Verse 1:
D A
I look for trouble and i found it son
Straight down the barrel of a lawman`s gun
I tried to run but i don`t think i can
You make one move and you`re a dead man friend
D
Ain`t living long like this
A
Can`t live at all like this,can i baby?
E
He slipped the handcuffs on behind my back
And left me reeling on a steel reel rack
D
They got`em all in the jailhouse baby
A
Ain`t living long like this
Can`t live at all like this,can i baby?
Verse 2:
A
Grew up in Houston off the wayside drives
Son of a carhop and some all night dives
Dad drove a stock car to an early death
All i remember was a drunk man`s breath
D
Ain`t living long like this
A
Can`t live at all like this,can i baby?
E
You know the story how the wheel goes `round
Don`t let them take you to the man down town
D
Can`t sleep at all in a jailhouse baby
A
Ain`t living long like this
Can`t live at all like this,can i baby?
Verse 3:
A
I live with Angel she`s a roadhouse queen
Makes Texas Ruby look like Sandra Dee
I want to love her but i don`t know how
I`m at the bottom in the jailhouse now
D
Ain`t living long like this
A
Can`t live at all like this,can i baby?
E
You know the story about the jailhouse rock
Don`t want to do it but just don`t get caught
D
They got`em all in the jailhouse baby
A
Ain`t living long like this
Can`t live at all like this,can i baby?