Johnny Cash – Boss Jack (Guitar)
Capo 1
Key
-
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
Notes: Capo I, original release has two minute spoken-word intro
[Intro Fill] e|---------| B|---------| G|---------| D|---------| A|-------0-| E|-0-2-4---|
[Intro]
A7 E7 B7 E
[Verse 1]
E A7 Pick a lotta cotton drag a long sack B7 E Comin' cross the field well I see Boss Jack E A7 He's a-ridin' straddle of a single foot roan B7 E E7 When you know that horse you'll leave him alone E7 A7 That old roan's got green in his eyes B7 E E7 Mean as the devil and twice as wise E7 A7 Fire in his nose and a bow in his back B7 E Can't nobody ride him but Boss Jack [Fill] e|---------| B|---------| G|---------| D|---------| A|-------0-| E|-0-2-4---|
[Chorus]
A7 E7 C'mon children bend your back B7 E7 Work a little faster fill your sack A7 E Then you hitch up the wagon take it to the gin B7 Finish pickin' before the winter sets in [Fill] e|---------| B|---------| G|---------| D|---------| A|-------0-| E|-0-2-4---|
[Interlude]
A7 E7 B7 E
[Verse 2]
E E7 A7 Now here a while back when the crop was laid by B7 E Remember who took us on a big fish fry E7 A7 Caught a heap of catfish, goggle-eye, and carp B7 E Danced and sung to the guitar and harp E E7 A7 Well someday ol' Boss Jack's gonna set us all free B7 E Gabriel's gonna blow for you and me E7 A7 Angel's gonna bring that chariot from above B7 E Flappin' their wings like a turtledove [Fill] e|---------| B|---------| G|---------| D|---------| A|-------0-| E|-0-2-4---|
[Chorus]
A7 E7 C'mon children bend your back B7 E7 Work a little faster fill your sack A7 E Then you hitch up the wagon take it to the gin B7 Finish pickin' before the winter sets in [Fill] e|---------| B|---------| G|---------| D|---------| A|-------0-| E|-0-2-4---|
[Outro]
A7 E7 B7 E
[Outro Fill] e|---------| B|---------| G|---------| D|---------| A|-0h2-----| E|-----0---|
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