The One on the Right Is on the Left Chords by Johnny Cash

[Start]

[Verse]
D A E A
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                 A             
There once was a musical troupe
D         A                 
A pickin' singin' folk group
D             A               
They sang the mountain ballads
                   E          
And the folk songs of our land
A                                
They were long on musical ability
D                              
Folks thought they would go far
D                            
But political incompatibility
E              A       
■ Led to their downfall
D                   A                    
Well the one on the right was on the left
E                  A                      
And the one in the middle was on the right
D                                        
And the one on the left was in the middle
E                       A                
And the guy in the rear ■ was a Methodist
D A E A
■ ■ ■ ■
     A                  
This musical aggregation
D                 A     
Toured the entire nation
D           A                  
Singing the traditional ballads
             Bm               
And the folk songs of our land
E E7   A                    D         
■ They performed with great virtuosity
                       A   
And soon they were the rage
D             A        
But political animosity
E                  A    
Prevailed upon the stage
             D                A          
Well the one on the right was on the left
E                             A           
And the one in the middle was on the right
D                           A            
And the one on the left was in the middle
E                       A                          
And the guy in the rear burned his driver's license


[Chorus]
D A E A
■ ■ ■ ■
                     A       
Well the curtain had ascended
D           A           
A hush fell on the crowd
D                  A            
As thousands there were gathered
                       G          
To hear the folk songs of our land
A                                     
But they took their politics seriously
D                     A           
And that night at the concert hall
D                       A          
As the audience watched deliriously
E            A         
■ They had a freeforall
D                         A                
Well the one on the right was on the bottom
E                  A                    
And the one in the middle was on the top
D                                       
And the one on the left got a broken arm
A           E           A             
And the guy in the rear ■ said Oh dear
D A E A
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[Verse]
         A                 
Now this should be a lesson
       D             A           
If you plan to start a folk group
D        A              
Don't go mixin' politics
              E                
With the folk songs of our land
E7 A                        D      
■  Just work on harmony and diction


[Chorus]
                A   
Play your banjo well
D                         A           E
And if you have political convictions ■
            A       
Keep 'em to yourself
D                             A        
Now the one on the left works in a bank
            E                      A    
And the one in the middle drives a truck
D                                  A     
The one on the right's an allnight deejay
E                       A          
And the guy in the rear got drafted
D A E A
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