The One On The Right Is On The Left Chords & Lyrics - Johnny Cash

INTRO: [D] [A] [E] [A]

#1.
[A]There once was a musical troupe, a [D]pickin' singin'
[A]folk group.
They [D]sang the mountain [A]ballads and the folk songs
of our [E]land.
They were [A]long on musical ability..folks [D]thought they
would go [A]far.
But [D]political incompati[A]bility [E]led to their down[A]fall.

[CHORUS]
Well, the [D]one on the right was [A]on the left and the [E]one
in the middle was [A]on the right.
And the [D]one on the left was [A]in the middle and the [E]guy
in the rear, was a [A]Methodist.

INTERLUDE: [D] [A] [E] [A]

#2.
[A]This musical aggregation [D]toured the entire [A]nation, [D]singing
the traditional [A]ballads and the folk songs of our [G]lann[E]nnd.
They [A]performed with great virtuosity and [D]soon they were the
[A]rage.
But [D]political ani[A]mosity pre[E]vailed upon the [A]stage.

[CHORUS]
Well, the [D]one on the right was [A]on the left and the [E]one
in the middle was [A]on the right.
And the [D]one on the left was [A]in the middle and the [E]guy
in the rear, burned his [A]driver's license.

INTERLUDE: [D] [A] [E] [A]

#3.
[A]Well, the curtain had ascended, a [D]hush fell on the [A]crowd.
As [D]thousands there were [A]gathered, to hear The folk songs
of our [G]lan[E]d.
But they [A]took their politics seriously and that [D]night at
the concert [A]hall, as the [D]audience watched de[A]liriously..
they [E]had a free-for-[A]all.

[CHORUS]
Well, the [D]one on the right was [A]on the bottom and the [E]one
in the middle was [A]on the top.
And the [D]one on the left got a [A]broken arm and the [E]guy in
the rear, said, "[A] ;Oh, dear."

INTERLUDE: [D] [A] [E] [A]

#4.
[A]Now, this should be a lesson, if you [D]plan to start a [A]folk

group.
[D]Don't go mixin' [A]politics with the folk songs of our [E]land.
Just [A]work on harmony and diction, [D]play your banjo [A]well.
And if you [D]have political [A]convictions, [E]keep them to your[A]self.

[CHORUS]
Now, the [D]one on the left works [A]in a bank and the [E]one in the
middle drives a [A]truck.
The [D]one on the right's an all-[A]night deejay and the [E]guy in
the rear, got [A]drafted.

OUTRO: [D] [A] [E] [A]

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