Main Riff:
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Verse 1:
C
We got married in a fever hotter than a pepper sprout
CC7
We've been talking 'bout Jackson ever since the fire went out
CFC
I'm going to Jackson, gonna mess around
CFG7C
yeah, I'm going to Jackson, look out Jackson town
Verse 2:
C
Go on down to Jackson, go ahead and wreck your health
CC7
Go play your hand, you big talking man, and make a big fool of yourself
CFC
Yeah, go to Jackson, go comb your hair
CFG7C
Yeah, I'm gonna snow ball Jackson, see if I care
Verse 3:
C
When I breeze into that city, people gonna stoop and bow
CC7
all them women gonna make me teach 'em what they don't know how
CFC
aw, I'm going to Jackson, turn aloose of my coat,
CFG7C
yeah, I'm going to Jackson, goodbye, that's all she wrote
Verse 4:
C
I'm gonna laugh at you in Jackson, and I'll be dancin' on a pony keg
CC7
they'll lead ya round town like a scalded hound, with your tail tucked between
your legs
CFC
yeah, go to Jackson, you big talking man
CFG7C
and I'll be waiting in Jackson, behind my jaypan-Japan- fan
Verse 5:
C
We got married in a fever hotter than a pepper sprout
CC7
We've been talking 'bout Jackson ever since the fire went out
CFC
I'm going to Jackson, and that's a fact
CFG7C
yeah, I'm going to Jackson, ain't never comin' back
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research. UkuTabs does not own any songs, lyrics or arrangements posted and/or printed.
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research. UkuTabs does not own any songs, lyrics or arrangements posted and/or printed. This arrangement was downloaded for free on UkuTabs.com.
Johnny Cash (born J.R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and author. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 90 million records worldwide. Although primarily remembered as a country music icon, his genre-spanning songs and sound embraced rock and roll, rockabilly, blues, folk, and gospel.
Cash was known for his deep, calm bass-baritone voice
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