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There Aint No Good Chain Gang

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"There Ain't No Good Chain Gang"
AS performed by Johnny Cash & Waylon Jennings
[Intro]
  Bb
|  | % | %  |% |
[Verse 1]
Bb
Bet it ain't raining back home,
Bb
Bet you sister's still on the phone,
    Eb                     Bb            G
Bet momma's in the kitchen cooking fried chicken,
Eb             F           Bb
Wishing that I hadn't done wrong
[Pre-chorus]
Bb
Momma, don't you worry about it none though,
Bb
Everything's gonna be alright, momma,
Bb
They're teaching us a lot of new things in here, momma,
[Chorus]
Bb
Things like there ain't no good in an evil hearted woman,
Bb
And I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James,
Bb       Eb                          Bb            G
And you don't go writing hot checks down in Mississippi,
           Eb   Db Bb    Ab   Bb
And there ain't no good chain gang.
[Solo]
  Bb Eb Bb G
|  |  |  |   | 
  Eb Db Bb Ab
|  |  |  |  |  
  Bb
|  |  % | %  | %  |
[Verse 2]
Bb
Papa's reading yesterday's mail,
Bb
Wishing that the hay was all bailed,
     Eb                 Bb           G
Well I bet he's wishing he could go fishing,
     Eb         F          Bb
And here I am a'lazing in jail.
[Pre-chorus]
Bb
Well, papa, don't you worry about it none,
Bb
Now, everything's gonna be alright, papa,
Bb
They're teaching us a lesson today,
Bb
We're learning pretty well too,
Bb
We've already learned a whole lot of stuff already
[Chorus]
Bb
Things like there ain't no good in an evil hearted woman,
Bb
And I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James,
        Eb                           Bb             G
And you don't go writing hot checks down in Mississippi,
           Eb   Db Bb    Ab   Bb
And there ain't no good chain gang.
[Chorus]
Bb
There ain't no good in an evil hearted woman,
Bb
And I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James,
        Eb                           Bb             G
And you don't go writing hot checks down in Mississippi,
           Eb   Db Bb    Ab   Bb
And there ain't no good chain gang.
[Solo]
  Bb Eb Bb G
|  |  |  |   | 
  Eb Db Bb Ab
|  |  |  |  |  
  Bb
|  |  
[Chorus]
Bb
There ain't no good in an evil hearted woman,
Bb
And I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James,
        Eb                           Bb             G
And you don't go writing hot checks down in Mississippi,
           Eb   Db Bb    Ab   Bb
And there ain't no good chain gang.
[Chorus]
Bb
There ain't no good in an evil hearted woman,
Bb
And I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James,
        Eb                           Bb             G
And you don't go writing hot checks down in Mississippi,
           Eb   Db Bb    Ab   Bb
And there ain't no good chain gang.

There Aint No Good Chain Gang chords and lyrics

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

"There Ain't No Good Chain Gang"
AS performed by Johnny Cash & Waylon Jennings
[Intro]
| Bb | % | %  |% |
[Verse 1]
[Pre-chorus]
[Chorus]
[Solo]
| Bb | Eb | Bb | G  | 
| Eb | Db | Bb | Ab |  
| Bb |  % | %  | %  |
[Verse 2]
[Pre-chorus]
[Chorus]
[Chorus]
[Solo]
| Bb | Eb | Bb | G  | 
| Eb | Db | Bb | Ab |  
| Bb |  
[Chorus]
[Chorus]

There Aint No Good Chain Gang Chords by Johnny Cash

Learn how to play There Aint No Good Chain Gang by Johnny Cash with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “There Aint No Good Chain Gang chords”, “There Aint No Good Chain Gang guitar chords”, or “Johnny Cash There Aint No Good Chain Gang chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy There Aint No Good Chain Gang chords and for experienced players who want accurate There Aint No Good Chain Gang lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Bb, Eb, G, F, Db, Ab.

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The chords for "There Aint No Good Chain Gang" show the original chord names (including Bb, Eb, G, F, Db, Ab). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.