Blackjack County Chain chords by Willie Nelson

• Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Key: Am

Intro:

E7 Am  G  Am
Am  G  E7
Am  G  F  E7
Am  G  F  E7 Am


Verse 1:
      Am                  G                 Am
I was sittin' beside the road in Black Jack County.
    Am                    G              E7
not knowing that that the Sheriff paid a bounty,
    Am              G             F               E7
For men like me who didn't have a penny to their names.
      Am               G            F          E7       Am
So he locked my leg to 35 pounds of Black Jack County Chain.

Verse 2:
    Am             G                 Am
And all we had to eat was bread and water,
         Am             G                 E7
And each day we had to build that road a mile and a quarter,
      Am                     G                   F                  E7
And a Black Snake Whip would cut our backs, when some poor fool complained,
       Am                          G            F          E7       Am
But we couldn't fight back wearing 35 pounds of Black Jack County Chain.


[Interlude]
Am  G  Am
Am  G  E7
Am  G  F  E7
Am  G  F  E7 Am


Verse 3:
    Am                       G              Am
And then one night while the Sheriff was a sleeping,
Am               G               E7
we all gathered round him slowly creeping,
    Am             G               F                     E7
and Heaven help me to forget that night in the cold cold rain,
        Am                         G            F          E7       Am
when we beat him to death with the 35 pounds of Black Jack County Chain.


Verse 4:
        Am                  G               Am
Now the whip marks have all healed and I am thankful,
             Am             G             E7
That there's nothing but a scar around my ankle.
    Am              G                F           E7
But most of all I'm glad no man will be a slave again,
     Am                   G            F          E7       Am
To a Black Snake Whip and 35 pounds of Black Jack County Chain.

(fade out)