City Jail [Live]
City Jail [Live]

City Jail [Live] chords by Johnny Cash

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    • Verse 1
    City 
    jail city jail 
    like an 
    old scared dog 

    I tuck my 
    tail 

    Bow my head 
    and not a careless 

    word is said 

    Gotta sleep 
    on the 
    floor 
    once 

    more at city 
    jail 

    Verse 2
    Well I was 
    hangin' 
    round 

    the bus 
    station 

    Mindin' 
    my own 
    business 

    like 
    I always do 

    When I 
    saw this waitress 

    in this 
    bus 
    sta
    tion 
    cafe 

    And I 
    thought 
    I check 
    out 

    the action 
    like 
    I always 
    do 

    I'd 
    give 
    her 
    the bad 
    eye 
    and made 
    a 

    few 
    choices 
    personal 
    comments 

    About 
    what 
    I thought 
    mine 
    and her 

    possibilities 
    could 
    be for 
    a team 

    When she 
    called 
    the badge 
    on 
    me 

    The 
    badge 
    grabbed 
    me by 

    the arm 
    and he 
    said 

    What 
    are you doin' 
    hangin' 

    around 
    here 
    for 

    And I 
    said 
    for whatever's 
    goin' 
    around 

    Interlude 1
    City 
    jail 
    city 
    jail... 



    Verse 3
    He said 
    no 
    what 
    I mean 
    is 

    what 
    are you 
    doin' 

    Sayin' 
    things 
    like 
    that 
    to that 
    lady 

    And I 
    said 
    what's 
    that lady's 
    doin' 

    with 
    purple 
    hair 

    Well the badge 
    said 
    you're 
    smart 
    alec 

    an
    d I 
    said 
    no I 
    ain't I'm 
    just 
    hungry 

    And he 
    said 
    you're 
    actin' 

    like 
    a smart 
    alec 

    And I said 
    no that's 
    how I 

    act when 
    I get 
    hungry 

    City 
    jail 
    city 
    jail... 


    Verse 4
    Well 
    he put 
    me 
    outside 
    in a 
    dark 
    corner

    And 
    before 
    you could 
    say 
    hypocrite 

    he 
    hit me 
    on the 
    head 

    And I 
    said oh 
    don't 
    hit 

    me on 
    the head 

    I can't 
    protect 
    myself 

    with the handcuffs 
    on 

    Please 
    don't hit me 
    on the head 
    then 
    he hit me 
    again 

    he hit me again 
    he hit 
    me again 

    And I said oh oh 
    oh oh oh please 
    don't 

    stand 
    on 
    my feet 
    when you 
    hit 
    me 

    I break 
    my 
    ankles 
    when 
    I fall 

    Verse 5
    City 
    jail 
    city 
    jail... 

    Interlude 2


    Verse 6
    Well 
    about 
    that 
    time 
    they threw 

    me 
    in the 
    wagon 

    And that 
    waitress 
    walked 

    out with 
    a sailor 

    I said 
    hey 
    you 
    not 
    you 
    I'm 
    talkin' 

    to the 
    purple 
    people 
    eater 

    Yes 
    you 
    lady 
    quote 
    you're 
    the 

    cause 
    of 
    it all 
    unquote 

    Then she 
    said 
    to that 
    sailor 
    said 
    get 
    me away 

    from 
    that 
    horrible 
    man 
    Harry 

    Verse 7
    City jail 
    city 
    jail... 

    Well 
    as they 
    hauled 
    me 
    away 
    I said 
    everybody 

    Outro 1
    have 
    a nice 
    evening 




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