Chords for Johnny Paycheck & Merle Haggard I'm The Only Hell IN THE CHILLICOTHE OHIO PRISON
Tempo:
116.75 bpm
Chords used:
B
F#
C
E
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B]
[Bm] [N]
Thank you very much ladies and gentlemen
[B] and ladies [A#] that happen to be here.
[B] I guess there's some ladies in the joint, and there used to be.
[N]
They've asked me to come out here and introduce this gentleman I've known for about 25 years.
I've been doing time with him on the streets, and he's been [G#] hard to handle.
I've come up here to try one more time.
[N] One of my favorite people in the world ladies and gentlemen, Johnny Paycheck.
Here
[F#]
[B]
we go!
Well, I can't tell my mama you're not loving me.
I guess that's why she let me go far.
[E] Hey mama cried and stopped me, sure as steel.
[B] I guess that's why I had to steal that car.
[C#] [B] She told me not to smoke it, but I did.
It took me [E] far away.
[F#] Yeah, I turned out to be, all hell my mama [B] ever raised.
[F#] Born [B]
in New Atlanta, drunk and almost out of gas.
[E] Yeah, I had to get some money.
Lately I've learned to get it fast.
[B] Those neon lights are calling me.
Somehow I had to get [E] downtown.
[F#] I reached into the glove box, another liquor [B] store went down.
I got past these memories, take me back to the good [E] old days.
[F#] I wanna hear my mama singing to me, rock the day that [B] clipped me.
I got turned on to Jesus, [F#m] I turned on to the [E] evil ways.
[F#] Yeah, I turned out to be, all hell my mama [B] ever raised.
Born [C]
in New Atlanta, drunk and almost out of gas.
[G] [F] Yeah, I had to get some money.
Lately I've learned to get it fast.
[C] Those neon lights are calling me.
Somehow I had to [F] get downtown.
[G] So I reached into the glove box, another liquor [C] store went down.
I got past these memories, take me back to the good [F] old days.
Mama
[G] singing to me, rock the day that [C] clipped me.
I got turned on to Jesus.
[F]
[G] I turned out to be, all hell my mama [C] ever raised.
[C#]
Take me back to the [F#] good old days.
[G#] I wanna hear my mama singing to me, [Fm] rock the day that [C#] clipped me.
I got turned on to Jesus.
I turned on to the [F#] evil ways.
[G#] I turned out to be, all hell my mama [C#] ever raised.
[G#] Yeah, I turned out to be, all hell my mama [C#] ever raised.
[F#]
You [N]
ought to be looking for you guys all [C] day.
[Dm] [G] [Dm] Boy, I tell you.
It's gonna [Cm] open up on you now.
[D]
[G] [C] I [F#] hope
[D#] you all [F] gonna enjoy this.
It sounds to me like you are.
[C]
[D] Merle's [C#m]
[Bm] [N]
Thank you very much ladies and gentlemen
[B] and ladies [A#] that happen to be here.
[B] I guess there's some ladies in the joint, and there used to be.
[N]
They've asked me to come out here and introduce this gentleman I've known for about 25 years.
I've been doing time with him on the streets, and he's been [G#] hard to handle.
I've come up here to try one more time.
[N] One of my favorite people in the world ladies and gentlemen, Johnny Paycheck.
Here
[F#]
[B]
we go!
Well, I can't tell my mama you're not loving me.
I guess that's why she let me go far.
[E] Hey mama cried and stopped me, sure as steel.
[B] I guess that's why I had to steal that car.
[C#] [B] She told me not to smoke it, but I did.
It took me [E] far away.
[F#] Yeah, I turned out to be, all hell my mama [B] ever raised.
[F#] Born [B]
in New Atlanta, drunk and almost out of gas.
[E] Yeah, I had to get some money.
Lately I've learned to get it fast.
[B] Those neon lights are calling me.
Somehow I had to get [E] downtown.
[F#] I reached into the glove box, another liquor [B] store went down.
I got past these memories, take me back to the good [E] old days.
[F#] I wanna hear my mama singing to me, rock the day that [B] clipped me.
I got turned on to Jesus, [F#m] I turned on to the [E] evil ways.
[F#] Yeah, I turned out to be, all hell my mama [B] ever raised.
Born [C]
in New Atlanta, drunk and almost out of gas.
[G] [F] Yeah, I had to get some money.
Lately I've learned to get it fast.
[C] Those neon lights are calling me.
Somehow I had to [F] get downtown.
[G] So I reached into the glove box, another liquor [C] store went down.
I got past these memories, take me back to the good [F] old days.
Mama
[G] singing to me, rock the day that [C] clipped me.
I got turned on to Jesus.
[F]
[G] I turned out to be, all hell my mama [C] ever raised.
[C#]
Take me back to the [F#] good old days.
[G#] I wanna hear my mama singing to me, [Fm] rock the day that [C#] clipped me.
I got turned on to Jesus.
I turned on to the [F#] evil ways.
[G#] I turned out to be, all hell my mama [C#] ever raised.
[G#] Yeah, I turned out to be, all hell my mama [C#] ever raised.
[F#]
You [N]
ought to be looking for you guys all [C] day.
[Dm] [G] [Dm] Boy, I tell you.
It's gonna [Cm] open up on you now.
[D]
[G] [C] I [F#] hope
[D#] you all [F] gonna enjoy this.
It sounds to me like you are.
[C]
[D] Merle's [C#m]
Key:
B
F#
C
E
G
B
F#
C
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Thank _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ you very much ladies _ _ and gentlemen _
[B] _ and ladies [A#] that happen to be here. _
_ [B] I guess there's some ladies in the joint, and there used to be.
_ [N] _ _ _
_ _ They've asked me to come out here and introduce this gentleman I've known for about 25 years.
I've been doing time with him on the streets, and he's been [G#] hard to handle.
I've come up here to try one more time. _
[N] _ One of my favorite people in the world ladies and gentlemen, Johnny Paycheck. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Here
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ we go! _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Well, I can't tell my mama you're not loving me.
_ I guess that's why she let me go far.
_ [E] Hey mama cried and stopped me, sure as steel. _
[B] I guess that's why I had to steal that car.
[C#] _ [B] She told me not to smoke it, but I did.
It took me [E] far away.
_ [F#] Yeah, I turned out to be, all hell my mama [B] ever raised.
_ _ [F#] Born [B] _ _
in New Atlanta, _ drunk and almost out of gas. _ _
_ _ _ [E] Yeah, I had to get some money.
Lately I've learned to get it fast. _ _ _ _
_ [B] Those neon lights are calling me.
Somehow I had to get [E] downtown. _
_ [F#] I reached into the glove box, _ another liquor [B] store went down.
_ _ _ _ _ _
I got past these memories, take me back to the good [E] old days. _
[F#] I wanna hear my mama singing to me, rock the day that [B] clipped me. _ _
I got turned on to Jesus, [F#m] I turned on to the [E] evil ways. _
[F#] Yeah, I turned out to be, all hell my mama [B] ever raised. _
Born _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
in New Atlanta, _ drunk and almost out of gas. _ _
_ [G] _ _ [F] Yeah, I had to get some money.
Lately I've learned to get it fast. _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] Those neon lights are calling me.
Somehow I had to [F] get downtown.
_ [G] So I reached into the glove box, _ another liquor [C] store went down.
_ _ _ _ _
I got past these memories, take me back to the good [F] old days.
Mama _
[G] _ _ singing to me, rock the day that [C] clipped me. _ _
I got turned on to Jesus. _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _
[G] I turned out to be, all hell my mama [C] ever raised. _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Take _ _ _ _ me back to the [F#] good old days. _
[G#] I wanna hear my mama singing to me, [Fm] rock the day that [C#] clipped me. _ _
I got turned on to Jesus.
I turned on to the [F#] evil ways. _
[G#] I turned out to be, all hell my mama [C#] ever raised. _ _
_ _ _ [G#] Yeah, I turned out to be, all hell my mama [C#] ever raised. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
You [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ ought to be looking for you guys all [C] day. _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [G] _ [Dm] Boy, I tell you.
It's gonna [Cm] open up on you now.
_ [D] _
[G] [C] I _ [F#] hope _
[D#] you all [F] gonna enjoy this.
It sounds to me like you are.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ Merle's [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Thank _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ you very much ladies _ _ and gentlemen _
[B] _ and ladies [A#] that happen to be here. _
_ [B] I guess there's some ladies in the joint, and there used to be.
_ [N] _ _ _
_ _ They've asked me to come out here and introduce this gentleman I've known for about 25 years.
I've been doing time with him on the streets, and he's been [G#] hard to handle.
I've come up here to try one more time. _
[N] _ One of my favorite people in the world ladies and gentlemen, Johnny Paycheck. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Here
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ we go! _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Well, I can't tell my mama you're not loving me.
_ I guess that's why she let me go far.
_ [E] Hey mama cried and stopped me, sure as steel. _
[B] I guess that's why I had to steal that car.
[C#] _ [B] She told me not to smoke it, but I did.
It took me [E] far away.
_ [F#] Yeah, I turned out to be, all hell my mama [B] ever raised.
_ _ [F#] Born [B] _ _
in New Atlanta, _ drunk and almost out of gas. _ _
_ _ _ [E] Yeah, I had to get some money.
Lately I've learned to get it fast. _ _ _ _
_ [B] Those neon lights are calling me.
Somehow I had to get [E] downtown. _
_ [F#] I reached into the glove box, _ another liquor [B] store went down.
_ _ _ _ _ _
I got past these memories, take me back to the good [E] old days. _
[F#] I wanna hear my mama singing to me, rock the day that [B] clipped me. _ _
I got turned on to Jesus, [F#m] I turned on to the [E] evil ways. _
[F#] Yeah, I turned out to be, all hell my mama [B] ever raised. _
Born _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
in New Atlanta, _ drunk and almost out of gas. _ _
_ [G] _ _ [F] Yeah, I had to get some money.
Lately I've learned to get it fast. _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] Those neon lights are calling me.
Somehow I had to [F] get downtown.
_ [G] So I reached into the glove box, _ another liquor [C] store went down.
_ _ _ _ _
I got past these memories, take me back to the good [F] old days.
Mama _
[G] _ _ singing to me, rock the day that [C] clipped me. _ _
I got turned on to Jesus. _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _
[G] I turned out to be, all hell my mama [C] ever raised. _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Take _ _ _ _ me back to the [F#] good old days. _
[G#] I wanna hear my mama singing to me, [Fm] rock the day that [C#] clipped me. _ _
I got turned on to Jesus.
I turned on to the [F#] evil ways. _
[G#] I turned out to be, all hell my mama [C#] ever raised. _ _
_ _ _ [G#] Yeah, I turned out to be, all hell my mama [C#] ever raised. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
You [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ ought to be looking for you guys all [C] day. _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [G] _ [Dm] Boy, I tell you.
It's gonna [Cm] open up on you now.
_ [D] _
[G] [C] I _ [F#] hope _
[D#] you all [F] gonna enjoy this.
It sounds to me like you are.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ Merle's [C#m] _