Chords with lyrics
Intro:
A7A7 
E7E7 
B7B7 
E MajorE
Verse 1:
E MajorE A7A7
Pick a lotta cotton drag a long sack
B7B7 E MajorE
Comin’ cross the field well I see Boss Jack
E MajorE A7A7
He’s a-ridin’ straddle of a single foot roan
B7B7 E MajorE E7E7
When you know that horse you’ll leave him alone
E7E7 A7A7
That old roan’s got green in his eyes
B7B7 E MajorE E7E7
Mean as the devil and twice as wise
E7E7 A7A7
Fire in his nose and a bow in his back
B7B7 E MajorE
Can’t nobody ride him but Boss Jack
Fill:
e|---------|
BB|---------|
G+G|---------|
D MajorD|---------|
A augmentedA|-------0-|
E MajorE|-0-2-4---|
Chorus:
A7A7 E7E7
C’mon children bend your back
B7B7 E7E7
Work a little faster fill your sack
A7A7 E MajorE
Then you hitch up the wagon take it to the gin
B7B7
Finish pickin’ before the winter sets in
Fill:
e|---------|
BB|---------|
G+G|---------|
D MajorD|---------|
A augmentedA|-------0-|
E MajorE|-0-2-4---|
Interlude:
A7A7 E7E7 B7B7 E MajorE
Verse 2:
E MajorE E7E7 A7A7
Now here a while back when the crop was laid by
B7B7 E MajorE
Remember who took us on a big fish fry
E7E7 A7A7
Caught a heap of catfish, goggle-eye, and carp
B7B7 E MajorE
Danced and sung to the guitar and harp
E MajorE E7E7 A7A7
Well someday ol’ Boss Jack’s gonna set us all free
B7B7 E MajorE
Gabriel’s gonna blow for you and me
E7E7 A7A7
Angel’s gonna bring that chariot from above
B7B7 E MajorE
Flappin’ their wings like a turtledove
Fill:
e|---------|
BB|---------|
G+G|---------|
D MajorD|---------|
A augmentedA|-------0-|
E MajorE|-0-2-4---|
Chorus:
A7A7 E7E7
C’mon children bend your back
B7B7 E7E7
Work a little faster fill your sack
A7A7 E MajorE
Then you hitch up the wagon take it to the gin
B7B7
Finish pickin’ before the winter sets in
Fill:
e|---------|
BB|---------|
G+G|---------|
D MajorD|---------|
A augmentedA|-------0-|
E MajorE|-0-2-4---|
Outro:
A7A7 E7E7 B7B7 E MajorE
Outro Fill:
e|---------|
BB|---------|
G+G|---------|
D MajorD|---------|
A augmentedA|-0h2-----|
E MajorE|-----0---|
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Boss Jack chords
"Boss Jack" is a song written by Tex Ritter. Johnny Cash included "Boss Jack" on his eight album, "Ride This Train" from 1960.
