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Ain't No Good Chain Gang by Johnny Cash

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CAPO ON FIRST FRET

Verse One (Waylon):
Chord diagramA augmentedA
I'll bet it ain't a-rainin' back home
I bet your sister's still on the phone
   Chord diagramD MajorD           Chord diagramA augmentedA         Chord diagramE MajorE
I bet mama's in the kitchen, cooking fried chicken
  Chord diagramB7B7     Chord diagramE MajorE      Chord diagramA augmentedA
Wishing that I hadn't done wrong


Verse Two (Johnny - Spoken):
Chord diagramA augmentedA
Don't you worry about us none now, mama
Everything's gonna be all right, mama
They're teaching us a lot of new things in here, mama
Things like...
Chorus (Johnny with Waylon as harmony/background singer):
Chord diagramA augmentedA
There ain't no good in an evil-hearted woman
And I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James
    Chord diagramD MajorD               Chord diagramA augmentedA        Chord diagramE MajorE
And you don't go writin' hot cheques, down in Mississippi
     Chord diagramB7B7    Chord diagramE MajorE     Chord diagramA augmentedA
And there ain't no good chain gang


Instrumental - Waylon on guitar. See bottom of document...


Verse Three (Waylon):
Papa's readin' yesterday's mail
Wishin' that the hay was all bailed
I'll bet he's a-wishin' he could go fishin'
And here I am a-laying in jail


Verse Four (Jonnhy - Spoken):
Don't you worry about us now, Papa
They're teaching us a lesson a day, we're learning pretty well, too
We've already learned a whole lot of stuff already
Things like...


Chorus x2

Waylon guitar part (similar to first)

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