Johnny Cash - When uncle bill quit dope

Well, ^CUncle Bill was my Mothers Brother, ^Ftall lanky man But ^Gsomewhere back in Uncle Bill's life, he ^Ctook to sniffing cocaine. I'd ^Cfind him out in the back yard, ^Fsitting against a tree. His ^Geyes bugged out in a cocaine stare, and his ^Cmind in a cocaine dream. Well, ^Cone fall day when Uncle Bill was ^Fhaving a cocaine fit, He ^Gsaid Louise, this coke's no good and I've made up my mind to qui^Ct. Now you ^Ctake this key and I'll go upstairs and ^Fthen you lock the door, and ^GLord I swear I won't come down, till I ^Cdon't want dope no more.

Well, he ^Fstomped the floor and he ^Cbeat the door and he ^Fmoaned a mournful ^Ccry. When the ^Amlast cocaine went ^Emthrough his brain we ^Dmthought he'd surely d^Gie. He ^Fyelled and he cussed and he ^Cfell on the floor and we ^Falmost gave up h^Cope As ^Clong as I live I won't forget when ^FUncle Bill quit ^Cdope.

Well, for the ^Cfirst few hours we heard not a sound, up^Fstairs was quiet and still. And then ^Gall of a sudden we heard a shriek of ^Cpain from Uncle Bill. He ^Cbounced out of bed and across the room, I ^Fheard him break a chair. And ^Gthen another scream louder than the first as he ^Cripped out a hunk of his hair. My ^CMother kissed us all that night, as ^Fbrother and I lay in bed. We ^Gwondered if poor old Uncle Bill was ^Cdying or already dead. But ^Call night long we listened to him as he ^Fraved, pleaded and called. And I ^Gswear I heard his fingernails tearing the ^Cpaper off the walls.

Well, he ^Fstomped the floor and he ^Cbeat the door and he ^Fmoaned a mournful ^Ccry. When the ^Amlast cocaine went ^Emthrough his brain we ^Dmthought he'd surely d^Gie. He ^Fyelled and he cussed and he ^Cfell on the floor and we ^Falmost gave up h^Cope As ^Clong as I live I won't forget when ^FUncle Bill quit ^Cdope.

After ^Cfourteen days and nights of hell, it ^Fgrew quiet overhead. And I ^Gpeered past mother, as she unlocked the door ^Cexpecting to find him dead. But ^Cto my surprise there was Uncle Bill, as ^Fshiny as a brand new dollar. His ^Ghair was combed and his beard was gone, he'd ^Cgrown two inches taller. In his ^Cold blue suite and his patterned shoes, he was ^Fquite a sight to see. The ^Glight was back in his deep blue eyes, he ^Cturned to mother and me. He ^Csaid Louise I've been through hell and I ^Fnearly went insane. But I ^Gfinally beat the devils habit, I ^Cbeat the demon cocaine.

Well, he ^Fstomped the floor and he ^Cbeat the door and he ^Fmoaned a mournful ^Ccry. When the ^Amlast cocaine went ^Emthrough his brain we ^Dmthought he'd surely d^Gie. He ^Fyelled and he cussed and he ^Cfell on the floor and we ^Falmost gave up h^Cope As ^Clong as I live I won't forget when ^FUncle Bill quit ^Cdope. As ^Clong as I live I won't forget when ^FUncle Bill quit ^Cdope.