Johnny Cash – One Piece At A Time (Guitar)
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Chords
[Intro]
F Bb C7 F
[Verse 1]
F Well, I left Kentucky back in '49 Bb And went to Detroit working on assembly line C7 F The first year, they had me putting wheels on Cadillac's F Every day, I'd watch them beauties roll by Bb And sometimes I'd hang my head and cry C7 F 'cause I always wanted me one that was long and black F One day, I devised myself a plan Bb That should be the envy of most any man C7 F I'd sneak it outta there in a lunchbox in my hand F Now, getting caught meant getting fired Bb But I figured I'd have it all by the time I retired C7 F I'd have me a car worth at least a hundred grand
[Chorus]
F Bb I'd get it one piece at a time and it wouldn't cost me a dime C7 F You'll know it's me when I come through your town F Bb I'm gonna ride around in style, I'm gonna drive everybody wild C7 F 'cause I'll have the only one there is around
[Verse 2]
F So the very next day when I punched in Bb With my big lunchbox and with help from my friend C7 F I left that day with a lunchbox full of gears F I've never considered myself a thief Bb But GM wouldn't miss just one little piece C7 F Especially if I strung it out over several years F The first day, I got me a fuel pump Bb And the next day, I got me an engine and a trunk C7 F Then I got me a transmission and all the chrome F The little things I could get in my big lunchbox Bb Like nuts and bolts and all four shocks C7 F But the big stuff we snuck out in my buddy's mobile home F Now up to now, my plan went alright Bb 'til we tried to put it all together one night C7 F And that's when we noticed that something was definitely wrong F The transmission was a '53 Bb And the motor turned out to be a '73 C7 F And when we tried to put in the bolts, all the holes were gone F So we drilled it out so that it would fit Bb And with a little bit of help from an adapter kit C7 F We had that engine running just like a song F Now the headlights, they was another sight Bb We had two on the left and one on the right C7 F But when we pulled out the switch, all three of 'em come on F The back end looked kind of funny too Bb But we put it together and when we got through C7 F Well, that's when we noticed that we only had one tail fin F About that time, my wife walked out Bb And I could see in her eyes that she had her doubts C7 F But she opened the door and said, "Honey, take me for a spin" F So we drove uptown just to get the tags Bb And I headed her right on down main drag C7 F I could hear everybody laughing for blocks around F But up there at the courthouse, they didn't laugh Bb 'cause to type it up, it took the whole staff C7 F And when they got through, the title weighed sixty pounds
[Chorus]
F Bb I got it one piece at a time and it didn't cost me a dime C7 F You'll know it's me when I come through your town F Bb I'm gonna ride around in style, I'm gonna drive everybody wild C7 F 'cause I'll have the only one there is around
[Outro]
F Uh, yeah, Red Rider, this is the Cottonmouth F In the psychobilly Cadillac, come on F Huh? Uh, this is the Cottonmouth F And negatory on the cost of this machine there, Red Rider F You might say I went right up to the factory and picked it up F It's cheaper that way F Uh, what model is it? F Bb Well, it's a '49, '50, '51, '52, '53, '54, '55, '56 C7 F '57 '58 '59 automobile Bb It's a '60, '61, '62, '63, '64, '65, '66, '67 C7 F '68, '69, '70 automobile