Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
(Waylon)
N.C.
Here's a song me and John did when we were just children
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Verse 1:
Waylon
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Bet it ain't-a rainin' back home
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I Bet your sister's still on the phone
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I bet Momma's in the kitchen cookin' fried chicken
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wishin' that I hadn't done wrong
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Take it John
(Johnny)
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Ah but don't you worry 'bout us no none Momma we'll be alright
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They're takin' good care of us in here
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Just the other the day the warden came to me and he said, I hear you got a turkey for Christmas
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And I said I ain't never touched a turkey in my life have you
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I said what happened to it, he said a guard got it
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I went to that guard and said, you get my turkey
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He said, yeah I got your turkey so what
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I said, you got your turkey didn't ya
Chorus:
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There ain't no good in an evil hearted woman
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And I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James
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And you don't go writin' hot checks
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Down in Mississippi
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And there ain't no good chain gang
Solo:
Play the chorus chords otherwise Waylon plays something along these lines:
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Verse 2:
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(Waylon)
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Papa's readin' yesterdays mail
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Wishin' that the hay was all bailed
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I bet he's-a wishin' Momma'd stay in the kitchen
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Here I am a-layin' in jail
(Johnny)
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Don't you worry 'bout us now none Papa we'll do alright
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I was hangin' around the fence the other day and this guard come up to me and he said
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What're ya hangin' around here for, and I said
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For whatever's goin' around I'll have some
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He said, you're a smart aleck in't ya and I said
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No sir I just didn't have any breakfast
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I just get that way sometimes durin' the middle of the day
Chorus:
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There ain't no good in an evil hearted woman
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And I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James
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And you don't go writin' hot checks
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Down in Mississippi
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And there ain't no good chain gang
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There ain't no good in an evil hearted woman
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And I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James
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And you don't go writin' hot checks
E MajorE BB
Down in Mississippi
D MajorD G+G E MajorE C majorC A augmentedA
And there ain't no good chain gang
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And you don't go writin' hot checks
E MajorE BB
Down in Mississippi
D MajorD G+G E MajorE C majorC A augmentedA
And there ain't no good chain gang
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