Johnny Cash – Aint No Good Chain Gang (Ukulele)

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Verse One (Waylon):

C
I'll bet it ain't a-rainin' back home

I bet your sister's still on the phone

      F                      C                  G
I bet mama's in the kitchen, cooking fried chicken

   D           G            C
Wishing that I hadn't done wrong

Verse Two (Johnny - Spoken):

C
Don't you worry about us none now, mama

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

C
There ain't no good in an evil-hearted woman

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

        F                             C                G
And you don't go writin' hot cheques, down in Mississippi

          D        G          C
And there ain't no good chain gang

Instrumental - Waylon on guitar. Verse Three (Waylon):

 C
Papa's readin' yesterday's mail

Wishin' that the hay was all bailed

      F                 C               G
I'll bet he's a-wishin' we could go fishin'

D            G              C
And here I am a-laying in jail

Verse Four (Johnny - Spoken):

C
Don't you worry about us none now, papa

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

C
There ain't no good in an evil-hearted woman

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

        F                             C                G
And you don't go writin' hot cheques, down in Mississippi

          D        G          C
And there ain't no good chain gang

Chorus x2 - Fade out half way through second one