Key: G minor
Intro 1
Gm
F
Eb
D
Gm
Verse 1
F
Gm
the road in Blackjack County
Not knowing that the sher
F
D
iff paid a bounty
Gm
F
For men like me who didn't have
Eb
D
a penny to their names
Gm
F
So he locked my leg to thirty- five
Eb
D
pounds of Blackjack County chain
Gm
Verse 2
Gm
F
Gm
All we had to eat was bread and water
Gm
F
Black sneak whip would cut our backs
Eb
D
when some poor fool complained
Gm
F
But we couldn't fight back wearin' 35 pounds
Eb
D
of Blackjack County chain
Interlude 1
Gm
F
Eb
D
Gm
Verse 3
F
Gm
sheriff was a sleepin'
Gm
F
And heaven help me to forget
Eb
D
that night in the cold cold rain
Gm
F
When we beat him death with thirty- five
Gm
Verse 4
Now the whip marks have all
F
Gm
healed and I am thankful
That there's nothing but
F
D
a scar round my ankle
Gm
F
Most of all I'm glad no
Eb
D
man will be a slave again
Gm
F
To a black sneak whip and thirty- five
Eb
D
pounds of Blackjack County chain
Gm
D
Gm
To a black sneak whip and thirty- five
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