Chords for Johnny Cash-Chicken in Black
Tempo:
94.85 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
Bb
D
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
[E] [A]
[E] [A] For two long years my head hurt bad so [D] the doctor checked me and he shook his head.
He [E] said, I'm sorry to tell you, but your body's outlived your [A] brain.
[E] He said, I [A] know this doctor in New York, son, and [D] he'll fix you right up with a brand new one.
[E] So the head doctor met me when I stepped down off of [A] the train.
[E] He [A] said, we had this bank robber killed last night.
[D] His body shot, but his brain's all right.
[E] I'll give you a transplant, boy, and you'll be [A] OK.
[E] I [A] got my new brain in and I was feeling great.
[D] I went right back to Nashville with no headache.
[E] But something strange happened when I walked in the [A] bank one day.
I said, [D] stick him up, everybody.
I'm robbing this [A] place.
Drop all of your money in my guitar [D] case.
Don't nobody move and don't nobody [E] reach for that door.
[A] A lady said, why, you're Johnny [D] Cash.
I said, no, ma'am.
I'm the Manhattan [E] Flash and I am the best bank robber [A] in New York.
Now, the other night, Roy Acuff [D] called me.
He said, John, I'd like for you to do the [E] opera.
So I went out on the stage, [A] but I couldn't sing.
I got into half a verse if I walked the [D] line and something snapped in this head of mine.
I yell, [E] stick him up.
Give me your money, your [A] watches and rings.
[Bb] [A] Well, I [Bb] call New York and talk to that brain quack.
I [Eb] said, Doc, I've got to have my old brain back.
[F] He said, I'm sorry there, Mr.
Cash, but [Bb] I can't do that.
[G] [Bb] He said, I put your brain in a chicken last [Eb] Monday.
He's singing your songs and making lots of [F] money.
And I got him signed to a 10 year [Bb] recording contract.
[Bb] Now, friends, if you see me walking down the [Eb] street, remember what you see ain't necessarily [F] me.
And if I try to hold you up, don't pay me no [G] mind.
But [Bb] when you got 10 bucks that you can blow, [Eb] you ought to catch that Johnny Chicken
show.
[F] He's doing fairs and concert [Bb] dates all up and down the line.
I said, [Eb] stick him up, everybody.
I'm robbing this place.
[Bb] Drop all of your money in my guitar case.
[Eb] Don't nobody move.
And don't nobody reach [F] for that door.
[Bb] A lady said, why, you're Johnny Cash.
[Eb] I said, no, ma'am, I'm the Manhattan [F] Flash and I am the best bank robber in [Bb] New York.
[F]
Well, don't pay any income tax.
You don't pay tax on money you steal.
You ought to catch that Johnny Chicken show.
Chicken in black.
[E] [A]
[E] [A] For two long years my head hurt bad so [D] the doctor checked me and he shook his head.
He [E] said, I'm sorry to tell you, but your body's outlived your [A] brain.
[E] He said, I [A] know this doctor in New York, son, and [D] he'll fix you right up with a brand new one.
[E] So the head doctor met me when I stepped down off of [A] the train.
[E] He [A] said, we had this bank robber killed last night.
[D] His body shot, but his brain's all right.
[E] I'll give you a transplant, boy, and you'll be [A] OK.
[E] I [A] got my new brain in and I was feeling great.
[D] I went right back to Nashville with no headache.
[E] But something strange happened when I walked in the [A] bank one day.
I said, [D] stick him up, everybody.
I'm robbing this [A] place.
Drop all of your money in my guitar [D] case.
Don't nobody move and don't nobody [E] reach for that door.
[A] A lady said, why, you're Johnny [D] Cash.
I said, no, ma'am.
I'm the Manhattan [E] Flash and I am the best bank robber [A] in New York.
Now, the other night, Roy Acuff [D] called me.
He said, John, I'd like for you to do the [E] opera.
So I went out on the stage, [A] but I couldn't sing.
I got into half a verse if I walked the [D] line and something snapped in this head of mine.
I yell, [E] stick him up.
Give me your money, your [A] watches and rings.
[Bb] [A] Well, I [Bb] call New York and talk to that brain quack.
I [Eb] said, Doc, I've got to have my old brain back.
[F] He said, I'm sorry there, Mr.
Cash, but [Bb] I can't do that.
[G] [Bb] He said, I put your brain in a chicken last [Eb] Monday.
He's singing your songs and making lots of [F] money.
And I got him signed to a 10 year [Bb] recording contract.
[Bb] Now, friends, if you see me walking down the [Eb] street, remember what you see ain't necessarily [F] me.
And if I try to hold you up, don't pay me no [G] mind.
But [Bb] when you got 10 bucks that you can blow, [Eb] you ought to catch that Johnny Chicken
show.
[F] He's doing fairs and concert [Bb] dates all up and down the line.
I said, [Eb] stick him up, everybody.
I'm robbing this place.
[Bb] Drop all of your money in my guitar case.
[Eb] Don't nobody move.
And don't nobody reach [F] for that door.
[Bb] A lady said, why, you're Johnny Cash.
[Eb] I said, no, ma'am, I'm the Manhattan [F] Flash and I am the best bank robber in [Bb] New York.
[F]
Well, don't pay any income tax.
You don't pay tax on money you steal.
You ought to catch that Johnny Chicken show.
Chicken in black.
Key:
A
E
Bb
D
Eb
A
E
Bb
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ [A] For two long years my head hurt bad so [D] the doctor checked me and he shook his head.
He [E] said, I'm sorry to tell you, but your body's outlived your [A] brain. _
[E] He said, I [A] know this doctor in New York, son, and [D] he'll fix you right up with a brand new one.
[E] So the head doctor met me when I stepped down off of [A] the train. _
[E] He [A] said, we had this bank robber killed last night.
[D] His body shot, but his brain's all right.
[E] I'll give you a transplant, boy, and you'll be [A] OK. _
[E] I [A] got my new brain in and I was feeling great.
[D] I went right back to Nashville with no headache.
[E] But something strange happened when I walked in the [A] bank one day. _
I said, [D] stick him up, everybody.
I'm robbing this [A] place.
Drop all of your money in my guitar [D] case.
Don't nobody move and don't nobody [E] reach for that door.
_ [A] A lady said, why, you're Johnny [D] Cash.
I said, no, ma'am.
I'm the Manhattan [E] Flash and I am the best bank robber [A] in New York.
_ Now, the other night, Roy Acuff [D] called me.
He said, John, I'd like for you to do the [E] opera.
So I went out on the stage, [A] but I couldn't sing.
_ I got into half a verse if I walked the [D] line and something snapped in this head of mine.
I yell, [E] stick him up.
Give me your money, your [A] watches and rings.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [A] Well, I [Bb] call New York and talk to that brain quack.
I [Eb] said, Doc, I've got to have my old brain back.
[F] He said, I'm sorry there, Mr.
Cash, but [Bb] I can't do that.
[G] _ [Bb] He said, I put your brain in a chicken last [Eb] Monday.
He's singing your songs and making lots of [F] money.
And I got him signed to a 10 year [Bb] recording contract.
_ [Bb] Now, friends, if you see me walking down the [Eb] street, remember what you see ain't necessarily [F] me.
And if I try to hold you up, don't pay me no [G] mind.
But [Bb] when you got 10 bucks that you can blow, [Eb] you ought to catch that Johnny Chicken
show.
[F] He's doing fairs and concert [Bb] dates all up and down the line.
I said, [Eb] stick him up, everybody.
I'm robbing this place.
[Bb] Drop all of your money in my guitar case.
[Eb] Don't nobody move.
And don't nobody reach [F] for that door.
_ [Bb] A lady said, why, you're Johnny Cash.
[Eb] I said, no, ma'am, I'm the Manhattan [F] Flash and I am the best bank robber in [Bb] New York.
_ _ _ [F] _ _
Well, don't pay any income tax.
You don't pay tax on money you steal.
_ You ought to catch that Johnny Chicken show. _ _
Chicken in black. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ [A] For two long years my head hurt bad so [D] the doctor checked me and he shook his head.
He [E] said, I'm sorry to tell you, but your body's outlived your [A] brain. _
[E] He said, I [A] know this doctor in New York, son, and [D] he'll fix you right up with a brand new one.
[E] So the head doctor met me when I stepped down off of [A] the train. _
[E] He [A] said, we had this bank robber killed last night.
[D] His body shot, but his brain's all right.
[E] I'll give you a transplant, boy, and you'll be [A] OK. _
[E] I [A] got my new brain in and I was feeling great.
[D] I went right back to Nashville with no headache.
[E] But something strange happened when I walked in the [A] bank one day. _
I said, [D] stick him up, everybody.
I'm robbing this [A] place.
Drop all of your money in my guitar [D] case.
Don't nobody move and don't nobody [E] reach for that door.
_ [A] A lady said, why, you're Johnny [D] Cash.
I said, no, ma'am.
I'm the Manhattan [E] Flash and I am the best bank robber [A] in New York.
_ Now, the other night, Roy Acuff [D] called me.
He said, John, I'd like for you to do the [E] opera.
So I went out on the stage, [A] but I couldn't sing.
_ I got into half a verse if I walked the [D] line and something snapped in this head of mine.
I yell, [E] stick him up.
Give me your money, your [A] watches and rings.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [A] Well, I [Bb] call New York and talk to that brain quack.
I [Eb] said, Doc, I've got to have my old brain back.
[F] He said, I'm sorry there, Mr.
Cash, but [Bb] I can't do that.
[G] _ [Bb] He said, I put your brain in a chicken last [Eb] Monday.
He's singing your songs and making lots of [F] money.
And I got him signed to a 10 year [Bb] recording contract.
_ [Bb] Now, friends, if you see me walking down the [Eb] street, remember what you see ain't necessarily [F] me.
And if I try to hold you up, don't pay me no [G] mind.
But [Bb] when you got 10 bucks that you can blow, [Eb] you ought to catch that Johnny Chicken
show.
[F] He's doing fairs and concert [Bb] dates all up and down the line.
I said, [Eb] stick him up, everybody.
I'm robbing this place.
[Bb] Drop all of your money in my guitar case.
[Eb] Don't nobody move.
And don't nobody reach [F] for that door.
_ [Bb] A lady said, why, you're Johnny Cash.
[Eb] I said, no, ma'am, I'm the Manhattan [F] Flash and I am the best bank robber in [Bb] New York.
_ _ _ [F] _ _
Well, don't pay any income tax.
You don't pay tax on money you steal.
_ You ought to catch that Johnny Chicken show. _ _
Chicken in black. _ _ _ _ _ _
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