Jackson (midi)

C

1. We got married in a fever, hotter than a pepper sprout,

C7

we been talkin’ bout Jackson, ever since the fire went out,

F C

I’m goin’ to Jackson, I’m gonna mess around,

F - G C

yeah, I’m goin’ to Jackson, look out Jackson town.

C

2. Well, go on down to Jackson, go ahead and wreck your health,

C7

go, play your hand, you big talkin’ man, make a big fool of yourself,

F C

yeah, go to Jackson, go comb your hair !

F - G C

Honey, I’m goin’-a snowball Jackson. See if I care !

C

3. When I breeze into that city, people goin’-a stoop and bow. Ha!

All them women goin’-a make me

C7

teach 'em what they don’t know how,

F C

I’m goin’ to Jackson, you turn loose-a my coat,

F - G C

cause I’m goin’ to Jackson ! Good bye ! That’s all she wrote.

C

4. Heck, they’ll laugh at you in Jackson,

and I’ll be dancin’ on a pony keg,

They’ll lead you round town like a scalded hound,

C7

with your tail tucked between your legs.

F C

Yeah, go to Jackson, you big talkin’ man,

F - G C

and I’ll be waitin’ in Jackson, behind my J pan plan.

C

4. Well, now, we got married in a fever, hotter than a pepper sprout,

C7

we been talkin’ bout Jackson, ever since the fire went out.

F C

I'm goin’ to Jackson, and that’s a fact,

F - G C

yeah, we’re goin’ to Jackson, aint never comin’ back.

C

We got married in a fever, hotter than a pepper sprout,

C7

we been talkin’ bout Jackson, ever since the fire went out ...

(Johnny Cash)