Johnny Cash - Please Don't Let Me Out: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Please Don't Let Me Out" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

A#                                  D#                     A#
I've been in jail eleven years and parole has just come through,
                                                         F
The gates will soon swing open wide but I'm not going through.
 D#                             A#
Jail's the only home I know or care to know about,
                                      F                 A#
Please let me stay where I belong, please don't let me out.!

How could I tell those friends of mine they've seen the last of me
Can't I make you understand I never can be free
Because that's a big unfriendly world and I don't know the route
That leads to where I may belong please don't let me out

I had to learn to get along without a lot of things
And I had to learn to live with the loneliness confinement brings
And I learnt to take no mail from home or whatever came about
Now I'm dug in and I'm happy here please don't let me out

Yes, that's a big unfriendly world and I don't know the route
That leads to where I may belong, please don't let me out


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

D#

Guitar chord D#

F

Guitar chord F

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Please Don't Let Me Out" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Please Don't Let Me Out" by Johnny Cash.

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