Cash On The Barrelhead

[INTRO: ]INSTRUMENTALLY OVER LINE BELOW C C7 F No time to chase you,.. 'cause I'm busy man. VERSE ONE / VOCALS F Got in a little trouble,... at the county seat. Lord, they put me in the jailhouse,.... for loafin' on the street. Bb When the judge heard the verdict,..I was a guilty man, F He said, Forty-five dollars,...or thirty days in the can. Bb F That'll be cash.. on the barrelhead, son C7 F You can make your choice,... you're twenty-one. Bb F No money down,... no credit plan, C7 F No time to chase you,.. 'cause I'm busy man. INSTRUMENTAL: PLAY OVER LINES BELOW F Got in a little trouble,... at the county seat. Lord, they put me in the jailhouse,.... for loafin' on the street. Bb F No money down,... no credit plan, C7 F No time to chase you,.. 'cause I'm busy man. VERSE TWO / VOCAL F Found a telephone number,... on a laundry slip And a good-hearted jailer,... with a six-gun hip Bb He let me call long-distance,... she said, Number, please F No sooner than I told her,... she shouted out at me, Bb F That'll be cash ...on the barrelhead, son, C7 F Not part, not half, ...but the entire sum Bb F No money down,... no credit plan C7 F Cause a little bird tells me,... that you're a travellin' man INSTRUMENTAL: PLAY OVER LINES BELOW Bb F No money down,... no credit plan, C7 F No time to chase you,.. 'cause I'm busy man. VERSE THREE / VOCALS F Thirty days in the jailhouse, ...four days on the road, I was feeling mighty hungry,... my feet a heavy load. Bb Saw a Greyhound comin',... stuck up my thumb F Before I got to my seated,... the driver caught my arm. Bb F Said, "That'll be cash... on the barrelhead, son C7 F This old grey dog,... gets paid to run . Bb F When the engine starts,... and the wheels won't roll, C7 F Give me cash on the barrelhead,... I'll take you down the road.