The World And The Suck Chords & Lyrics - Johnny Cash

[A]It took a mighty good man with salty hands
And a mig[E]hty long raft to keep the fore before the aft
You take ten good men and g[A]uts and luck
And you mi[E]ght navigate the wh[A]irl and the suck

Well, the Tenn[A]essee River changed its mind At Chattanooga she oug[E]hta unwind
She co[A]uld a run right on the Georgia Sea
But she cut right back through Ten[E]nessee
Well, t[A]he settlers come by raft
And boat bringin' everything that could st[E]ay a float
But li[A]ke a loco horse that'll twist and buck
They hardly ever made it through the wh[E]irl and the s[A]uck

[A]It took a mighty good man with salty hands
And a mig[E]hty long raft to keep the fore before the aft
You take ten good men and g[A]uts and luck
And you mi[E]ght navigate the wh[A]irl and the suck
General Washi[A]ngton was in his knicker bocks
The Cherokee Indians through the Chatt[E]anooga Rocks
And the Chick[A]amagua tribe and the Nickajack
They kept the watch where the ri[E]ver cut ba[A]ck
And if a raft or a boat ever ro[A]de the bend
The Indians got 'em cause they h[E]ad 'em hemmed i[A]n
[A]It took a mighty good man with salty hands
And a mig[E]hty long raft to keep the fore before the aft
You take ten good men and g[A]uts and luck
And you mi[E]ght navigate the wh[A]irl and the suck