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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Capo on 1 Intro: Am E E/G Am Verse 1: Am G Am I was standin' beside the road in Blackjack County Am G E Not knowing the sheriff paid a bounty Am G F E For men like me who didn't have a penny to their names Am G E E/G Am So he locked my leg to thirty-five pounds of Blackjack County chain Verse 2: Am G Am And all we had to eat was bread and water Am G E And each day we had to build that road a mile and a quarter Am G F E A black snake whip would crack our backs if some poor fool complained Am G E E/G Am And you couldn't fight back wearin' thirty-five pounds of Blackjack County chain
Verse 3: Am G Am And then one night when the sheriff was a-sleepin' Am G E We gathered all around him slowly creepin' Am G F E Heaven help me to forget that night in the cold, cold rain Am G E E/G Am When we beat him to death with thirty-five pounds of Blackjack County chain Interlude: Am E E/G Am Am E E/G Am Verse 4: Am G Am Now the whip marks have all healed and I am thankful Am G E That there's nothing but these scars around my ankles Am G F E But most of all I'm glad no man will be a slave again Am G E E/G Am To a black snake whip and thirty-five pounds of Blackjack County chain Am G E E/G Am To a black snake whip and thirty-five pounds of Blackjack County chain E E/G Am Blackjack County chain E E/G Am Blackjack County chain
Blackjack County Chain Chords Info
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Capo: 1
Chords: E, A, D, G, B, Am, E/G, F