[Intro]
A
[Strophe]
     A              E7 
On A Monday I was Ar-rested (Uh-huh) 
     E7                        A 
On A Tuesday they locked me in Jail (Poor Boy) 
     A                         E7 
On A Wednesday my trial was at-tested 
         E7                                             A 
And on a Thursday they said guilty as the judge's Gavel fell
[Refrain]
      A                          E7 
I Got stripes, Stripes around my shoulders 
      E7                       A 
I got chains, Chains around my feet 
      A                          E7 
I got stripes, Stripes around my shoulders 
         E7                                         A 
And them chains them chains they're bout to drag me down
[Strophe]
     A                         E7 
On A Monday I Got My Stripe-ed Britches 
     E7                        A 
On A Tuesday I Got My Ball And Chain 
     A                             E7 
On A Wednesday I'm Workin' Diggin' Ditches 
     E7                                              A 
On A Thursday Lord I Begged 'Em Not To Knock Me Down Again
[Refrain]
      A                          E7 
I Got stripes, Stripes around my shoulders 
      E7                       A 
I got chains, Chains around my feet 
      A                          E7 
I got stripes, Stripes around my shoulders 
         E7                                         A - C - C - C - C 
And them chains them chains they're bout to drag me down
[Strophe]
     C                       G 
On a Monday My momma came to see me 
     G                             C 
On a tuesday they caught me with a file 
     C                         G 
On a Wednesday im down in soli-tary 
     G                                         C 
On A Thursday I Start On Bread And Water For A While
[Refrain]
      C                          G 
I Got stripes, Stripes around my shoulders 
      G                        C 
I got chains, Chains around my feet 
      C                          G 
I got stripes, Stripes around my shoulders 
         G                                          C 
And them chains them chains they're bout to drag me down