Johnny Paycheck

Georgia in a Jug(Chords)

Johnny Paycheck

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	        D                                                 G                  E 
Mason jars on the dresser, filled with dollars, and quarters, 
  A                                             D 
Savin' em' for our trip around the world, 
   D                                                           G 
E 
But now that you changed your tune, there'll be no honeymoon, 
       A                                              D 
So tonight I'm going there without you girl. 
 
   D                                                      G 
I'm going down to Mexico, in a glass of tequela, 
           A                                               D 
Going down to Puerto Rico, in a bottle of rum, 
                                  G                E 
Going out to Honolulu, in a mai tai mug, 
              A                                               E 
And I'm coming back home to Georgia, in a jug. 
 
  D                                                 G                E 
We'll never ride that bus to Mexico City, that's a pity, 
         A                                             D 
We'll never sail our ship into Old San Juan, 
                                                 G               E 
You'll never walk with me, on the beach at Waikiki, 
                 A                                          D 
And we'll never share that brick suburban home. 
 
  A                                                    E 
Today I'm taking that money out of that jar, 
                                          A 
Tonight I'm buying my ticket, at the corner bar, 
 
  A                                                        G 
I'm going down to Mexico, in a glass of Tequela, 
           A                                               D 
Going down to Puerto Rico, in a bottle of rum, 
                                 G                 E 
Going out to Honolulu, in a Mai Tai mug, 
              A                                               D 
And I'm coming back home to Georgia, in a jug, 
 
               A                                               D 
Yes, I'm coming back home to Georgia, in a jug.
	        

Written by Bobby Braddock

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