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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
This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.
