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I Got Stripes by Johnny Cash - Guitar Chords
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(Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb)
[Intro]
C D D
[Verse]
D A7
On a Monday, I was arrested. (uh-huh)
A7 D
On a Tuesday, they locked me in the jail. (poor boy)
D A7
On a Wednesday, my trial was attested.
A7 D
On a Thursday, they said guilty and the judge's gavel fell.
[Chorus]
D A7
I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders.
A7 D
I got chains, chains around my feet.
D A7
I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders,
A7 D
And them chains, them chains, they're 'bout to drag me down.
[Verse]
D A7
On a Monday, got my striped britches. (uh-huh)
A7 D
On a Tuesday, got my ball and chain. (poor boy)
D A7
On a Wednesday, I'm workin' diggin' ditches.
A7 D
On a Thursday, Lord, I begged them not to knock me down a-gain.
[Chorus]
D A7
I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders.
A7 D
I got chains, chains around my feet.
D A7
I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders,
A7 D E
And them chains, them chains, they're 'bout to drag me down.
[Verse]
E B7
On a Monday, my mama come to see me. (uh-huh)
B7 E
On a Tuesday, they caught me with a file. (poor boy)
E B7
On a Wednesday, I'm down in soli-tary.
B7 E
On a Thursday, Lord, I start on bread and water for a while.
[Chorus]
E B7
I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders.
B7 E
I got chains, chains around my feet.
E B7
I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders,
B7 E
And them chains, them chains, they're 'bout to drag me down.
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