Intro : E A B7 E  
 
E 
For two long years my head hurt bad  
     A 
So a doctor checked me an he shook his head  
        B7 
He said I'm sorry to tell you  
                                    E 
But your body's outlived your brain   
 
He said I know this doctor in New York, son  
          A 
And he'll fix you right up with a brand new one  
       B7 
So the head doctor met me  
                                      E 
When I stepped down off of the train.    
E 
He said we had this bank robber k*lled last night  
    A 
His body's shot but his brain's alright  
     B7 
I'll give you a transplant, boy  
                 E 
And you'll be OK   
 
I got my new brain in and I was feelin' great  
       A 
I went right back to Nashville with no headache  
              B7 
But something strange happened  
                                   E 
When I walked in the bank one day.    
  
Chorus : 
       A 
I said stick 'em up ever'body I'm robbin' this place  
     E 
Drop all of your money in my guitar case  
      A                                           B7 
Don't nobody move and don't nobody reach for that door  
  E 
A lady said, why you're Johnny Cash  
       A 
I said no ma'am , I'm the Manhattan Flash  
      B7                                   E 
And I am the best bank robber in New York.   
E 
Now the other night Roy Acuff called me  
        A 
He said John I'd like for you to do the Opry  
     B7                                         E 
So I went out on the stage, but I couldn't sing    
 
I got into a half a verse of 'I Walk The Line'  
    A 
And something snapped in this head of mine  
         B7 
I yelled stick 'em up -  
                                            E 
Give me your money, your watches and rings.    
  
Change to  
F : F Bb C7  
  
F 
Well, I called New York and talked to that brain quack  
         Bb            
And said Doc I gotta have my old brain back  
            C7                                         F 
He said I'm sorry there, Mr. Cash, but I can't do that    
 
He said I put your brain in a chicken last monday  
     Bb 
He's singing your songs and makin' lots of money  
              C7                                      F 
And I got him signed to a ten-year recording contract.   
F 
Now friends if you see me walkin' down the street  
         Bb 
Remember what you see ain't necessarily me  
         C7                                       F 
And if I try to hold you up, don't pay me no mind    
 
But when you got ten bucks that you can blow  
           Bb 
You oughta catch that Johnny Chicken show  
           C7 
He's doin' fairs and concert dates  
                          F 
All up and down the line.   
       Bb 
I said stick 'em up ever'body I'm robbin' this place  
     F 
Drop all of your money in my guitar case  
      Bb                                               C7 
Don't nobody move and don't nobody reach for that door    
  F 
A lady said, why you're Johnny Cash  
       Bb 
I said no ma'am , I'm the Manhattan Flash  
      C7                                   F 
And I am the best bank robber in New York.   
  
TAG: TALK:  
 
Well, I don't pay any income tax...  
 
You don't pay tax on money you steal...  
 
You oughta catch that Johnny Chicken show...  
 
Chicken In Black! hmmmmmmmm!