This song Ellis plays live and is not yet on an album.  Standard blues shuffle.  There 
are multiple video versions on YouTube.
He plays it in either C# with an open tuning, or in E (C# open tuning with capo on 3rd 
fret).  Chords are just bar chords for I, IV, V.
Apologies in advance for the lyrics at the bridge.  There are just a few lines that are 
tough to understand from the vids.  All other lyrics should be accurate.

C# open tuning
C# (x43121@1)G# (xx1114@1) C# (x43121@1)F (133211@1) G# (xx1114@1)C# (x43121@1)Capo: 3rd fret to play in E

LYRICS
ENow, (022100@1)Johnny Cash, the man in black, was at the Grand Ole Opry

ADrunk (x02220@1)with ambition, whiskey and coffee

E (022100@1)                                                 BHe (x2444x@1)was dancing with demons.  Nothing could stop him tonight, tonight

EIt (022100@1)felt like a church, he said a little prayer

ARan (x02220@1)to the stage taking two and three stairs

E (022100@1)                                                       BYou (x2444x@1)can heckle old Johnny, hell he wouldn't care 'cause tonight,

He's gonna kick out the lights.

CHORUS:

EKick (022100@1)out the lights, Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash

AKick (x02220@1)out the lights, Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash

EKick (022100@1)out the lights, Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash

BKick (x2444x@1)out the lights

ENow (022100@1)you can play a big theater to chandeliers and pearls

ARage (x02220@1)inside a stadium to rows of pretty girls

E (022100@1)                                           BTake (x2444x@1)your fancy jet, tour around the world, if you like, it's alright

EOr (022100@1)you can play Folsom prison to the robbers, the crooks

ATo (x02220@1)300 killers giving back dirty looks

E (022100@1)                                                  BIf (x2444x@1)there's a prison riot, you're gonna get the hook, so tonight, you better kick out the lights...

CHORUS

BRIDGE
Dbm (x13321@4)A (x02220@1)                   E (022100@1)               BPlay, (x2444x@1)play on John.  Johnny until the light goes on

Dbm (x13321@4)A (x02220@1)                   E (022100@1)               BPlay, (x2444x@1)play on John.  Johnny until the light goes on

ESo (022100@1)go on sing your little love songs about lying and leaving

AYour (x02220@1)mama's good cooking, how you can't break even

E (022100@1)                                                       BYour (x2444x@1)pick-up truck, how your girlfriend's cheating, it's alright, if you like

EOr (022100@1)you can sing a ring of fire, and how God cut you down

AAbout (x02220@1)cocaine, freight trains, Sunday morning coming down

E (022100@1)                                                BHow (x2444x@1)you shot a man in Reno just to paint the town, you're damn right.  You'd be kicking 
out the lights.

CHORUS

Dbm Chord
8    9 fret
x    x
x    x
1   x
x   x
x   3
x   3
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                                                
                        
                        
                        
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