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Capo 1st Fret
and involves a pull off on the B string: 0-1-3  between the G and C chords, and that same
reverse a hammer on: 0-1-3, before you play the G chord.  Listen to it and you'll get 
feel of it.  The actual chord figuring out was the tricky part for me and I am not sure
the G/C or the G/Dish chord that I transcribed, but it works.
G/Dish
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I got rGid of the shaCckles that bouGnd me
and the gGuards that were aG/Clways aroDund me
There wGere tears on Cthe mail motheGr wrote me in jail
                      G  G/Dish     G  
But I'm free from the chain gang now
All the Gyears I was Cknown and respGected
'til one Gday I was wrongly G/CsuspecteDd
I was sGhackled in chCains in a cold Gfreezin' rain
                      G  G/Dish     G  
but I'm free from the chain gang now
All the Gyears I was Cknown by a numGber
how I Gkept my miG/Cnd is a wDonder
But likGe a bird in a Ctree I got my Gliberty
                      G  G/Dish     G  
and I'm free from the chain gang now
I got rGid of the shaCckles that bouGnd me
and the gGuards that were aG/Clways aroDund me
There were tGears on the mCail mother senGt me in jail
                      G  G/Dish     G  
But I'm free from the chain gang now
There were tGears on the mCail mother senGt me in jail
                      G  G/Dish     G  
But I'm free from the chain gang now

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Im Free From The Chain Gang Now

by Johnny Cash

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G/C

Capo 1st Fret

and involves a pull off on the B string: 0-1-3 between the G and C chords, and that same

reverse a hammer on: 0-1-3, before you play the G chord. Listen to it and you'll get

feel of it. The actual chord figuring out was the tricky part for me and I am not sure

the G/C or the G/Dish chord that I transcribed, but it works.

/Dish

-0-

G C G

I got rid of the shackles that bound me

G G/C D

and the guards that were always around me

G C G

There were tears on the mail mother wrote me in jail

G G G

/Dish

But I'm free from the chain gang now

G C G

All the years I was known and respected

G G/C D

'til one day I was wrongly suspected

G C G

I was shackled in chains in a cold freezin' rain

G G G

/Dish

but I'm free from the chain gang now

G C G

All the years I was known by a number

G G/C D

how I kept my mind is a wonder

G C G

But like a bird in a tree I got my liberty

G G G

/Dish

and I'm free from the chain gang now

G C G

I got rid of the shackles that bound me

G G/C D

and the guards that were always around me

G C G

There were tears on the mail mother sent me in jail

G G G

/Dish

But I'm free from the chain gang now

G C G

There were tears on the mail mother sent me in jail

G G G

/Dish

But I'm free from the chain gang now

About Im Free From The Chain Gang Now Chords by Johnny Cash

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