X 2
 I was sittin' by the [G
 knowing that that the Sheriff paid a [E7
 men like me that [G
 locked my leg to [G
 And all we had to [G
 day we built the road a mile and a [E7
 Black Snake Whip, would [G
couldn't fight back wearing [G

 One night while the [G
 all gathered round him slowly [E7
 Heaven help me [G
 beat him to death with [G
 Now the whip marks are all [G
 nothing but the scar around my [E7
 most of all I'm [G
 Black Snake Whip, and [G