Blackjack County Chain Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
I [Am]was standin' beside
the [G]road in [Am]Blackjack County
Not knowing the sher[G]iff paid [E]a bounty
For [Am]men like me who [G]didn't
have a [F]penny to our [E]names
So he [Am]locked my leg to [G]thirty-five pounds
pounds of [E]Blackjack County [Am]chain
And all we had to [G]eat was
bread [Am]and water
And each day we had to [G]build
that road [E]a mile and a quarter
A [Am]black snake whip would [G]cut our backs
if [F]some poor fool com[E]plained
And [Am]you couldn't fight back wear[G]in'
35 pounds [Em]of Blackjack [C]County [Am]chain
And then one night when
[G]the sheriff was a [Am]sleepin'
We gathered all [G]round him
[E]slowly creepin'
[Am]Heaven help me to [G]forget that [F]night
in the cold [E]cold rain
When we [Am]beat him to death with [G]thirty-five
pounds pounds of [E]Blackjack County [Am]chain
Now the whip marks have [G]all
healed and I [Am]am thankful
That there's nothing but these
[G]scars around [E]my ankles
But [Am]most of all I'm [G]glad no
man will [F]be a slave [E]again
To a [Am]black snake whip and [G]thirty-five pounds
pounds of [E]Blackjack County [Am]chain
To a black snake whip and [G]thirty-five pounds
[E]pounds [Am]of Bl[E]ackjack County chain