Louvin Brothers - Cash On The Barrelhead guitar chord

CASH ON THE BARRELHEAD

By : Louvin Brothers

INTRO: INSTRUMENTALLY OVER LINE BELOW

C C7 F

No time to chase you,.. 'cause I'm busy man.

VERSE ONE / VOCALS

F

Got in a little trouble,... at the county seat.

Lord, they put me in the jailhouse,.... for loafin' on the street.

Bb

When the judge heard the verdict,..I was a guilty man,

F

He said, Forty-five dollars,...or thirty days in the can.

Bb F

That'll be cash.. on the barrelhead, son

C7 F

You can make your choice,... you're twenty-one.

Bb F

No money down,... no credit plan,

C7 F

No time to chase you,.. 'cause I'm busy man.

INSTRUMENTAL: PLAY OVER LINES BELOW

F

Got in a little trouble,... at the county seat.

Lord, they put me in the jailhouse,.... for loafin' on the street.

Bb F

No money down,... no credit plan,

C7 F

No time to chase you,.. 'cause I'm busy man.

VERSE TWO / VOCAL

F

Found a telephone number,... on a laundry slip

And a good-hearted jailer,... with a six-gun hip

Bb

He let me call long-distance,... she said, Number, please

F

No sooner than I told her,... she shouted out at me,

Bb F

That'll be cash ...on the barrelhead, son,

C7 F

Not part, not half, ...but the entire sum

Bb F

No money down,... no credit plan

C7 F

Cause a little bird tells me,... that you're a travellin' man

INSTRUMENTAL: PLAY OVER LINES BELOW

Bb F

No money down,... no credit plan,

C7 F

No time to chase you,.. 'cause I'm busy man.

VERSE THREE / VOCALS

F

Thirty days in the jailhouse, ...four days on the road,

I was feeling mighty hungry,... my feet a heavy load.

Bb

Saw a Greyhound comin',... stuck up my thumb

F

Before I got to my seated,... the driver caught my arm.

Bb F

Said, "That'll be cash... on the barrelhead, son

C7 F

This old grey dog,... gets paid to run

. Bb F

When the engine starts,... and the wheels won't roll,

C7 F

Give me cash on the barrelhead,... I'll take you down the road.