Johnny 99 Chords & Lyrics - Johnny Cash

[VERSE]
Well they [D]closed down the auto plant in Mahwah late last month
Ralph went out lookin' for a job but he couldn't find [A]none
He came [D]home too drunk from mixin' Tanqueray and wine
He got a gun shot a night clerk now [A]they call him Johnny [D]99
Dawn in t[D]hat part of town where when you hit red light you don't stop
Johnny's wavin' his gun around and threatin' to blow his [A]top
When an [D]off duty cop snuck up on him on from behind
Out in front of the club Tip Top they slapped the cuffs on Johnny [A]99

[VERSE]
Well the city [G]supplied a public defender but the [D]judge was mean John Brown
He came into the courtroom and stared poor Johnny [A]down
Well the [D]evidence is clear gonna let the sentence fit the crime
Prison for 98 and a year will make it [A]even Johnny [D]99

[VERSE]
A fist [G]fight broke out in the courtroom they had to [D]drag Johnny's girl away
His mama stood up and shouted judge don't take my boy this [A]way
Well son you [D]got any statement you'd like to make
Before the bailiff comes to [A]forever take you [D]away
Yes [G]judge I got debts no honest [D]man could pay
The bank was holdin' my mortgage they was takin' my house [A]away
Now I ain't [D]sayin' that makes me an innocent man
But it was more than all this [A]that put that gun in my [D]hand
And your honor I [G]do believe I'd be [D]better off dead
If you can take a man's life for the thoughts that are in his [A]head
Then won't [D]you sit back in that chair and think it over one more time
And let 'em shave off my hair and [A]burn Johnny [D]99