Chicken in Black

Chicken in Black easy guitar chords by Johnny Cash

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Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 2

Capo

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  • G

  • C

  • D

  • Ab

    4
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    4
  • Eb

    6
  • G

  • C

  • D

  • Ab

    4
  • Db

    4
  • Eb

    6
  • Verse 1

    For 

    two long 
    years 

    my 
    head hurt 
    bad 

    So the 
    doc
    tor 
    checked 
    me 

    an he shook 
    his 
    head 

    He 
    said, "I'm 
    sorry 
    to tell 
    you 

    But your 
    body's 
    outlived 

    your brain" 

    He said, 
    "I know 
    this 
    doctor 

    in New 
    York, 
    son 

    And 
    he'll 
    fix you 
    right 
    up with 

    a brand 
    new 
    one" 

    So the 
    head 
    doctor 
    met me 
    when I 

    stepped 
    down off 
    of 
    the train 

    Verse 2
    He said, 
    "We 
    had this 
    bank 

    robber 
    killed 
    last 
    night 

    His 
    body's 
    shot 
    but 

    his brain's 
    alright 

    I'll give 
    you a 
    transplant, 
    boy, 

    and you'll 
    be okay" 

    I got 
    my 
    new brain 
    in and 
    I was 
    feelin' 
    great 

    went right 
    back 
    to Nashville 

    with 
    no 
    headache 

    But 
    something 
    strange 
    happened 
    when 

    I walked 
    in the bank 
    one day 

    Verse 3
    I said, 
    "Stick 
    'em 
    up 
    everybody, 

    I'm 
    robbin' 
    this place 

    Drop 
    all 
    of 
    your money 

    in my 
    guitar 
    case 

    Don't 
    nobody 
    move 
    and don't 

    nobody 
    reach 
    for that 
    door" 

    A lady 
    said, 
    "Why, 

    you're 
    Johnny 
    Cash" 

    I said, 
    "No ma'am, 

    I'm the 
    Manhattan 
    Flash 

    And 
    I am 
    the 
    best 
    bank 
    robber 

    in New 
    York" 

    Verse 4
    Now the 
    other 
    night, 

    Roy 
    Acuff called 
    me 

    He said, 
    "John, 

    I'd like 
    for you 
    to 
    do the 
    Opry 

    So 
    I went 
    out on 
    the stage, 

    but 
    I couldn't 
    sing" 

    I got 
    into 
    half 
    a verse 
    of 

    "I Walk 
    The 
    Line" 

    And 
    something 
    snapped 

    in this 
    head of 
    mine 

    I yelled, 
    "Stick 'em 
    up 

    Give me 
    your money, 

    your watches 
    and ring
    s" 

    Verse 5
    Well, 
    I called 
    New 
    York 
    and 

    talked 
    to that 
    brain 
    quack 

    I said, 
    "Doc, 

    I've gotta 
    have 
    my old 
    brain 
    back" 

    He 
    said, "I'm 
    sorry 
    there, 
    Mr. 
    Cash, 

    but I can't 
    do 
    that" 

    He said, 
    "I put 
    your 
    brain 
    in 

    a chicken 
    last 
    Monday 

    He's 
    singing 
    your songs 

    and makin' 
    lots 
    of money 

    And 
    got 
    him signed 
    to a ten-year 

    recording 
    recording 
    con
    tract" 

    Verse 6
    Now, 
    friends, 

    if you 
    see me 
    walkin' 
    down 
    the street 

    Remember 
    what you 
    see 

    ain't 
    necessarily 
    me 

    And 
    if I try 
    to 
    hold 
    you up, 

    don't 
    pay 
    me no 
    mind 

    But when 
    you got 
    ten 
    bucks 

    that you 
    can blow 

    You 
    oughta 
    catch 
    that Johnny 

    Chicken 
    show 

    He's 
    doin' 
    fairs 
    and concert 
    dates 

    all 
    up and 
    down the 
    line 

    Verse 7
    I said, 
    "Stick 
    'em 
    up 
    everybody, 

    I'm 
    robbin' 
    this place 

    Drop 
    all 
    of your 
    money 

    in my 
    guitar 
    case 

    Don't 
    nobody 
    move 
    and don't 

    nobody 
    reach for 
    that 
    door" 

    A lady 
    said, 
    "Why, 

    you're 
    Johnny 
    Cash" 

    I said, 
    "No ma'am, 

    I'm the Manhattan 
    Flash 

    And 
    I am 
    the best 
    bank 

    robber 
    in New 
    York" 

    Verse 8

    Well, 
    I don't 
    pay 
    any income 
    tax 

    You don't 
    pay tax 
    on money 

    you steal 

    You oughta 
    catch 
    that Johnny 

    Chicken 
    show 

    Outro 1
    Chicken 
    in 
    black 



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