Chord Leave That Junk Alone by Johnny Cash

johnny cash - leave that junk alone alabama 3 remix - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - key of F , ear - transcribed on ukulele by neil killer . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - this was tabbed from alabama 3’s remix of "leave that junk alone" , which includes elements of johnny’s original recording and alabama 3’s addEd verses . from the highly controversial 2009 album , johnny cash remixed . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - alabama 3’s lyrics were difficult to transcribe , but i got them all , save for one word! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - chorus : F leave that junk alone F leave that junk alone A# leave that junk alone C F and drink cool h2o verse 1 : F well , me and a couple of good ol’ boys F took a taxi ride downtown A# were checking out a honkytonks C F waiting for the man to come around F lined up ten tequilas F lined up a twenty chase of beer A# put the glata??? on the barmaid C F said , "don’t you ever come back in here!" chorus : johnny said , F F drink water , lord , that liquor is hot , drink water please johnny , just a one more shot A# C drink water , lord , that liquor is hot , drink water F somebody took the bottle top off verse 2 : F we would shoot a bitch our stares F acutely aware of the state we was in A# met a nun called mary in a strip joint C F said she’d guide us through the city of sin F bought a thousand marlboro reds F we got a quart of bombay gin A# C F looking for salvation in some out - of - town comfort inn F then johnny busted down the door F king james bible in his hand A# eyes burning with a rapture C F he’d seen the angels in the promised land F well , i could hear that train A - comin’ , lord F my mind was going ’round the bend A# the good ol’ boys put the bottle top on the floor C F they’d never touch a drop again bridge : johnny said , F your eyes are baggy and a bloodshot red F it’s been a week or two since you’ve been in bed A# you better pay attention now to what i said C F you better leave that junk alone and drink water F you come home feeling for the knob on the door F you better pick up your feet , you’re gonna fall on the floor A# i keep on telling you , i’ll tell you some more C F you better leave that junk alone and drink water F now i’ll forgive you for your running around F if you just promise that you’ll come unwound A# i’ll buy you anything you want in town C F if you’ll leave that junk alone chorus : F leave that junk alone and drink water F leave that junk alone A# leave that junk alone and drink water C F and drink cool h2o F leave that junk alone and drink water F leave that junk alone A# leave that junk alone and drink water C C F and drink cool h . . . 2o