The One On The Right Is On The Left
The One On The Right Is On The Left

The One On The Right Is On The Left chords by Johnny Cash

1966Country
Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 2

Capo

Transpose

0

Capo
  • C

  • G

  • D

  • F

  • C

  • G

  • D

  • F

  • Intro 1

    Verse 1
    There 
    once 
    was 
    musical 
    troupe 

    pickin' 
    singin' 
    folk 
    group 

    They 
    sang 
    the 
    mountain 
    ballads 

    And 
    the 
    folk 
    songs 
    of 
    our 
    land 

    They 
    were 
    long 
    on 
    musical 
    a
    bility 

    Folks 
    thought 
    they 
    would 
    go 
    far 

    But 
    po
    litical 
    incompa
    bility 

    led 
    to 
    their 
    down
    fall 

    Chorus 1
    Well, 
    the 
    one 
    on 
    the 
    right 
    was 
    on 
    the 
    left 

    And 
    the 
    one 
    in 
    the 
    middle 
    was 
    on 
    the 
    right 

    And 
    the 
    one 
    on 
    the 
    left 
    was 
    in 
    the 
    middle 

    And 
    the 
    guy 
    in 
    the 
    rear 
    was 
    Methodist 

    Interlude 1

    Verse 2
    This 
    musical 
    aggregation 

    toured 
    the 
    entire 
    nation 

    Singing 
    traditional 
    ballads 

    And 
    the 
    folk 
    songs 
    of 
    our 
    land 

    They 
    per
    formed 
    with 
    great 
    virtu
    osity 

    And 
    soon 
    they 
    were 
    the 
    rage 

    But 
    po
    litical 
    ani
    mosity 

    pre
    vailed 
    upon 
    the 
    stage 

    Chorus 2
    Well, 
    the 
    one 
    on 
    the 
    right 
    was 
    on 
    the 
    left 

    And 
    the 
    one 
    in 
    the 
    middle 
    was 
    on 
    the 
    right 

    And 
    the 
    one 
    on 
    the 
    left 
    was 
    in 
    the 
    middle 

    And 
    the 
    guy 
    in 
    the 
    rear 

    burned 
    his 
    driver's 
    license 

    Interlude 2

    Verse 3
    Well, 
    the 
    curtain 
    had 
    ascended 

    hush 
    fell 
    on 
    the 
    crowd 

    As 
    thousands 
    there 
    were 
    gathered 

    to 
    hear 
    the 
    folk 
    songs 
    of 
    our 
    land 

    But 
    they 
    took 
    their 
    politics 
    seriously 

    And 
    that 
    night 
    at 
    the 
    concert 
    hall 

    As 
    the 
    audience 
    watched 
    de
    liriously 

    They 
    had 
    free-for-all 

    Chorus 3
    Well, 
    the 
    one 
    on 
    the 
    right 
    was 
    on 
    the 
    bottom 

    And 
    the 
    one 
    in 
    the 
    middle 
    was 
    on 
    the 
    top 

    And 
    the 
    one 
    on 
    the 
    left 
    got 
    broken 
    arm 

    And 
    the 
    guy 
    on 
    his 
    rear 
    said, 
    "Oh 
    dear" 

    Interlude 3

    Verse 4
    Now 
    this 
    should 
    be 
    lesson 

    if 
    you 
    plan 
    to 
    start 
    folk 
    group 

    Don't 
    go 
    mixin' 
    politics 

    with 
    the 
    folk 
    songs 
    of 
    our 
    land 

    Just 
    work 
    on 
    harmony 
    and 
    diction 

    Play 
    your 
    banjo 
    well 

    And 
    if 
    you 
    have 
    political 
    con
    victions 

    keep 
    them 
    to 
    your
    self 

    Chorus 4
    Now, 
    the 
    one 
    on 
    the 
    left 
    works 
    in 
    bank 

    And 
    the 
    one 
    in 
    the 
    middle 
    drives 
    truck 

    The 
    one 
    on 
    the 
    right's 
    an 
    all- 
    night 
    deejay 

    And 
    the 
    guy 
    in 
    the 
    rear 
    got 
    drafted 

    Outro 1
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