I Got Stripes

KEY: D

D                   A
On a Monday I was arrested
                               D
On a Tuesday they locked me in jail
                              A
On a Wednesday my trial was attested
                                                     D
On a Thursday they said guilty and the judge's gavel fell

                                 A
I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders
                               D
I got chains, chains around my feet
                                 A
I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders
                                                       D
And them chains, them chains, they're 'bout to drag me down

On a Monday got my striped breeches
On a Tuesday got my ball and chain
On a Wednesday I'm workin' diggin' ditches
On a Thursday lawd I beg 'em not to knock me down again

I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders
I got chains, chains around my feet
I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders
And them chains, them chains, they're 'bout to drag me down

E                        B7
On a Monday Mama came to see me
                                   E
On a Tuesday they caught me with a file
                               B7
On a Wednesday I'm down in solitary
                                                    E
On a Thursday lawd I start on bread and water for a while

                                 B7
I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders
                               E
I got chains, chains around my feet
                                 B7
I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders
                                                       E
And them chains, them chains, they're 'bout to drag me down