I Got Stripes
Johnny Cash
Want to see this chart performed live? Here's Wesley performing "I Got Stripes at a Coffee Shop Jam:
Each chord gets two measures unless otherwise noted.
Chord Guide | |||
123 A: x02220 |
2 1
E7: 020100 |
32 1
C: x32010 |
3 4
G: 3x0003 |
A E7
On a Monday I was arrested (Uh-huh)
E7 A
On a Tuesday they locked me in jail (poor boy)
A E7
On a Wednesday my trial was attested
E7 (3) A (1)
And on a Thursday they said guilty as the judge's gavel fell
Chorus:
A E7
I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders
E7 A
I got chains, chains around my feet
A E7
I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders
E7 (3) A (1)
And them chains them chains they're ‘bout to drag me down
A E7
On a Monday I got my striped britches
E7 A
On a Tuesday I got my ball and chain
A E7
On a Wednesday I'm workin' diggin' ditches
E7 (3) A (1)
On a Thursday lord I begged 'em not to knock me down again
Chorus
/ C - - - / - - - - / - - - - / - - - - /
C G
On a Monday my momma came to see me
G C
On a Tuesday they caught me with a file
C G
On a Wednesday I’m down in solitary
G (3) C (1)
On a Thursday I start on bread and water for a while
Final Chorus:
C G
I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders
G C
I got chains, chains around my feet
C G
I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders
G (3, ritard) C (hold)
And them chains them chains they're ‘bout to drag me down