Johnny Cash – Aint No Good Chain Gang (Guitar)

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Treecky did a good job on this tab but I changed some of the E chords to F#7 it sounded better. CAPO ON FIRST FRET Verse One (Waylon):
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I'll bet it ain't a-rainin' back home

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I bet your sister's still on the phone

      D                      A                  F#
I bet mama's in the kitchen, cooking fried chicken

   B7          E            A
Wishing that I hadn't done wrong
Verse Two (Johnny - Spoken):
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Don't you worry about us none now, mama

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Everything's gonna be all right, mama

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They're teaching us a lot of new things in here, mama
Things like... Chorus (Johnny with Waylon as harmony/background singer):
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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

        D                             A                F#
And you don't go writin' hot cheques, down in Mississippi

          B7       E          A
And there ain't no good chain gang
Instrumental - Waylon on guitar. See bottom of document... Verse Three (Waylon):
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Papa's readin' yesterday's mail

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Wishin' that the hay was all bailed

     D                     A              F#
I'll bet he's a-wishin' he could go fishin'

         B7     E         A 
And here I am a-laying in jail
Verse Four (Jonnhy - Spoken):
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Don't you worry about us now, Papa

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They're teaching us a lesson a day, we're learning pretty well, too

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We've already learned a whole lot of stuff already
Things like... Chorus
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There ain't no good in an evil-hearted woman

A
And I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James

        D                             A                F#
And you don't go writin' hot cheques, down in Mississippi

          B7       E          A
And there ain't no good chain gang
Chorus
A
There ain't no good in an evil-hearted woman

A
And I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James

        D                             A                F#
And you don't go writin' hot cheques, down in Mississippi

          B7       E          A
And there ain't no good chain gang
Waylon guitar part (similar to first)
A
There ain't no good in an evil-hearted woman

A
And I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James

        D                             A                F#
And you don't go writin' hot cheques, down in Mississippi

          B7       E          A
And there ain't no good chain gang