A
I'll bet it ain't a-rainin' back home
A
I bet your sister's still on the phone
      D                      A                  F#
I bet mama's in the kitchen, cooking fried chicken
   B7          E            A
Wishing that I hadn't done wrong


Verse Two (Johnny - Spoken):
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Don't you worry about us none now, mama
A
Everything's gonna be all right, mama
A
They're teaching us a lot of new things in here, mama

Things like...


Chorus (Johnny with Waylon as harmony/background singer):
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There ain't no good in an evil-hearted woman
A
And I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James
        D                             A                F#
And you don't go writin' hot cheques, down in Mississippi
          B7       E          A
And there ain't no good chain gang


Instrumental - Waylon on guitar. See bottom of document...


Verse Three (Waylon):
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Papa's readin' yesterday's mail
A
Wishin' that the hay was all bailed
     D                     A              F#
I'll bet he's a-wishin' he could go fishin'
         B7     E         A 
And here I am a-laying in jail


Verse Four (Jonnhy - Spoken):
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Don't you worry about us now, Papa
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They're teaching us a lesson a day, we're learning pretty well, too
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We've already learned a whole lot of stuff already
Things like...


Chorus 
A
There ain't no good in an evil-hearted woman
A
And I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James
        D                             A                F#
And you don't go writin' hot cheques, down in Mississippi
          B7       E          A
And there ain't no good chain gang
Chorus 
A
There ain't no good in an evil-hearted woman
A
And I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James
        D                             A                F#
And you don't go writin' hot cheques, down in Mississippi
          B7       E          A
And there ain't no good chain gang

Waylon guitar part (similar to first)

A
There ain't no good in an evil-hearted woman
A
And I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James
        D                             A                F#
And you don't go writin' hot cheques, down in Mississippi
          B7       E          A
And there ain't no good chain gang