🎸 Jackson chords by Johnny Cash

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

Verse 1:

C
We got married in a fever hotter than a pepper sprout
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We've been talking 'bout Jackson ever since the fire went out
C        F          C
I'm going to Jackson, gonna mess around
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yeah, I'm going to Jackson, look out Jackson town

Verse 2:

C
Go on down to Jackson, go ahead and wreck your health
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Go play your hand, you big talking man, and make a big fool of yourself
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Yeah, go to Jackson, go comb your hair
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Yeah, I'm gonna snow ball Jackson, see if I care


Verse 3:

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When I breeze into that city, people gonna stoop and bow
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all them women gonna make me teach 'em what they don't know how
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aw, I'm going to Jackson, turn aloose of my coat,
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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
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they'll lead ya round town like a scalded hound, with your tail tucked between your legs
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yeah, go to Jackson, you big talking man
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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
C                 C7
We've been talking 'bout Jackson ever since the fire went out
C         F          C
I'm going to Jackson, and that's a fact
C           F    G7         C
yeah, I'm going to Jackson, ain't never comin' back