City Jail [Live] chords by Johnny Cash
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Verse 1
City (D major) jail city jail (G major) like an old scared dog
I tuck my tail
Bow my head and not a careless
(D major) (G major) word is said
Gotta sleep on the floor once
more at city jail
Verse 2
Well I was hangin' round (C major)
the bus station
Mindin' my own (D major) business
like I always do
When I saw this waitress
in this bus (G major) station cafe
And I thought I check out
the action like I always do
(C major) I'd give her the bad eye and made a
(D major) few choices personal comments
About what I thought (G major) mine and her
possibilities could be for a team
When she called the badge on me (C major)
The badge grabbed (D major) me by
the arm and he said
(G major) What are you doin' hangin'
around here for
And I said for whatever's goin' around
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Interlude 1
City jail city jail...
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(C major) (G major) (D major) (G major)
Verse 3
(G major) He said no what I mean is
what are you (C major) doin'
Sayin' things like that to that lady (D major)
And I said what's that lady's doin'
(G major) with purple hair
Well the badge said you're smart alec
(C major) an d I said no I ain't I'm just hungry
(D major) And he said you're actin'
like (G major) a smart alec
And I said no that's how I
act when I get hungry
City jail (D major) (G major) (C major) (G major) (D major) city (G major) jail...
Verse 4
Well he put me outside (G major) in a dark corner (C major)
And before you could say hypocrite
(D major) he hit me on the head
And I said oh (G major) don't hit
me on the head
I can't protect myself
with the handcuffs on
Please don't hit me on the head (C major) then he hit me again
he hit me again he hit me again
And I said oh oh oh oh oh please (D major) don't
stand on my feet when you hit me
I break my (G major) ankles when I fall
Verse 5
City jail (G major) city jail...
Interlude 2
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(C major) (G major) (D major) (G major)
Verse 6
Well (G major) about that time they threw
me in the wagon
And that (C major) waitress walked
out with a sailor
I said (D major) hey you not you (G major) I'm talkin'
to the purple people eater
Yes you lady quote (C major) you're the
cause of it all (D major) unquote
Then she said to that (G major) sailor said get me away
from that horrible man Harry
Verse 7
City jail city (G major) jail...
Well as they hauled me away I said everybody
Outro 1
have a nice evening
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City Jail [Live]
Johnny Cash
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