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Aint No Good Chain Gang

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Treecky did a good job on this tab
but I changed some of the E chords
to F#7 it sounded better.
CAPO ON FIRST FRET
Verse One (Waylon):
A
I'll bet it ain't a-rainin' back home
A
I bet your sister's still on the phone
      D                      A                  F#
I bet mama's in the kitchen, cooking fried chicken
   B7          E            A
Wishing that I hadn't done wrong
Verse Two (Johnny - Spoken):
A
Don't you worry about us none now, mama
A
Everything's gonna be all right, mama
A
They're teaching us a lot of new things in here, mama
Things like...
Chorus (Johnny with Waylon as harmony/background singer):
A
There ain't no good in an evil-hearted woman
A
And I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James
        D                             A                F#
And you don't go writin' hot cheques, down in Mississippi
          B7       E          A
And there ain't no good chain gang
Instrumental - Waylon on guitar. See bottom of document...
Verse Three (Waylon):
A
Papa's readin' yesterday's mail
A
Wishin' that the hay was all bailed
     D                     A              F#
I'll bet he's a-wishin' he could go fishin'
         B7     E         A
And here I am a-laying in jail
Verse Four (Jonnhy - Spoken):
A
Don't you worry about us now, Papa
A
They're teaching us a lesson a day, we're learning pretty well, too
A
We've already learned a whole lot of stuff already
Things like...
Chorus 
A
There ain't no good in an evil-hearted woman
A
And I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James
        D                             A                F#
And you don't go writin' hot cheques, down in Mississippi
          B7       E          A
And there ain't no good chain gang
Chorus 
A
There ain't no good in an evil-hearted woman
A
And I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James
        D                             A                F#
And you don't go writin' hot cheques, down in Mississippi
          B7       E          A
And there ain't no good chain gang
Waylon guitar part (similar to first)
A
There ain't no good in an evil-hearted woman
A
And I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James
        D                             A                F#
And you don't go writin' hot cheques, down in Mississippi
          B7       E          A
And there ain't no good chain gang

Aint No Good Chain Gang chords and lyrics

Free chords for Aint No Good Chain Gang by Johnny Cash. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Treecky did a good job on this tab
but I changed some of the E chords
to F#7 it sounded better.
CAPO ON FIRST FRET
Verse One (Waylon):
Verse Two (Johnny - Spoken):
Things like...
Chorus (Johnny with Waylon as harmony/background singer):
Instrumental - Waylon on guitar. See bottom of document...
Verse Three (Waylon):
Verse Four (Jonnhy - Spoken):
Things like...
Chorus 
Chorus 
Waylon guitar part (similar to first)

Aint No Good Chain Gang Chords by Johnny Cash

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The chords for "Aint No Good Chain Gang" show the original chord names (including E, F#7, A, D, F#, B7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.