Chicken In Black by Johnny Cash
Key: EE | Capo: 0fr |  Left-Handed 

    


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 killed 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 A# C7 
 
F
Well, I called New York and talked to that brain quack 
         A#           
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 
     A#
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 
         A#
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 
           A#
You oughta catch that Johnny Chicken show 
           C7
He's doin' fairs and concert dates 
                          F
All up and down the line.  
       A#
I said stick 'em up ever'body I'm robbin' this place 
     F
Drop all of your money in my guitar case 
      A#                                               C7
Don't nobody move and don't nobody reach for that door   
  F
A lady said, why you're Johnny Cash 
       A#
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!