Biography:
Charlie Daniels (born October 28, 1936 in Wilmington, North Carolina) is an American musician famous for his contributions to country and southern rock music. He is known primarily for his Number One country hit "The Devil Went Down to Georgia", and multiple other songs he has performed and written. Daniels has been active as a singer since the early 1950s. He was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry on January 24, 2008.[1]
Daniels is a singer, guitarist, and fiddler, who began writing and performing in the 1950s.
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Other songs:
- A Few More Rednecks
- Behold A Pale Horse
- Birmingham Blues
- Drinkin My Baby Goodbye
- Georgia
- Hallelujah
- High Lonesome
- In America
- Its My Life
- Little Folks
- Lonesome Boy From Dixie
- Long Haired Country Boy
- Me And The Boys
- Mister Dj
- Old Rock N Roller
- Protected By Prayer
- Reflections
- Saddle Tramp
- Simple Mad
- Simple Man
- Sweetwater Texas
- The Devil Went Down To Georgia
- The Devil Whent Down To Georgia
- The Last Fallen Hero
- The Legend Of Wooley Swamp
- The Souths Gonna Do It Again
- Trudy
- Uneasy Rider
- Uneasy Rider 88
- Was It 26
- Wichita Jail
- Willie Jones
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SONG: WICHITA JAIL
ARTIST: THE CHARLIE DANIELS BAND
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL: [email protected]
WICHITA JAIL
THE CHARLIE DANIELS BAND
INTRO: E A B E
VERSE:
Em E
I woke up on a cement floor this mornin,
Em E
My head felt like somebody been walkin' on it,
A
Don't know how I got here,
E
Don't remember nothin' at all,
F#
But if I done all the things that they say I did,
B
Well I sure musta had a ball
CHORUS:
A
Cause in 30 more days
I'm goin back home,
E
To see that gal of mine,
B
But the Wichita Jail
B
Is a long long way
Dbm
From the Tupelo County line,
B
I gotta do my time
VERSE:
Em
Well I aint got a cent of the money I had
E
I spent it
Em E
Shirts tore, my shoes got a big hole in it,
A
There's a king size knot on the side of my head
E
And I got one big black eye
F#
But brother if you think I look bad,
B
You oughtta see that other guy
CHORUS:
A
Cause in 30 more days
I'm goin back home,
E
To see that gal of mine,
B
But the Wichita Jail
B
Is a long long way
Dbm
From the Tupelo County line,
B
I gotta do my time
INSTRUMENTAL:
E A B E A E F# B
A E B B Dbm B
VERSE:
Em E
Well this nine pound hammer feels like it weighs a ton
Em E
Makin lil ones outta big ones in this red hot Kansas sun
A
I just hope I can make it 30 more days
E
And get out of this mess I'm in,
F#
And if I ever get back to Mississippi
B
I aint ever gonna leave again
CHORUS:
A
Cause in 30 more days
I'm goin back home,
E
To see that gal of mine,
B
But the Wichita Jail
B
Is a long long way
Dbm
From the Tupelo County line,
OUTRO:
B
I gotta do my time
Dbm
I gotta do my time
B
I gotta do my time
E A B E A E
ARTIST: THE CHARLIE DANIELS BAND
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL: [email protected]
WICHITA JAIL
THE CHARLIE DANIELS BAND
INTRO: E A B E
VERSE:
Em E
I woke up on a cement floor this mornin,
Em E
My head felt like somebody been walkin' on it,
A
Don't know how I got here,
E
Don't remember nothin' at all,
F#
But if I done all the things that they say I did,
B
Well I sure musta had a ball
CHORUS:
A
Cause in 30 more days
I'm goin back home,
E
To see that gal of mine,
B
But the Wichita Jail
B
Is a long long way
Dbm
From the Tupelo County line,
B
I gotta do my time
VERSE:
Em
Well I aint got a cent of the money I had
E
I spent it
Em E
Shirts tore, my shoes got a big hole in it,
A
There's a king size knot on the side of my head
E
And I got one big black eye
F#
But brother if you think I look bad,
B
You oughtta see that other guy
CHORUS:
A
Cause in 30 more days
I'm goin back home,
E
To see that gal of mine,
B
But the Wichita Jail
B
Is a long long way
Dbm
From the Tupelo County line,
B
I gotta do my time
INSTRUMENTAL:
E A B E A E F# B
A E B B Dbm B
VERSE:
Em E
Well this nine pound hammer feels like it weighs a ton
Em E
Makin lil ones outta big ones in this red hot Kansas sun
A
I just hope I can make it 30 more days
E
And get out of this mess I'm in,
F#
And if I ever get back to Mississippi
B
I aint ever gonna leave again
CHORUS:
A
Cause in 30 more days
I'm goin back home,
E
To see that gal of mine,
B
But the Wichita Jail
B
Is a long long way
Dbm
From the Tupelo County line,
OUTRO:
B
I gotta do my time
Dbm
I gotta do my time
B
I gotta do my time
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