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Goin Down The Road Feelin Bad

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[Chorus]
CI'm going down this road feeling C7bad:
FBad luck's all I've ever Chad;C7  
FGoing down this road feeling Cbad, Lord, AmLord,
And I G7ain't gonna be treated this Ca-way.
[Verse]
CGot me way down in jail on my C7knees:
FThis old jailer he sure is hard to CpleaseC7  
FFeed me on corn, bread and Cpeas, Lord, AmLord
And I G7ain't gonna be treated this Ca-way
CSweet mama, won't buy me no C7shoes:
FLord, she's left me with these lonesome jailhouse Cblues;C7  
FMy sweet mama won't buy me no Cshoes, Lord, AmLord,
And I G7ain't gonna be treated this Ca-way.
CAnd these two-dollar shoes hurt my C7feet  
FThe jailer won't give me enough to Ceat,C7  
FThese two-dollar shoes they hurt my Cfeet, Lord, AmLord,
And I G7ain't gonna be treated this Ca-way
[Chorus]
CI'm going where the climate suits my C7clothes;
FLord, I'm going where these chilly winds never CblowC7  
FI'm going where the climate suits my Cclothes, Lord, AmLord,
And I G7ain't gonna be treated this Ca-way.
[Verse]
CYes, I'm going down the road feeling C7bad, Lord, AmLord,
FLord, I'm going down the road feeling Cbad,C7  
FBad luck is all I've ever Chad,
And I G7ain't gonna be treated this Ca-way

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Goin Down The Road Feelin Bad

by Johnny Cash

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Chorus]

C C7

I'm going down this road feeling bad:

F C C7

Bad luck's all I've ever had;

F C Am

Going down this road feeling bad, Lord, Lord,

G7 C

And I ain't gonna be treated this a-way.

[Verse]

C C7

Got me way down in jail on my knees:

F C C7

This old jailer he sure is hard to please

F C Am

Feed me on corn, bread and peas, Lord, Lord

G7 C

And I ain't gonna be treated this a-way

C C7

Sweet mama, won't buy me no shoes:

F C C7

Lord, she's left me with these lonesome jailhouse blues;

F C Am

My sweet mama won't buy me no shoes, Lord, Lord,

G7 C

And I ain't gonna be treated this a-way.

C C7

And these two-dollar shoes hurt my feet

F C C7

The jailer won't give me enough to eat,

F C Am

These two-dollar shoes they hurt my feet, Lord, Lord,

G7 C

And I ain't gonna be treated this a-way

[Chorus]

C C7

I'm going where the climate suits my clothes;

F C C7

Lord, I'm going where these chilly winds never blow

F C Am

I'm going where the climate suits my clothes, Lord, Lord,

G7 C

And I ain't gonna be treated this a-way.

[Verse]

C C7 Am

Yes, I'm going down the road feeling bad, Lord, Lord,

F C C7

Lord, I'm going down the road feeling bad,

F C

Bad luck is all I've ever had,

G7 C

And I ain't gonna be treated this a-way

About Goin Down The Road Feelin Bad Chords by Johnny Cash

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The chords for "Goin Down The Road Feelin Bad" show the original chord names (including C, C7, F, Am, G7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.