CAPO ON FIRST FRET
Verse One (Waylon):
I ll bet it ain t a-rainin back home
I bet your sister s still on the phone
I bet mama s in the kitchen, cooking fried chicken
Wishing that I hadn t done wrong
Verse Two (Johnny - Spoken):
Don t you worry about us none now, mama
Everything s gonna be all right, mama
They re teaching us a lot of new things in here, mama
Things like...
Chorus (Johnny with Waylon as harmony/background singer):
There ain t no good in an evil-hearted woman
And I ain t cut out to be no Jesse James
And you don t go writin hot cheques, down in Mississippi
And there ain t no good chain gang
Instrumental - Waylon on guitar. See bottom of document...
Verse Three (Waylon):
Papa s readin yesterday s mail
Wishin that the hay was all bailed
I ll bet he s a-wishin he could go fishin
And here I am a-laying in jail
Verse Four (Jonnhy - Spoken):
Don t you worry about us now, Papa
They re teaching us a lesson a day, we re learning pretty well, too
We ve already learned a whole lot of stuff already
Things like...
Chorus x2
Waylon guitar part (similar to first)
Chorus x2 - Fade out half way through second one