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Version 1 Version 2 Version 3 Version 4 Version 5Tune down 1/2 step (Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb) [Intro] C D D [Verse] D A7 On a Monday, I was arrested. (uh-huh) A7 D On a Tuesday, they locked me in the jail. (poor boy) D A7 On a Wednesday, my trial was attested. A7 D On a Thursday, they said guilty and the judge's gavel fell. [Chorus] D A7 I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders. A7 D I got chains, chains around my feet. D A7 I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders, A7 D And them chains, them chains, they're 'bout to drag me down. [Verse] D A7 On a Monday, got my striped britches. (uh-huh) A7 D On a Tuesday, got my ball and chain. (poor boy) D A7 On a Wednesday, I'm workin' diggin' ditches. A7 D On a Thursday, Lord, I begged them not to knock me down a-gain. [Chorus] D A7 I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders. A7 D I got chains, chains around my feet. D A7 I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders, A7 D E And them chains, them chains, they're 'bout to drag me down. [Verse] E B7 On a Monday, my mama come to see me. (uh-huh) B7 E On a Tuesday, they caught me with a file. (poor boy) E B7 On a Wednesday, I'm down in soli-tary. B7 E On a Thursday, Lord, I start on bread and water for a while. [Chorus] E B7 I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders. B7 E I got chains, chains around my feet. E B7 I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders, B7 E And them chains, them chains, they're 'bout to drag me down. For more Johnny Cash chords, see -.unofficial-johnnycash-!