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Version 1 Version 2 Version 3 Version 4 Version 5***Capo On First Fret*** [Intro] A (Reapeted a few times) [Verse] A E7 On A Monday I was Ar-rested (Uh-huh) E7 A On A Tuesday they locked me in Jail (Poor Boy) A E7 On A Wednesday my trial was at-tested E7 A And on a Thursday they said guilty as the judge's Gavel fell [Chorus] A E7 I Got stripes, Stripes around my shoulders E7 A I got chains, Chains around my feet A E7 I got stripes, Stripes around my shoulders E7 A And them chains them chains they're bout to drag me down [Verse] A E7 On A Monday I Got My Stripe-ed Britches E7 A On A Tuesday I Got My Ball And Chain A E7 On A Wednesday I'm Workin' Diggin' Ditches E7 A On A Thursday Lord I Begged 'Em Not To Knock Me Down Again [Chorus] A E7 I Got stripes, Stripes around my shoulders E7 A I got chains, Chains around my feet A E7 I got stripes, Stripes around my shoulders E7 A - C - C - C - C And them chains them chains they're bout to drag me down [Verse] C G On a Monday My momma came to see me G C On a tuesday they caught me with a file C G On a Wednesday im down in soli-tary G C On A Thursday I Start On Bread And Water For A While [Chorus] C G I Got stripes, Stripes around my shoulders G C I got chains, Chains around my feet C G I got stripes, Stripes around my shoulders G C And them chains them chains they're bout to drag me down