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Blackjack County Chains

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G Clef
Four-Four Time
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D
Em
Introduction
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Mandolin and Guitar only for the first 2 verses

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Mandolin and Guitar

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Mandolin and Guitar

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Mandolin and Guitar

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I was sittin' beside the road in Black Jack County.

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not knowing that that the Sheriff paid a bounty,

Em
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for men like me that didn't have a penny to their name.

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He locked my leg to 35 pounds of Black Jack County Chains. BASS & FIDDLE ENTER

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And all we had to eat was bread and water,

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Everyday we had to build this road a mile and a quarter,

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a Black Snake Whip, would cut our back, when some poor fool complained,

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but we couldn't fight back wearing 35 pounds of Black Jack County Chains.

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Fiddle solo

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Fiddle solo

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Fiddle solo

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Fiddle solo

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Verse
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Then one night the Sheriff lay a'sleepin',

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We all gathered round him slowly creeping,

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and Heaven help me to forget that night in the cold cold rain,

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when we beat him to death with 35 pounds of Black Jack County Chains.

Em
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Descending FIDDLE run; then QUIETLY MANDOLIN and GUITAR only

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The wounds have all healed and I'm thankful,

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there's nothing left but scars around my ankle. BASS & FIDDLE RETURN

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But best of all no man will ever be a slave again,

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to a Black Snake Whip, and 35 pounds of Black Jack County Chains.

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But best of all no man will ever be a slave again

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Mandolin melodizes final line

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