{"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":537692,"song":"Oney","artist":"Johnny Cash","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/537692-oney-chords-by-johnny-cash/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/537692?type=chord","rating":4.5631,"votes":8,"content":"From what i can tell, this song is supposed to be played with a capo on the first fret, \r\nmy guitar teacher is always saying that capos are for people who can't play bar chords, \r\ni i figured it out with bar chords instead. so here goes, hope this sounds right...\r\n\r\nwritten by Jerry Chestnut\r\nperformed by Johnny Cash\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G#[/ch]\r\nintro, spoken:[/tab]\r\nI dedicate this song to the workin' man\r\nFor ever' man that puts in a hard\r\nEight or ten hours a day of work and toil and sweat\r\nAlways got somebody lookin' down his neck\r\nTryin' to get more out of 'im\r\nThan he really ought to have to put in.\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nAfter twenty nine long years[/tab]\r\n\r\nof workin' in this shop\r\n[tab]                        [ch]A#7[/ch]\r\nwith Oney standing over me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D#7[/ch]\r\nToday when that old whistle blows,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                       [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nI'll check in all my gear, and I'll retire.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nThe superintendant just stopped by[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                      [ch]A#7[/ch]\r\nand said they planned my little get-together[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D#7[/ch]\r\nand then he said I'd never have made it[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                     [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nif old Oney hadn't of held me to the fire[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nI've seen him in my dreams at night[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                    [ch]A#7[/ch]\r\nand woke up in the morning feeling tired.[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D#7[/ch]\r\nAnd old Oney don't remember, when i came here,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nhow he tried to get me fired...[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nWith his folded hands behind him,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                   [ch]A#7[/ch]\r\nevery morning, Oney waited at the gate...[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D#7[/ch]\r\nwhere he'd rant and rave like i committed murder[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nclockin' in five minutes late.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A#[/ch]\r\nBut today they'll gather 'round me[/tab]\r\n                                    B#7\r\nlike I've seen 'em do when any man retires,\r\n[tab]         [ch]F7[/ch]\r\nand old Oney's gonna tell me,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                    [ch]A#[/ch]\r\nfrom now on, I'm free to do what i desire.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A#[/ch]\r\nHe'll present me with that little old gold watch[/tab]\r\n                             B#7\r\nthey give a man a times like this,\r\n[tab]            [ch]F7[/ch]\r\nbut there's one thing he's not countin' on...[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                [ch]A#[/ch]\r\ntoday's the day i give old Oney his! hahahahaha![/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C#[/ch]\r\nI've been workin' buildin' muscles,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                              [ch]A#7[/ch]\r\nOney's just been standin' 'round, and gettin' soft,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G#7[/ch]\r\nand today about 4:30, I'll make up for every[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]C#[/ch]\r\ngood night's sleep I've lost...[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nWhen I'm gone, I'll be remembered[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                      [ch]A#7[/ch]\r\nas the workin' man that put his point across...[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G#7[/ch]\r\nWith a right hand full of knuckles,[/tab]\r\n\r\ntoday's the day I show old Oney\r\n[tab]          [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nwho's the boss![/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab](just keep strumming [ch]C#[/ch])\r\nHmmmmmmm, what time is it? 4:30? Heeeeeyyyy Oney! Oney! haha![/tab]","plain_text":"From what i can tell, this song is supposed to be played with a capo on the first fret, \nmy guitar teacher is always saying that capos are for people who can't play bar chords, \ni i figured it out with bar chords instead. so here goes, hope this sounds right...\n\nwritten by Jerry Chestnut\nperformed by Johnny Cash\n\n\nI dedicate this song to the workin' man\nFor ever' man that puts in a hard\nEight or ten hours a day of work and toil and sweat\nAlways got somebody lookin' down his neck\nTryin' to get more out of 'im\nThan he really ought to have to put in.\n\n\n\nof workin' in this shop\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n                                    B#7\nlike I've seen 'em do when any man retires,\n\n\n\n                             B#7\nthey give a man a times like this,\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\ntoday's the day I show old Oney","chords":["G#","A#7","D#7","A#","B#7","F7","C#","G#7"]}