I Made The Prison Band
By Merle Haggard
Written by Tommy Collins
Album: Branded Man (1967)
Tabbed by Larry Mofle
4/11/2016


Capo 1

       G                                 D
Deep inside this lonely prison where the pleasures are so few
          D                                                  G 
Where the walls are strong and the days are long and there's nothin' new
  G                                                     C
I learned to play the guitar and I'm a doin' the best I can
  C                G                        D      G 
I guess I could be worse because I made the prison band
  G        D      G 
I made the prison band


Chorus:
                D                                 G
Now there's ole bashful Bill on the doghouse bass Willie on the steel guitar
   G                                                    D
He hails from Ponkatilla where they drive a pretty mean bar
    G                                                        C
And back on the drum there's two time Tom our rimshot temple man
    C                  G                           D      G 
The boys call me their singin' MC since I made the prison band
  G        D      G
I made the prison band


I've been plannin' a break since Christmas I had the details all worked out
But now I know that I ain't gonna go and there's no doubt
I had my try-out Sunday and the outcome changed my plan
I gotta rehearse for the Friday night show cause I made the prison band
I made the prison band.

Chorus