B I look for trouble and i found it son Straight down the barrel of a lawmanʼs gun I tried to run but i donʼt think i can You make one move and youʼre a dead man friend E Ainʼt living long like this B Canʼt live at all like this,can i baby? F#7 He slipped the handcuffs on behind my back And left me reeling on a steel reel rack E They gotʼem all in the jailhouse baby B Ainʼt living long like this Canʼt live at all like this,can i baby? B 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 manʼs breath E Ainʼt living long like this B Canʼt live at all like this,can i baby? F#7 You know the story how the wheel goes ʼround Donʼt let them take you to the man down town E Canʼt sleep at all in a jailhouse baby B Ainʼt living long like this Canʼt live at all like this,can i baby? B I live with Angel sheʼs a roadhouse queen Makes Texas Ruby look like Sandra Dee I want to love her but i donʼt know how Iʼm at the bottom in the jailhouse now E Ainʼt living long like this B Canʼt live at all like this,can i baby? F#7 You know the story about the jailhouse rock Donʼt want to do it but just donʼt get caught E They gotʼem all in the jailhouse baby B Ainʼt living long like this Canʼt live at all like this,can i baby?