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Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2728407,"song":"Orphan Of The Road","artist":"Johnny Cash","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2728407-orphan-of-the-road-chords-by-johnny-cash/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2728407?type=chord","rating":4.80931,"votes":6,"content":"[Verse]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFrom a carny show and a rodeo that shared a three-day stand[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nA cowboy met a fiery carny queen[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIn new spring nights amid the lights of the painted carny van[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey laughed and loved and shared short-lived dreams[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut the carny show and the rodeo went their separate ways[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd the carny season bloomed and soon moved on[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I was born on a winter morn to the dark-eyed carny queen[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe too-late son of something that was gone[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThe black-sheep child that grew up wild from the seed the four winds sowed[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nUnwanted son of ice and fire, an orphan of the road[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI was still a child when my mama died of a chill that closed her eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo I was left to grow up on my own[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWithout a name, too wild to tame. No one cared to try[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo mostly I was mostly left alone[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIn dingy bars and cold boxcars, hobo jungle camps[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI joined the men who drift from town to town[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe surging flood of restless blood flowed inside my veins[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI'd never find the time to settle down[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Refrain]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThe black sheep child that grew up wild From the seed the four winds sowed[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nUnwanted son of ice and fire An orphan of the road[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIn the misty rain, I caught the train that slowed down through the town[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd I pulled myself into the boxcar door[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIn a passing light in the deep gray night, I saw the still dark form[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOf an old man lying sick upon the floor[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd he said \"I tried to find her, but they told me that she'd died[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd that she'd left an only son behind[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd I tried to find him, but I never did, but I know I could rest in peace[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIf I could just see him once before I die[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI found a match and I quickly scratched it into a flicker and flame[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThen I held it close and I gently raised his head[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMy mother, sir,\" I said of her, \"I have her same dark eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe smiled a cowboy smile and then was dead[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Refrain]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThe black sheep child that grew up wild From the seed the four winds sowed[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nUnwanted son of ice and fire An orphan of the road[/tab]","plain_text":"[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Refrain]\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Refrain]","chords":["C","G","F","D","A"],"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]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}