{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2688120,"song":"Ridin On The Cotton Belt","artist":"Johnny Cash","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2688120-ridin-on-the-cotton-belt-chords-by-johnny-cash/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2688120?type=chord","rating":0.01517,"votes":0,"content":"“Ridin’ on the Cotton Belt” Johnny Cash\r\n\r\nVideo reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FW1ov3z1sJo\r\nUse CAPO on 3rd fret\r\n\r\n\r\n(I recently went to a big homecomin' celebration\r\nIn Cleveland County Arkansas where I was born\r\nWhole family went down and there was a great day for us\r\nI felt like this day was special especially for my mother and my daddy\r\nThough it was daddy's and mama's homecomin'\r\nAnd I was so proud of 'em ridin' that carriage\r\nDown the Main Street of Rison Arkansas\r\nSometimes the songs I write sound like talkin' about myself\r\nBut actually in some of these songs,\r\nEspecially this one, I'm writin' about my daddy)\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nRidin' on the Cotton Belt Cleveland County's where I long to be[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nI got onto Brinkley and every mile I make is a memory[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nThis boxcar's cold and windy and the dust goes around in circles in the air[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]                                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut my hard times are behind me and I'm returnin' home so I don't care[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd I'm ridin' on the Cotton Belt railroad line[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIn the pitchin' rolling rhythm and the noise[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                        [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nRailroad men are friends of mine and I'm ridin' on the Cotton Belt boys[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nRidin' on the Cotton Belt across that little river called Saline[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nThat's where I went fishin' and I hunted in her bottoms as a teen[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNow just ahead's a farmhouse and in the kitchen window there's a light[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]                                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I've just got fourteen dollars but I'm taking it myself home tonight[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd I'm ridin' on the Cotton Belt railroad line[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIn the pitchin' rolling rhythm and the noise[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                        [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nRailroad men are friends of mine and I'm ridin' on the Cotton Belt boys[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nJumpin' off the Cotton Belt ain't easy when she's going forty per[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut I see my wife standin' there hoping that I'm coming home to her[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI got a few new cuts and bruises but this old working hobo's made a home[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]Dm[/ch]                                              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSo long to your Cotton Belt thank you for the ride keep rolling on[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd I'm ridin' on the Cotton Belt railroad line[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIn the pitchin' rolling rhythm and the noise[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                        [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nRailroad men are friends of mine and I'm ridin' on the Cotton Belt boys[/tab]","plain_text":"“Ridin’ on the Cotton Belt” Johnny Cash\n\nVideo reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FW1ov3z1sJo\nUse CAPO on 3rd fret\n\n\n(I recently went to a big homecomin' celebration\nIn Cleveland County Arkansas where I was born\nWhole family went down and there was a great day for us\nI felt like this day was special especially for my mother and my daddy\nThough it was daddy's and mama's homecomin'\nAnd I was so proud of 'em ridin' that carriage\nDown the Main Street of Rison Arkansas\nSometimes the songs I write sound like talkin' about myself\nBut actually in some of these songs,\nEspecially this one, I'm writin' about my daddy)\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["G","C","D","Dm"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}