Chicken in Black chords by Johnny Cash
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Verse 1
(G major) (C major)
(D major) (G major) (D major) For
(G major) two long years
my head hurt bad
So the (C major) doctor checked me
an he shook his head
He said, "I'm (D major) sorry to tell you
But your body's outlived
your brain" (G major) (D major)
He said, "I know (G major) this doctor
in New York, son
And he'll (C major) fix you right up with
a brand new one"
So the (D major) head doctor met me when I
stepped down off of the train (G major) (D major)
Verse 2
He said, "We (G major) had this bank
robber killed last night
His (C major) body's shot but
his brain's alright
(D major) I'll give you a transplant, boy,
and you'll be okay" (G major) (D major)
I got my (G major) new brain in and I was feelin' great
I went right (C major) back to Nashville
with no headache
But something (D major) strange happened when
I walked in the bank one day (G major)
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Verse 3
I said, "Stick 'em (C major) up everybody,
I'm robbin' this place
Drop (G major) all of your money
in my guitar case
Don't (C major) nobody move and don't
nobody reach for that (D major) door"
A lady (G major) said, "Why,
you're Johnny Cash"
I said, (C major) "No ma'am,
I'm the Manhattan Flash
And (D major) I am the best bank robber
in New York" (G major)
Verse 4
Now the (G major) other night,
Roy Acuff called me
He said, (C major) "John,
I'd like for you to do the Opry
So (D major) I went out on the stage,
but I couldn't sing" (G major) (D major)
I got into a (G major) half a verse of
"I Walk The Line"
And something (C major) snapped
in this head of mine
I yelled, (D major) "Stick 'em up
Give me your money,
your watches and ring (G major) s" (A flat major)
Verse 5
Well, I called (A flat major) New York and
talked to that brain quack
I said, (D flat major) "Doc,
I've gotta have my old brain back"
He (E flat major) said, "I'm sorry there, Mr. Cash,
but I can't do that" (A flat major) (E flat major)
He said, "I put (A flat major) your brain in
a chicken last Monday
He's (D flat major) singing your songs
and makin' lots of money
And I (E flat major) got him signed to a ten-year
recording recording contract" (A flat major) (E flat major)
Verse 6
Now, (A flat major) friends,
if you see me walkin' down the street
Remember (D flat major) what you see
ain't necessarily me
And (E flat major) if I try to hold you up,
don't pay me no (A flat major) mind (E flat major)
But when you got (A flat major) ten bucks
that you can blow
You (D flat major) oughta catch that Johnny
Chicken show
He's (E flat major) doin' fairs and concert dates
all up and down the (A flat major) line
Verse 7
I said, "Stick 'em (D flat major) up everybody,
I'm robbin' this place
Drop (A flat major) all of your money
in my guitar case
Don't (D flat major) nobody move and don't
nobody reach for that (E flat major) door"
A lady (A flat major) said, "Why,
you're Johnny Cash"
I said, (D flat major) "No ma'am,
I'm the Manhattan Flash
And (E flat major) I am the best bank
robber in New York"
(A flat major)
Verse 8
(E flat major)
Well, I don't pay any income tax
You don't pay tax on money
you steal
You oughta catch that Johnny
Chicken show
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Chicken in Black
Johnny Cash
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