Chords for Johnny Paycheck and his way of life.
Tempo:
142.8 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
G
Eb
Ebm
Bbm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Yeah, I'm a bussard down in Austin
[Ebm]
Walking [Bb] round in eight [Ebm] [Bb] days
He had that [Bbm] outlaw, rebel [Bb] edge from the start.
[G] He was somebody [Bbm] who just had the look.
He had that ragged edge that he could put in his voice
and
it was from just plain old hell-raising.
He sang those songs.
[F] You know he lived it, and he did live [Eb] it.
Seven months and [Bb] 29 days
[F] He was somebody who probably had a lot of [Bb] demons.
He drank and smoked and did anything you could probably do
Living on the edge and often on the street
Paycheck
drank his way through numerous record deals during the [Bbm] 60s
and
then in 1977, he recorded his only [Bb] number one hit
a
blue-collar anthem written by fellow outlaw David Allen Cook.
[G] Take this job and shove it
[C] I ain't working here [G] no more
I wanna run the reason
[A] That I was working [D] for
Boy, when take this job and shove it [G] came out
it
just was like a whirlwind.
Johnny Paycheck [E] was perfect for that song
because
[Em] I could [G] just picture him with his attitude
just
walking in there and telling [Gb] his boss
here,
just [Bb] take this job and shove it.
[Eb]
By 85, [Bb] Paycheck's explosive temper and a belly full of booze
finally
got the better of him.
He pulled out his Saturday night [Eb] special in the [Gb] Ohio Honky Tonk
[Eb] and
let her rip.
That [Bb] bullet went [Ebm] in [Bb] right above my eyebrow
come
out [Fm] up here.
That's back [Eb] when I used to drink, you know.
[F] If I hadn't been drinking, I would have been in them places.
Paycheck was sentenced to nine years for aggravated assault
and
pardoned in 1991 only after serving two.
He was welcomed back by his brother-in-arms, Waylon Jennings and George Jones.
You're looking great.
How's it feel [G] to be out now?
I guess it's as close to heaven as I'm ever gonna get.
Johnny Paycheck was an outlaw just because he just couldn't help it.
It was just in his blood.
If I was all the things they said I was, I wouldn't have time to do nothing.
[Em] [Bm]
[D] [G] [D]
[G]
[Ebm]
Walking [Bb] round in eight [Ebm] [Bb] days
He had that [Bbm] outlaw, rebel [Bb] edge from the start.
[G] He was somebody [Bbm] who just had the look.
He had that ragged edge that he could put in his voice
and
it was from just plain old hell-raising.
He sang those songs.
[F] You know he lived it, and he did live [Eb] it.
Seven months and [Bb] 29 days
[F] He was somebody who probably had a lot of [Bb] demons.
He drank and smoked and did anything you could probably do
Living on the edge and often on the street
Paycheck
drank his way through numerous record deals during the [Bbm] 60s
and
then in 1977, he recorded his only [Bb] number one hit
a
blue-collar anthem written by fellow outlaw David Allen Cook.
[G] Take this job and shove it
[C] I ain't working here [G] no more
I wanna run the reason
[A] That I was working [D] for
Boy, when take this job and shove it [G] came out
it
just was like a whirlwind.
Johnny Paycheck [E] was perfect for that song
because
[Em] I could [G] just picture him with his attitude
just
walking in there and telling [Gb] his boss
here,
just [Bb] take this job and shove it.
[Eb]
By 85, [Bb] Paycheck's explosive temper and a belly full of booze
finally
got the better of him.
He pulled out his Saturday night [Eb] special in the [Gb] Ohio Honky Tonk
[Eb] and
let her rip.
That [Bb] bullet went [Ebm] in [Bb] right above my eyebrow
come
out [Fm] up here.
That's back [Eb] when I used to drink, you know.
[F] If I hadn't been drinking, I would have been in them places.
Paycheck was sentenced to nine years for aggravated assault
and
pardoned in 1991 only after serving two.
He was welcomed back by his brother-in-arms, Waylon Jennings and George Jones.
You're looking great.
How's it feel [G] to be out now?
I guess it's as close to heaven as I'm ever gonna get.
Johnny Paycheck was an outlaw just because he just couldn't help it.
It was just in his blood.
If I was all the things they said I was, I wouldn't have time to do nothing.
[Em] [Bm]
[D] [G] [D]
[G]
Key:
Bb
G
Eb
Ebm
Bbm
Bb
G
Eb
Yeah, I'm a bussard down in Austin
_ [Ebm] _
Walking [Bb] round in eight [Ebm] _ [Bb] days
He had that [Bbm] outlaw, rebel [Bb] edge from the start.
[G] He was somebody [Bbm] who just had the look.
He had that ragged edge that he could put in his voice_
_and
it was from just plain old hell-raising.
He sang those songs.
[F] You know he lived it, and he did live [Eb] it.
Seven months and [Bb] 29 days
[F] He was somebody who probably had a lot of [Bb] demons.
He drank and smoked and did anything you could probably do_
Living on the edge and often on the street_
_Paycheck
drank his way through numerous record deals during the [Bbm] 60s_
_and
then in 1977, he recorded his only [Bb] number one hit_
_a
blue-collar anthem written by fellow outlaw David Allen Cook.
[G] Take this job and shove it
[C] I ain't working here [G] no _ more
I wanna run the _ _ reason
[A] That I was working [D] for
Boy, when take this job and shove it [G] came out_
_it
just was like a whirlwind.
Johnny Paycheck [E] was perfect for that song_
_because
[Em] I could [G] just picture him with his attitude_
_just
walking in there and telling [Gb] his boss_
_here,
just [Bb] take this job and shove it.
[Eb] _
By 85, [Bb] Paycheck's explosive temper and a belly full of booze_
_finally
got the better of him.
He pulled out his Saturday night [Eb] special in the [Gb] Ohio Honky Tonk_
[Eb] _and
let her rip.
That [Bb] bullet went [Ebm] in [Bb] right above my _ eyebrow_
_come
out [Fm] up here.
_ That's back [Eb] when I used to drink, you know.
[F] If I hadn't been drinking, I would have been in them places.
Paycheck was sentenced to nine years for aggravated assault_
_and
pardoned in 1991 only after serving two.
He was welcomed back by his brother-in-arms, Waylon Jennings and George Jones.
You're looking great.
How's it feel [G] to be out now?
I guess it's as close to heaven as I'm ever gonna get.
Johnny Paycheck was an outlaw just because he just couldn't help it.
It was just in his blood.
If I was all the things they said I was, I wouldn't have time to do nothing. _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _
Walking [Bb] round in eight [Ebm] _ [Bb] days
He had that [Bbm] outlaw, rebel [Bb] edge from the start.
[G] He was somebody [Bbm] who just had the look.
He had that ragged edge that he could put in his voice_
_and
it was from just plain old hell-raising.
He sang those songs.
[F] You know he lived it, and he did live [Eb] it.
Seven months and [Bb] 29 days
[F] He was somebody who probably had a lot of [Bb] demons.
He drank and smoked and did anything you could probably do_
Living on the edge and often on the street_
_Paycheck
drank his way through numerous record deals during the [Bbm] 60s_
_and
then in 1977, he recorded his only [Bb] number one hit_
_a
blue-collar anthem written by fellow outlaw David Allen Cook.
[G] Take this job and shove it
[C] I ain't working here [G] no _ more
I wanna run the _ _ reason
[A] That I was working [D] for
Boy, when take this job and shove it [G] came out_
_it
just was like a whirlwind.
Johnny Paycheck [E] was perfect for that song_
_because
[Em] I could [G] just picture him with his attitude_
_just
walking in there and telling [Gb] his boss_
_here,
just [Bb] take this job and shove it.
[Eb] _
By 85, [Bb] Paycheck's explosive temper and a belly full of booze_
_finally
got the better of him.
He pulled out his Saturday night [Eb] special in the [Gb] Ohio Honky Tonk_
[Eb] _and
let her rip.
That [Bb] bullet went [Ebm] in [Bb] right above my _ eyebrow_
_come
out [Fm] up here.
_ That's back [Eb] when I used to drink, you know.
[F] If I hadn't been drinking, I would have been in them places.
Paycheck was sentenced to nine years for aggravated assault_
_and
pardoned in 1991 only after serving two.
He was welcomed back by his brother-in-arms, Waylon Jennings and George Jones.
You're looking great.
How's it feel [G] to be out now?
I guess it's as close to heaven as I'm ever gonna get.
Johnny Paycheck was an outlaw just because he just couldn't help it.
It was just in his blood.
If I was all the things they said I was, I wouldn't have time to do nothing. _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _