Johnny Cash – Boss Jack chords

[Intro]
A7 E7 B7 E


[Verse 1]
E                   A7Pick a lotta cotton drag a long sack
B7                            EComin' cross the field well I see Boss Jack
E                           A7He's a-ridin' straddle of a single foot roan
         B7                     E            E7When you know that horse you'll leave him alone
     E7             A7That old roan's got green in his eyes
B7                    E        E7Mean as the devil and twice as wise
E7                     A7Fire in his nose and a bow in his back
      B7                  ECan't nobody ride him but Boss Jack

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[Chorus]
A7             E7C'mon children bend your back
B7                   E7Work a little faster fill your sack
         A7                 EThen you hitch up the wagon take it to the gin
B7Finish pickin' before the winter sets in

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[Interlude]
A7 E7 B7 E


[Verse 2]
E                E7            A7Now here a while back when the crop was laid by
B7                        ERemember who took us on a big fish fry
         E7               A7Caught a heap of catfish, goggle-eye, and carp
   B7                  EDanced and sung to the guitar and harp
E            E7               A7Well someday ol' Boss Jack's gonna set us all free
B7                       EGabriel's gonna blow for you and me
E7                       A7Angel's gonna bring that chariot from above
B7                          EFlappin' their wings like a turtledove

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[Chorus]
A7             E7C'mon children bend your back
B7                   E7Work a little faster fill your sack
         A7                 EThen you hitch up the wagon take it to the gin
B7Finish pickin' before the winter sets in

[Fill]e|---------|B|---------|G|---------|D|---------|A|-------0-|E|-0-2-4---|


[Outro]
A7 E7 B7 E

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