{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1788135,"song":"The One On The Right Is On The Left","artist":"Johnny Cash","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11393282-the-one-on-the-right-is-on-the-left-chords-by-johnny-cash/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1788135?type=chord","rating":4.75074,"votes":42,"content":"[tab][ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]G7[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThere once was a musical troop a pickin' singin' folk group[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]                                 [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nThey sang the mountain ballads and the folk songs of our land[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]G7[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey were long on musical ability folks thought they would go far[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D7[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut political incompatibility  led to their downfall[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWell the one on the right was on the left[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]D7[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the one on the middle was on the right[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the one on the left was in the middle[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]D7[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the guy in the rear was a Methodist[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]                [ch]G7[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThis musical aggregation toured the entire nation[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]                                 [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nSinging traditional ballads and the folk songs of our land[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]G7[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey performed with great virtuosity and soon they were the rage[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D7[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut political animosity  prevailed upon the stage[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWell the one on the right was on the left[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]D7[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the one on the middle was on the right[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the one on the left was in the middle[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]D7[/ch]                                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the guy in the rear burned his driver's license[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]                     [ch]G7[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen the curtain had ascended a hush fell on the crowd[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]                                      [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nAs thousands there were gathered to hear the folk songs of our land[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nBut they took their politics seriously[/tab]\r\n \r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd that night at the concert hall[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D7[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAs the audience watched deliriously they had a free for all[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWell the one on the right was on the bottom[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]D7[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the one on the middle was on the top[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the one on the left got a broken arm[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]D7[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the guy on his rear said oh dear[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]                     [ch]G7[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNow this should be a lesson if you plan to start a folk group[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]                                   [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nDon't go mixing politics with the folk songs of our land[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]G7[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nJust work on harmony and diction play your banjo well[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D7[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd if you have political conviction keep 'em to yourself[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNow the one on the left works in the bank[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]D7[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the one on the middle drives a truck[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe one on the right's an all night DJ[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]D7[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the guy in the rear got drafted[/tab]","plain_text":"","chords":["G","G7","C","D7"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]}}}