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 [C] York 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!