
strings, 3rd fret.
Intro
[G] [C/G]
Verse 1
[G]Hid a batch in [C/G]Fresco, I [G]couldn't score a [C/G]job
[G]So I did the [C/G]next best thing, and I [G]learned how to[C/G] rob
[G]I took that train to [C/G]Houston, but I [G]couldn't get [C/G]away
From the [G]five and dime, [C/G]about that time the [G]constable would [C/G]say
Chorus
[G]Come on [C/G]down to the [G][C/G]penitentiary
[G]Oh, mama, the [C/G]law came [G]crashin' down on[C/G] me
Post-Chorus
Whoo who hooooooo, whooo who hoooooo
Whoo who hooooooo, whooo who hoooooo
Verse 2
Playing stud in the evening, solitaire at night
Leon's got the cigarettes and Capone has got the light
And now I'm shiftin' squares, with the man from Arkansas
He took my rook, oh Lord, and my king's about to fall
Chorus
[G]Come on [C/G]down to the [G][C/G]penitentiary
[G]Oh, mama, the [C/G]law came [G]crashin' down on[C/G] me
Post-Chorus
Whoo who hooooooo, whooo who hoooooo
Whoo who hooooooo, whooo who hoooooo
Guitar Solo
(Keep repeating the G and C/G chords.)
Verse 3
I'm calling from a payphone
Down around Lawrence Bend
I got me a pardon, son
Gonna do it all again
Chorus
[G]Come on [C/G]down to the [G][C/G]penitentiary
[G]Oh, mama, the [C/G]law came [G]crashin' down on[C/G] me
[G]Come on [C/G]down to the [G][C/G]penitentiary
[G]Oh, mama, the [C/G]law came [G]crashin' down on[C/G] me
Post-Chorus
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh (Come on down to the penitentiary)
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh (Oh, mama, the law came crashing down on me)
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