Jailbreak Chords

by Thin Lizzy
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Chord Version of the Thin Lizzy song, originally tuned down a half-step.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Key: Eb
Capo: no capo
Author thraawn [a] 1,203.
3 contributors total, last edit on Jun 17, 2019
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Chords

E
A
F#
B
G#
A#
C#
D
D#

Strumming

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[Intro]
 
E
(hold)
A E F# F# E E E F# E x4
(staccato) 
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
A               E          F#        E F#
Tonight there's gonna be a jailbreak
A         E       F#   E F#
Somewhere in this town
A              E             F#      E F#
See me and the boys we don't like it
A               E            F#   E F#
So were getting up and going down
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
A          E                F#        E F#
Hiding low looking right to left
A          E                      F#        E F#
If you see us coming I think it's best
A            E                  F#        E F#
To move away do you hear what I say
A    E        F#        E F#
From under my breath
 
 
[Chorus]
 
B                          E
Tonight there's gonna be a jailbreak
B                E
Somewhere in the town
B                          E
Tonight there's gonna be a jailbreak
   A         G# F#
So don't you be around
A         E  F#        E F#
A         E  F#        E F#
Don't you be around
A          E                F#        E F#
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
A               E        F#        E F#
Tonight there's gonna be trouble
A          E     F#        E F#
Some of us won't survive
A       E                F#        E F#
See the boys and me mean business
A       E           F#        E F#
Bustin' out dead or alive
 
 
[Verse 4]
 
A     E                        F#        E F#
I can hear the hound dogs on my trail
A                      E                F#        E F#
All hell breaks loose, alarm and sirens wail
A             E      F#        E F#
Like the game if you lose
A      E          F#        E F#
Go to jail
 
 
[Chorus]
 
B                          E
Tonight there's gonna be a jailbreak
B                E
Somewhere in the town
B                          E
Tonight there's gonna be a jailbreak
   A         G# F#
So don't you be around
 
B                     E
Tonight there's gonna trouble
B                     E
I'm gonna find myself in
B                        E
Tonight there's gonna be trouble
   A     G#          F#
So woman stay with a friend
   A     G#          F#
 
N.C.
You know it's safer
   A     G#          F#
 
Breakout!
 
 
[Solo]
E E E G# E E A E E A# E E B x4
A A A C# A A D A A D# A A E x2
E E E G# E E A E E A# E E B x2
C# D E
 
 
[Verse 5]
 
A               E          F#        E F#
Tonight there's gonna be a breakout
A               E          F#        E F#
Into the city zones
A               E          F#        E F#
Don't you dare to try and stop us
A               E          F#        E F#
No one could for long
 
 
[Verse 6]
 
A           E     F#        E F#
Searchlight on my trail
A             E         F#           E F#
Tonight's the night all systems fail
A       E            F#        E F#
Hey you good lookin' female
A    E          F#        E F#
Come here!
 
 
[Chorus]
 
B                          E
Tonight there's gonna be a jailbreak
B                E
Somewhere in the town
B                          E
Tonight there's gonna be a jailbreak
   A         G# F#
So don't you be around
 
B                        E
Tonight there's gonna be trouble
B                     E
I'm gonna find myself in
B                        E
Tonight there's gonna be trouble
   A     G#          F#
So woman stay with a friend
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5 comments
spalma0731
I transposed -5 and put capo on 4th loved it
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baldpony
This is great! Thank you. Some slight wording changes, maybe, but it’s the best out there.
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dvmweb
They played in Ab. Why? Singer couldn’t go to E?
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