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