On A Monday
Lead BellyVersion1
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On a Monday, I was arrested
On a Tuesday, I was locked up in jail
On a Wednesday, my trial was attested
On a Thursday, nobody would go my bail
Yes, I m all, almost done, yes I m all, almost done, yes, I m all, almost done
And I ain t gonna bring them yellow women no pail
Take these stripes, stripes from around my shoulder
Take these chains, these chains from around my legs
Lord, these stripes, stripes sure don't worry me
But these chains, these chain's gonna kill me dead
Yes, I m all, almost done, yes I m all, almost done, yes, I m all, almost done
And I ain t gonna bring them yellow women no pail
On Saturday, my baby went a-walking
On a Sunday, she locked me outa the door
On a Monday, we were sitting down a-talking
On a Tuesday, she pawned all of my clothes
Yes, I m all, almost done, yes I m all, almost done, yes, I m all, almost done
And I ain t gonna bring them yellow women no pail
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Readable chord sheet for On A Monday by Lead Belly
On a [G]Monday, I was ar[D]rested On a Tuesday, I was locked up in [G]jail On a Wednesday, my trial was at[D]tested On a Thursday, nobody would go my [G]bail Yes, I m [G]all, almost [D]done, yes I m [G]all, almost [D]done, yes, I m [G]all, almost [D]done And I [D]ain t gonna bring them yellow women no [G]pail [G]Take these stripes, stripes from around my [D]shoulder Take these chains, these chains from around my [G]legs Lord, these stripes, stripes sure don't [D]worry me But these chains, these chain's gonna kill me [G]dead Yes, I m [G]all, almost [D]done, yes I m [G]all, almost [D]done, yes, I m [G]all, almost [D]done And I [D]ain t gonna bring them yellow women no[G] pail [G]On Saturday, my baby went a[D]-walking On a Sunday, she locked me outa the do[G]or On a Monday, we were sitting down a-t[D]alking On a Tuesday, she pawned all of my [G]clothes Yes, I m [G]all, almost [D]done, yes I m [G]all, almost [D]done, yes, I m [G]all, almost [D]done And I [D]ain t gonna bring them yellow women no [G]pail