Learn to play "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
A# Bet it ain't raining back home, A# Bet you sister's still on the phone, D# A# G Bet momma's in the kitchen cooking fried chicken, D# F A# Wishing that I hadn't done wrong A# Momma, don't you worry about it none though, Everything's gonna be alright, momma, They're teaching us a lot of new things in here, momma, Chorus: A# Things like there ain't no good in an evil hearted woman, A# And I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James, A# D# A# G And you don't go writing hot checks down in Mississippi, D# C# A# G# A# And there ain't no good chain gang. Papa's reading yesterday's mail Wishing that the hay was all baled I bet he's wishing we could go fishing And here I am laying in jail A# Well, papa, don't you worry about it none, Now, everything's gonna be alright, papa, They're teaching us a lesson today, We're learning pretty well too, We've already learned a whole lot of stuff already Chorus: There is no good in an evil-hearted woman And I'm not cut out to be no Jesse James And you don't go writing hot cheques down in Mississippi And there is no good chain gang There is no good in an evil-hearted woman And I'm not cut out to be no Jesse James And you don't go writing hot cheques down in Mississippi And there is no good chain gang There is no good in an evil-hearted woman And I'm not cut out to be no Jesse James And you don't go writing hot cheques down in Mississippi And there is no good chain gang There is no good in an evil-hearted woman And I'm not cut out to be no Jesse James And you don't go writing hot cheques down in Mississippi And there is no good chain gang You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA# C# D# F G G# Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
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