There Ain't No Good Chain Gang original guitar chords by
Johnny Cash
Waylon Jennings

1978Country1.4K views

Key: Bb major

Intro 1

A7

A7

A7

A7

Verse 1
A A 
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Bet it ain't a- raining back home
Bet your sister's still on the phone
D D 
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Bet momma's in the kitchen
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F# F# 2
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cooking fried chicken
D D 
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E E 
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A7 A7 
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Wishing that I hadn't done wrong

Interlude 1
A7 A7 
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Momma, don't you worry
about it none though
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Everything's gonna be alright, momma
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They're teaching us a lot of new
A7 A7 
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things in here, momma
A7 A7 
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Things like

Chorus 1
A A 
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There ain't no good in an evil– hearted woman
And I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James
D D 
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And you don't go writing hot checks
A A 
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F# F# 2
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down in Mississippi
D5 D5 5
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C5 C5 3
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A5 A5 
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C5 C5 3
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A A 
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And there ain't no  good chain gang

Solo 1

A

A

A

A

D

A

F#

D5

C5

A5

C5

A

A7

A7

Verse 2
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Papa's reading yesterday's mail
Wishing that the hay was all baled
D D 
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I  bet he's wishing
A A 
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F# F# 2
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we could go fishing
D D 
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E E 
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A7 A7 
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And here I am a- layin' in jail

Interlude 2
A7 A7 
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Well, papa, don't you worry
A7 A7 
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about it none, now
A7 A7 
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Everything's gonna be alright, papa
A7 A7 
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They're teaching us a lesson a day
We're learning pretty well too
A7 A7 
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We've already learned
a whole lot of stuff already
A7 A7 
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Things like

Chorus 2
A A 
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There ain't no good in an evil– hearted woman
And I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James
D D 
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And you don't go writing hot checks
A A 
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F# F# 2
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down in Mississippi
D5 D5 5
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C5 C5 3
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A5 A5 
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C5 C5 3
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A A 
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And there ain't no  good chain gang

Chorus 3
A A 
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There ain't no good in an evil– hearted woman
And I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James
D D 
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And you don't go writing hot checks
A A 
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F# F# 2
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down in Mississippi
D5 D5 5
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C5 C5 3
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A5 A5 
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C5 C5 3
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A A 
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And there ain't no  good chain gang

Solo 2

A

A

A

A

D

A

F#

D5

C5

A5

C5

A

Chorus 4
A A 
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There ain't no good in an evil– hearted woman
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D D 
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And you don't go writing hot checks
A A 
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F# F# 2
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down in Mississippi
D5 D5 5
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C5 C5 3
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A5 A5 
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C5 C5 3
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A A 
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And there ain't no  good chain gang
[Repeat and fade]

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