Johnny Cash - Boss jack
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Capo: 1
Tuning: E A D G B E
Notes: Capo I, original release has two minute spoken-word intro
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[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
EPick a lotta cotton A7drag a long sack
B7Comin' cross the field well I Esee Boss Jack
EHe's a-ridin' straddle of a A7single foot roan
When you B7know that horse you'll Eleave him aloE7ne
That E7old roan's got A7green in his eyes
B7Mean as the devil and Etwice as E7wise
E7Fire in his nose and a A7bow in his back
Can't B7nobody ride him but EBoss Jack
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[Chorus]
A7C'mon children E7bend your back
B7Work a little faster E7fill your sack
Then you A7hitch up the wagon Etake it to the gin
B7Finish pickin' before the winter sets in
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[Interlude]
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[Verse 2]
ENow here a while E7back when the A7crop was laid by
B7Remember who took us on a Ebig fish fry
Caught a E7heap of catfish, A7goggle-eye, and carp
DanB7ced and sung to the Eguitar and harp
EWell someday E7ol' Boss Jack's gA7onna set us all free
B7Gabriel's gonna blow for Eyou and me
E7Angel's gonna bring that A7chariot from above
B7Flappin' their wings like a Eturtledove
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[Chorus]
A7C'mon children E7bend your back
B7Work a little faster E7fill your sack
Then you A7hitch up the wagon Etake it to the gin
B7Finish pickin' before the winter sets in
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[Outro]
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