I Got Stripes original guitar chords by
Johnny Cash

1959Country3.5K views

Key: Db major•

Intro 1

Cb

Cb

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Db

Db

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Verse 1
Db Db 4
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Ab7 Ab7 4
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On a Mon day, I was arrest  ed
Db Db 4
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On a Tuesday, they locked me in the jail
Ab7 Ab7 4
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On a Wednesday, my trial was attest  ed
On a Thursday, they said guilty
Db Db 4
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and the judge's gavel fell

Chorus 1
Db Db 4
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I got stripes
Ab7 Ab7 4
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Stripes around my shoulders
I got chains
Db Db 4
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Chains around my feet
I got stripes
Ab7 Ab7 4
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Stripes around my shoulders
And them chains, them chains
Db Db 4
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They're about to drag me down

Verse 2
Db Db 4
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Ab7 Ab7 4
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On a Mon day, got my striped britches
Db Db 4
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On a Tuesday, got my ball and chain
Ab7 Ab7 4
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On a Wednesday, I'm workin' diggin' ditches
On a Thursday, Lord I'd begged them not to
Db Db 4
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knock me down again

Chorus 2
Db Db 4
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I got stripes
Ab7 Ab7 4
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Stripes around my shoulders
I got chains
Db Db 4
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Chains around my feet
I got stripes
Ab7 Ab7 4
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Stripes around my shoulders
And them chains, them chains
Db Db 4
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They're about to drag me down
Eb Eb 6
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Verse 3
Eb Eb 6
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Bb7 Bb7 
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On a Mon day, my momma come to see   me
Eb Eb 6
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On a Tuesday, they caught me with a file
Bb7 Bb7 
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On a Wednesday, I'm down in solitary
On a Thursday, Lord,
Eb Eb 6
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I start on bread and water for a while

Chorus 3
Eb Eb 6
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I got stripes
Bb7 Bb7 
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Stripes around my shoulders
I got chains
Eb Eb 6
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Chains around my feet
I got stripes
Bb7 Bb7 
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Stripes around my shoulders
And them chains, them chains
Eb Eb 6
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They're about to drag me down

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