***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
