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Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":811883,"song":"Chicken In Black","artist":"Johnny Cash","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/811883-chicken-in-black-chords-by-johnny-cash/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/811883?type=chord","rating":4.89696,"votes":93,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]A[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]E7[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  \r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nFor two long years my head hurt bad[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo a doctor checked me an he shook his head[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nHe said I'm sorry to tell you[/tab]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBut your body's outlived your brain [/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe said I know this doctor in New York, son[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd he'll fix you right up with a brand new one[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nSo the head doctor met me[/tab]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWhen I stepped down off of the train[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe said we had this bank robber killed last night[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHis body's shot but his brain's alright[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nI'll give you a transplant, boy[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd you'll be okay[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI got my new brain in and I was feelin' great[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI went right back to Nashville with no headache[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nBut something strange happened[/tab]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]A[/ch]     \r\nWhen I walked in the bank one day [/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI said stick 'em up everybody I'm robbin' this place[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDrop all of your money in my guitar case[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                                           [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nDon't nobody move and don't nobody reach for that door[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nA lady said, why you're Johnny Cash[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI said no ma'am, I'm the Manhattan Flash[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E7[/ch]                                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd I am the best bank robber in New York[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nNow the other night Roy Acuff called me[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe said John I'd like for you to do the Opry[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E7[/ch]                                    [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nSo I went out on the stage, but I couldn't sing[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI got into a half a verse of 'I Walk The Line'[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd something snapped in this head of mine[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nI yelled stick 'em up![/tab]\r\n[tab]                                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nGive me your money, your watches and rings.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[ch]A#[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]A#[/ch]\r\nWell, I called New York and talked to that brain quack[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D#[/ch]\r\nAnd said Doc I gotta have my old brain back[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]F7[/ch]                                    [ch]A#[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]\r\nHe said I'm sorry there, Mr. Cash, but I can't do that[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A#[/ch]\r\nHe said I put your brain in a chicken last monday[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D#[/ch]\r\nHe's singing your songs and makin' lots of money[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F7[/ch]                                     [ch]A#[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd I got him signed to a ten-year recording contract [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A#[/ch]\r\nNow friends if you see me walkin' down the street[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D#[/ch]\r\nRemember what you see ain't necessarily me[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F7[/ch]                                  [ch]A#[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd if I try to hold you up, don't pay me no mind[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]A#[/ch]\r\nBut when you got ten bucks that you can blow[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D#[/ch]\r\nYou oughta catch that Johnny Chicken show[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F7[/ch]\r\nHe's doin' fairs and concert dates[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]A#[/ch]\r\nAll up and down the line[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D#[/ch]\r\nI said stick 'em up ever'body I'm robbin' this place[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A#[/ch]\r\nDrop all of your money in my guitar case[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D#[/ch]                                          [ch]F7[/ch]\r\nDon't nobody move and don't nobody reach for that door[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A#[/ch]\r\nA lady said, why you're Johnny Cash[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D#[/ch]\r\nI said no ma'am, I'm the Manhattan Flash[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F7[/ch]                             [ch]A#[/ch]\r\nAnd I am the best bank robber in New York[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nWell, I don't pay any income tax...[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nYou don't pay tax on money you steal...[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nYou oughta catch that Johnny Chicken show...[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nChicken In Black! Hmmmmmmmm![/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nA  D  E7  A  E  \n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\nA#\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]","chords":["A","D","E7","E","A#","D#","F7","F"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]}}}