Chords for There Ain't No Good Chain Gang , Johnny Cash & Waylon Jennings , 1978
Tempo:
115.1 bpm
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bet it ain't a-rainin' back home, bet your sister's still on the phone.
[Eb] Bet mama's in the kitchen [Bb] cookin' fried [G] chicken, [Eb] wishin' [F] that I hadn't [Bb] done wrong.
Mama, don't you worry about it none, though.
Everything's gonna be all right, Mama.
They're teaching us a lot of new things in here, Mama.
Things like, there ain't no good in an evil-hearted woman, and there ain't gonna have to be no disagreement.
[Eb] And you don't go writin' hot checks [Bb] down in [Gm] Mississippi, [Ab] and there ain't no [Db] good change [Bb] there.
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Papa's readin' yesterday's mail, wishin' that the hay was all bale.
[Eb] I bet he's wishin' [Bb] we could go [G] [Eb] fishin', here I [F] am [Bb] layin' jail.
Well, Papa, don't you worry about it none, now.
Everything's gonna be all right, Papa.
They're teaching us a lesson today we're learnin' pretty well, too.
We've already learned a whole lot of stuff already.
Things like, there ain't no good in an evil-hearted woman, and there ain't gonna have to be no disagreement.
[Fm] [Eb] And you don't go writin' hot checks [Bb] down in [G]
Mississippi, [Abm] and there ain't no good [Bb] change there.
There ain't no good in an evil-hearted woman, and there ain't gonna have to be no disagreement.
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[Bb] [Eb] And you don't go writin' hot [Bb] checks down [G] in Mississippi, [Gm] and [Ab] there ain't no good [Bb] change there.
There
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ain't no good in an evil-hearted woman, and there ain't gonna have to be no disagreement.
[Ab] [Eb] And you don't go writin' hot checks [Bb] down in [Gm] Mississippi, and there [Db] ain't no good [Bb] change there.
There ain't no good in an evil-hearted woman, and there ain't gonna have to be no disagreement.
And [Eb] you don't go writin' hot checks down in Mississippi, and there ain't no good change there.
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Bet it ain't a-rainin' back home, bet your sister's still on the phone.
[Eb] Bet mama's in the kitchen [Bb] cookin' fried [G] chicken, [Eb] wishin' [F] that I hadn't [Bb] done wrong.
Mama, don't you worry about it none, though.
Everything's gonna be all right, Mama.
They're teaching us a lot of new things in here, Mama.
Things like, there ain't no good in an evil-hearted woman, and there ain't gonna have to be no disagreement.
[Eb] And you don't go writin' hot checks [Bb] down in [Gm] Mississippi, [Ab] and there ain't no [Db] good change [Bb] there.
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Papa's readin' yesterday's mail, wishin' that the hay was all bale.
[Eb] I bet he's wishin' [Bb] we could go [G] [Eb] fishin', here I [F] am [Bb] layin' jail.
Well, Papa, don't you worry about it none, now.
Everything's gonna be all right, Papa.
They're teaching us a lesson today we're learnin' pretty well, too.
We've already learned a whole lot of stuff already.
Things like, there ain't no good in an evil-hearted woman, and there ain't gonna have to be no disagreement.
[Fm] [Eb] And you don't go writin' hot checks [Bb] down in [G]
Mississippi, [Abm] and there ain't no good [Bb] change there.
There ain't no good in an evil-hearted woman, and there ain't gonna have to be no disagreement.
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[Bb] [Eb] And you don't go writin' hot [Bb] checks down [G] in Mississippi, [Gm] and [Ab] there ain't no good [Bb] change there.
There
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ain't no good in an evil-hearted woman, and there ain't gonna have to be no disagreement.
[Ab] [Eb] And you don't go writin' hot checks [Bb] down in [Gm] Mississippi, and there [Db] ain't no good [Bb] change there.
There ain't no good in an evil-hearted woman, and there ain't gonna have to be no disagreement.
And [Eb] you don't go writin' hot checks down in Mississippi, and there ain't no good change there.
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [G] [N]
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Bet it ain't a-rainin' back home, _ _ _ bet your sister's still on the phone. _ _
[Eb] Bet mama's in the kitchen [Bb] cookin' fried [G] chicken, [Eb] wishin' [F] that I hadn't [Bb] done wrong.
_ _ _ Mama, don't you worry about it none, though.
_ Everything's gonna be all right, Mama.
They're teaching us a lot of new things in here, Mama.
_ Things like, there ain't no good in an evil-hearted woman, _ and there ain't gonna have to be no disagreement.
_ [Eb] And you don't go writin' hot checks [Bb] down in [Gm] Mississippi, [Ab] and there ain't no [Db] good change [Bb] there.
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_ _ _ _ Papa's readin' yesterday's mail, _ _ _ wishin' that the hay was all _ bale.
_ [Eb] I bet he's wishin' [Bb] we could go [G] _ [Eb] fishin', here I [F] am [Bb] layin' jail. _ _ _
Well, Papa, don't you worry about it none, now.
Everything's gonna be all right, Papa.
They're teaching us a lesson today we're learnin' pretty well, too.
We've already learned a whole lot of stuff already.
Things like, there ain't no good in an evil-hearted woman, _ and there ain't gonna have to be no disagreement. _
[Fm] [Eb] And you don't go writin' hot checks [Bb] down in [G]
Mississippi, [Abm] and there ain't no good [Bb] change there.
There ain't no good in an evil-hearted woman, _ and there ain't gonna have to be no disagreement.
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[Bb] [Eb] And you don't go writin' hot [Bb] checks down [G] in Mississippi, [Gm] and [Ab] there ain't no good [Bb] change there. _
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ain't no good in an evil-hearted woman, _ and there ain't gonna have to be no disagreement. _ _
[Ab] [Eb] And you don't go writin' hot checks [Bb] down in [Gm] Mississippi, and there [Db] ain't no good [Bb] change there.
There ain't no good in an evil-hearted woman, _ and there ain't gonna have to be no disagreement.
And [Eb] you don't go writin' hot checks down in Mississippi, and there ain't no good change there.
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Bet it ain't a-rainin' back home, _ _ _ bet your sister's still on the phone. _ _
[Eb] Bet mama's in the kitchen [Bb] cookin' fried [G] chicken, [Eb] wishin' [F] that I hadn't [Bb] done wrong.
_ _ _ Mama, don't you worry about it none, though.
_ Everything's gonna be all right, Mama.
They're teaching us a lot of new things in here, Mama.
_ Things like, there ain't no good in an evil-hearted woman, _ and there ain't gonna have to be no disagreement.
_ [Eb] And you don't go writin' hot checks [Bb] down in [Gm] Mississippi, [Ab] and there ain't no [Db] good change [Bb] there.
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_ _ _ _ Papa's readin' yesterday's mail, _ _ _ wishin' that the hay was all _ bale.
_ [Eb] I bet he's wishin' [Bb] we could go [G] _ [Eb] fishin', here I [F] am [Bb] layin' jail. _ _ _
Well, Papa, don't you worry about it none, now.
Everything's gonna be all right, Papa.
They're teaching us a lesson today we're learnin' pretty well, too.
We've already learned a whole lot of stuff already.
Things like, there ain't no good in an evil-hearted woman, _ and there ain't gonna have to be no disagreement. _
[Fm] [Eb] And you don't go writin' hot checks [Bb] down in [G]
Mississippi, [Abm] and there ain't no good [Bb] change there.
There ain't no good in an evil-hearted woman, _ and there ain't gonna have to be no disagreement.
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[Bb] [Eb] And you don't go writin' hot [Bb] checks down [G] in Mississippi, [Gm] and [Ab] there ain't no good [Bb] change there. _
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ain't no good in an evil-hearted woman, _ and there ain't gonna have to be no disagreement. _ _
[Ab] [Eb] And you don't go writin' hot checks [Bb] down in [Gm] Mississippi, and there [Db] ain't no good [Bb] change there.
There ain't no good in an evil-hearted woman, _ and there ain't gonna have to be no disagreement.
And [Eb] you don't go writin' hot checks down in Mississippi, and there ain't no good change there.
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