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There Ain't No Good Chain Gang chords by The Highwaymen

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

e|---------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------2--2--2-2--2--2-2---------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------2--2--2-2--2--2-2---------------|  x4
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------2--2--2-2--2--2-2---------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------0--0--0-0--0--0-0---------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--0-3b---------------------------------|

Chord diagramA augmentedA
Verse 1:

Waylon

Chord diagramA augmentedA
Bet it ain't-a rainin' back home
Chord diagramA augmentedA
I Bet your sister's still on the phone
Chord diagramD MajorD                            Chord diagramE MajorE              Chord diagramBB
I bet Momma's in the kitchen cookin' fried chicken
Chord diagramD MajorD              Chord diagramE MajorE           Chord diagramA augmentedA
wishin' that I hadn't done wrong
Chord diagramA augmentedA
Take it John

(Johnny)

Chord diagramA augmentedA
Ah but don't you worry 'bout us no none Momma we'll be alright
Chord diagramA augmentedA
They're takin' good care of us in here
Chord diagramA augmentedA
Just the other the day the warden came to me and he said, I hear you got a turkey for Christmas
Chord diagramA augmentedA
And I said I ain't never touched a turkey in my life have you
Chord diagramA augmentedA
I said what happened to it, he said a guard got it
Chord diagramA augmentedA
I went to that guard and said, you get my turkey
Chord diagramA augmentedA
He said, yeah I got your turkey so what
Chord diagramA augmentedA
I said, you got your turkey didn't ya
Chorus:

Chord diagramA augmentedA
There ain't no good in an evil hearted woman
Chord diagramA augmentedA
And I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James
Chord diagramD MajorD
And you don't go writin' hot checks
Chord diagramE MajorE       Chord diagramBB
Down in Mississippi
          Chord diagramD MajorD     Chord diagramG+G  Chord diagramE MajorE    Chord diagramC majorC     Chord diagramA augmentedA
And there ain't no good chain gang


Solo:

Play the chorus chords otherwise Waylon plays something along these lines:

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-2-2-2-0-0-2-2-2-0-0-2-2-2-0-0-2-2-2-0-0/-5b-5b-5b-5b-5b-5b---5---5---5---5-----------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------------------------------------------------7---7---7---7---7-5-------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------5-3-3-5---12-10----------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------------------------------2-----------------12-10--2--2-2--2-2---------|
Chord diagramG+G|-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-3-0---------2------------------------2--2-2--2-2---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------7-5-----2------------------------2--2-2--2-2---------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------------7-5-0------------------------0--0-0--0-0---------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Verse 2:

Chord diagramA augmentedA

(Waylon)

Chord diagramA augmentedA
Papa's readin' yesterdays mail
Chord diagramA augmentedA
Wishin' that the hay was all bailed
Chord diagramD MajorD                    Chord diagramE MajorE                   Chord diagramBB
I bet he's-a wishin' Momma'd stay in the kitchen
Chord diagramD MajorD          Chord diagramE MajorE          Chord diagramA augmentedA
Here I am a-layin' in jail

(Johnny)

Chord diagramA augmentedA
Don't you worry 'bout us now none Papa we'll do alright
Chord diagramA augmentedA
I was hangin' around the fence the other day and this guard come up to me and he said
Chord diagramA augmentedA
What're ya hangin' around here for, and I said
Chord diagramA augmentedA
For whatever's goin' around I'll have some
Chord diagramA augmentedA
He said, you're a smart aleck in't ya and I said
Chord diagramA augmentedA
No sir I just didn't have any breakfast
Chord diagramA augmentedA
I just get that way sometimes durin' the middle of the day


Chorus:

Chord diagramA augmentedA
There ain't no good in an evil hearted woman
Chord diagramA augmentedA
And I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James
Chord diagramD MajorD
And you don't go writin' hot checks
Chord diagramE MajorE       Chord diagramBB
Down in Mississippi
          Chord diagramD MajorD     Chord diagramG+G  Chord diagramE MajorE    Chord diagramC majorC     Chord diagramA augmentedA
And there ain't no good chain gang


Chord diagramA augmentedA
There ain't no good in an evil hearted woman
Chord diagramA augmentedA
And I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James
Chord diagramD MajorD
And you don't go writin' hot checks
Chord diagramE MajorE       Chord diagramBB
Down in Mississippi
          Chord diagramD MajorD     Chord diagramG+G  Chord diagramE MajorE    Chord diagramC majorC     Chord diagramA augmentedA
And there ain't no good chain gang


Chord diagramD MajorD
And you don't go writin' hot checks
Chord diagramE MajorE       Chord diagramBB
Down in Mississippi
          Chord diagramD MajorD     Chord diagramG+G  Chord diagramE MajorE    Chord diagramC majorC     Chord diagramA augmentedA
And there ain't no good chain gang

Chord diagramA augmentedA


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