Chicken In Black - Johnny Cash [Intro] [C] [F] [G] [C] [G] Verse 1: [C]For two long years my head hurt bad So a [F]doctor checked me an he shook his head He said [G]I'm sorry to tell you But your body's outlived your [C]brain[G] He said I [C]know this doctor in New York, son And he'll [F]fix you right up with a brand new one So the [G]head doctor met me When I stepped down off of the[C] train[G] He said we [C]had this bank robber killed last night His [F]body's shot but his brain's alright I'll [G]give you a transplant, boy And you'll be [C]okay,[G] I got[C] my new brain in and I was feelin' great I went [F]right back to Nashville with no headache But something [G]strange happened, When I walked in the bank one [C]day |[Chorus] |I said [F]stick 'em up everybody I'm robbin' this place |Drop [C]all of your money in my guitar case |Don't [F]nobody move and don't nobody reach for that [G]door |A [C]lady said, why you're Johnny Cash |I said [F]no ma'am, I'm the Manhattan Flash |And I [G]am the best bank robber in New Yor[C]k Verse 2: [C]Now the other night Roy Acuff called me He said [F]John I'd like for you to do the Opry So I [G]went out on the stage, but I couldn't [C]sing[G] I [C]got into a half a verse of 'I Walk The Line' And [F]something snapped in this head of mine I yelled [G]stick 'em up! Give me your money, your watches and[C] rings. [Instrumental] [C] Verse 3: [C]Well, I called New York and talked to that brain quack And said [F]Doc I gotta have my old brain back He said I'm [G]sorry there, Mr. Cash, but I can't do [C]that[G] He said I [C]put your brain in a chicken last monday He's [F]singing your songs and makin' lots of money And I [G]got him signed to a ten-year recording [C]contract[G] [C]Now friends if you see me walkin' down the street Remember [F]what you see ain't necessarily me And if I [G]try to hold you up, don't pay me no [C]mind[G] But when you [C]got ten bucks that you can blow You oughta [F]catch that Johnny Chicken show He's doin' [G]fairs and concert dates all up and down the [C]line [Chorus] [Outro] [G]Well, I don't pay any income tax... You don't pay tax on money you steal... You oughta catch that Johnny Chicken show... Chicken In Black! Hmmmmmmmm!