Chords for Johnny Cash - I Got Stripes
Tempo:
118.125 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
Db
Ab
Gb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I was walking down the street today and a barber came out of a barber shop.
The barber shop says, hey I'll give you an estimate.
So, I didn't have time to stop.
We hope you enjoyed that impersonation of Roy Acuff.
[Bb]
[Gb] Alright, [B] we had a request to do this one for you again, our brand new one on Columbia.
I got stripes.
[Db]
On a Monday, I was [Ab] arrested.
Oh, [Eb] poor accuser.
[Db] Oh, poor boy.
On a [Ab]
Thursday, they said guilty and the judge's gavel [Db] fell.
I got [Db] stripes [Ab] around my shoulders.
I got chains [Dbm] around my feet.
I got my [Db] [Ab] shoulders.
And them chains, them chains, they're about to [Db] drag me down.
[Bb] On a Monday, I got my stripe at Bridges.
Uh-huh.
On a Tuesday, got my ball in chains.
Oh, boy.
On a Wednesday, [Eb] I'm working [Ab] digging ditches.
On a Thursday, Lord, I begged them not to knock me down again.
[Db] I got stripes, stripes around my [Ab] shoulders.
I got chains, chains around [Db] my feet.
I got stripes, stripes around [Ab] my shoulders.
And them chains, [Eb] them chains, they're about to drag me down.
[Bb] On
[Eb] a Monday, my mama comes.
[Bb] On a Tuesday, they caught me [Eb] with a file.
On a Wednesday, I'm [Bb] down in solitary.
[Bbm] Oh, Lord, I start on bread and water [Eb] for a while.
I got stripes around [Bb] my shoulders.
[Eb] I got chains around my feet.
I got stripes [Ab] around [F] my [Bb] shoulders.
And them chains, them chains, they're about to [Eb] drag me down.
[Bm] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
The barber shop says, hey I'll give you an estimate.
So, I didn't have time to stop.
We hope you enjoyed that impersonation of Roy Acuff.
[Bb]
[Gb] Alright, [B] we had a request to do this one for you again, our brand new one on Columbia.
I got stripes.
[Db]
On a Monday, I was [Ab] arrested.
Oh, [Eb] poor accuser.
[Db] Oh, poor boy.
On a [Ab]
Thursday, they said guilty and the judge's gavel [Db] fell.
I got [Db] stripes [Ab] around my shoulders.
I got chains [Dbm] around my feet.
I got my [Db] [Ab] shoulders.
And them chains, them chains, they're about to [Db] drag me down.
[Bb] On a Monday, I got my stripe at Bridges.
Uh-huh.
On a Tuesday, got my ball in chains.
Oh, boy.
On a Wednesday, [Eb] I'm working [Ab] digging ditches.
On a Thursday, Lord, I begged them not to knock me down again.
[Db] I got stripes, stripes around my [Ab] shoulders.
I got chains, chains around [Db] my feet.
I got stripes, stripes around [Ab] my shoulders.
And them chains, [Eb] them chains, they're about to drag me down.
[Bb] On
[Eb] a Monday, my mama comes.
[Bb] On a Tuesday, they caught me [Eb] with a file.
On a Wednesday, I'm [Bb] down in solitary.
[Bbm] Oh, Lord, I start on bread and water [Eb] for a while.
I got stripes around [Bb] my shoulders.
[Eb] I got chains around my feet.
I got stripes [Ab] around [F] my [Bb] shoulders.
And them chains, them chains, they're about to [Eb] drag me down.
[Bm] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
Key:
Bb
Eb
Db
Ab
Gb
Bb
Eb
Db
_ _ I was walking down the street today and a barber came out of a barber shop.
The barber shop says, hey I'll give you an estimate.
So, _ _ _ I didn't have time to stop.
_ We hope you enjoyed that impersonation of Roy Acuff. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ Alright, [B] we had a request to do this one for you again, our brand new one on Columbia.
I got stripes. _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
On a Monday, I was [Ab] arrested.
Oh, [Eb] poor accuser.
_ [Db] _ Oh, poor boy.
On _ _ a [Ab] _ _ _
_ Thursday, they said guilty and the judge's gavel [Db] fell.
I got [Db] stripes [Ab] around my shoulders.
I got chains [Dbm] around my _ feet.
I got my _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] shoulders.
_ And them chains, them chains, they're about to [Db] drag me down.
_ _ [Bb] On a Monday, I got my stripe at Bridges.
Uh-huh.
On a Tuesday, got my ball in chains.
Oh, boy.
On a Wednesday, [Eb] I'm working [Ab] digging ditches.
_ On a Thursday, Lord, I begged them not to knock me down again.
[Db] I got stripes, stripes around my [Ab] shoulders.
I got chains, chains around [Db] my feet.
I got stripes, stripes around [Ab] my shoulders.
And them chains, [Eb] them chains, they're about to drag me down.
[Bb] On _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ a Monday, my mama comes.
[Bb] _ _ _ On a Tuesday, they caught me [Eb] with a file.
_ On a Wednesday, I'm [Bb] down in solitary.
_ _ [Bbm] Oh, Lord, I start on bread and water [Eb] for a while.
_ I got stripes around [Bb] my shoulders. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ I got chains around my feet.
I got stripes [Ab] around [F] my [Bb] shoulders.
_ And them chains, them chains, they're about to [Eb] drag me down.
[Bm] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
The barber shop says, hey I'll give you an estimate.
So, _ _ _ I didn't have time to stop.
_ We hope you enjoyed that impersonation of Roy Acuff. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ Alright, [B] we had a request to do this one for you again, our brand new one on Columbia.
I got stripes. _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
On a Monday, I was [Ab] arrested.
Oh, [Eb] poor accuser.
_ [Db] _ Oh, poor boy.
On _ _ a [Ab] _ _ _
_ Thursday, they said guilty and the judge's gavel [Db] fell.
I got [Db] stripes [Ab] around my shoulders.
I got chains [Dbm] around my _ feet.
I got my _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] shoulders.
_ And them chains, them chains, they're about to [Db] drag me down.
_ _ [Bb] On a Monday, I got my stripe at Bridges.
Uh-huh.
On a Tuesday, got my ball in chains.
Oh, boy.
On a Wednesday, [Eb] I'm working [Ab] digging ditches.
_ On a Thursday, Lord, I begged them not to knock me down again.
[Db] I got stripes, stripes around my [Ab] shoulders.
I got chains, chains around [Db] my feet.
I got stripes, stripes around [Ab] my shoulders.
And them chains, [Eb] them chains, they're about to drag me down.
[Bb] On _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ a Monday, my mama comes.
[Bb] _ _ _ On a Tuesday, they caught me [Eb] with a file.
_ On a Wednesday, I'm [Bb] down in solitary.
_ _ [Bbm] Oh, Lord, I start on bread and water [Eb] for a while.
_ I got stripes around [Bb] my shoulders. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ I got chains around my feet.
I got stripes [Ab] around [F] my [Bb] shoulders.
_ And them chains, them chains, they're about to [Eb] drag me down.
[Bm] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _