Intro G A C D

I D went to a party at the local county G jail
All the D cons were dancing and the men began to G wail
But the A guys were indiscrete they were G balling in the street
At the D local dance at the A local county D jail A

Well the D band were playing and the booze began to G flow
But the D sound came over on the police car ra-G dio
Down at A Precinct 49 having a G tear gas of a time
Sergeant D Baker got a call from the A governor of the county D jail A

Load Bm up load up load up with rubber G bullets
Load Bm up load up load up with rubber G bullets
I love to Em hear those convicts A squeal
It’s a Em shame these slugs ain’t A real
But we D can’t have dancing at the A local county D jail A

Sergeant D Baker and his men made a beeline for the G jail
And for D miles around you could hear the sirens G wail
There’s a A rumour going down death row that a G fuse is going to blow
at the D local hop at the A local county D jail

What you gonna do about it what you gonna do Eb
E what you gonna do about it what you gonna do

Solo G A C D

Sergeant D Baker started talking with a bullhorn in his hand
He was Dm cool he was clear he was he was always in command
He said G blood will Em flow A here padre
Em Padre you F#m talk to your G boys
G Trust in A me D God A will D come B7 to Em set D/F# you C free

Inter F F# G G# A Bb B

Well we D don’t understand why he called in the National G Guard
When Uncle D Sam is the one who belongs in the exercise G yard
We A all got balls and brains but G some’s got balls and chains
at the D local dance at the local A county jail D A

Load Bm up load up load up with rubber G bullets
Load Bm up load up load up with rubber G bullets
Is it Em really such a A crime for a Em guy to spend his A time
at the D local dance at the A local county D jail
at the D local dance at the A local county D jail
What you gonna do about what you gonna do Eb
E what you gonna do about it what you gonna do

Outro G A C D – D