Blackjack County Chain
Key: ACapo 3English
Verse
I Amwas sittin' beside the Groad in Black Jack AmCounty.
AmNot knowing that the GSheriff paid a Ebounty
AmFor men like me that Gdidn't have a Fpenny to their Amname.
AmSo he locked my leg to G35 pounds of AmBlack Jack ECounty AmChains.
Verse
AmAnd all we had to Geat was bread and Amwater
AmAnd each day we built the Groad a mile and a Equarter
A AmBlack Snake Whip would cut Gour back when some Fpoor Fool complained Am
AmBut we couldn't fight Gback wearing 35 pounds of AmBlack Jack ECounty AmChains.
Verse
AmOne night while the GSheriff was a-Amsleeping
AmWe all gathered Ground him slowly Ecreeping
AmAnd Heaven help me to Gforget that night in Fthe cold cold rain Am
AmWhen we beat him to death with 35 Gpounds of Black AmJack ECounty Chains. Am
Verse
AmNow the whip marks are Gall healed and AmI'm thankful
AmThere's nothing Gbut the scar around my Eankle.
AmBut most of all I'm glad Gno man will be a Fslave again Am
AmTo a Black Snake Whip Gand 35 pounds of AmBlack EJack County AmChain.
AmTo a Black Snake Whip Gand 35 pounds of AmBlack EJack County AmChain.
Am G F E Am