Johnny Cash - There Ain't No Good Chain Gang: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn There Ain't No Good Chain Gang ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang" smoothly on your ukulele.

A#
Bet it ain't raining back home,
A#
Bet you sister's still on the phone,
    D#                     A#              G
Bet momma's in the kitchen cooking fried chicken,
D#              F           A#
Wishing that I hadn't done wrong

A#
Momma, don't you worry about it none though,
Everything's gonna be alright, momma,
They're teaching us a lot of new things in here, momma,

Chorus:
A#
Things like there ain't no good in an evil hearted woman,
A#
And I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James,
A#       D#                          A#            G
And you don't go writing hot checks down in Mississippi,
           D#   C# A#    G#   A#
And there ain't no good chain gang.

Papa's reading yesterday's mail
Wishing that the hay was all baled
I bet he's wishing we could go fishing
And here I am laying in jail

A#
Well, papa, don't you worry about it none,
Now, everything's gonna be alright, papa,
They're teaching us a lesson today,
We're learning pretty well too,
We've already learned a whole lot of stuff already

Chorus:
There is no good in an evil-hearted woman
And I'm not cut out to be no Jesse James
And you don't go writing hot cheques down in Mississippi
And there is no good chain gang

There is no good in an evil-hearted woman
And I'm not cut out to be no Jesse James
And you don't go writing hot cheques down in Mississippi
And there is no good chain gang

There is no good in an evil-hearted woman
And I'm not cut out to be no Jesse James
And you don't go writing hot cheques down in Mississippi
And there is no good chain gang

There is no good in an evil-hearted woman
And I'm not cut out to be no Jesse James
And you don't go writing hot cheques down in Mississippi
And there is no good chain gang

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A#

Ukulele chord A#

C#

Ukulele chord C#

D#

Ukulele chord D#

F

Ukulele chord F

G

Ukulele chord G

G#

Ukulele chord G#

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang" by Johnny Cash.

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