{"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":834018,"song":"Chattanooga City Limit Sign","artist":"Johnny Cash","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/834018-chattanooga-city-limit-sign-chords-by-johnny-cash/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/834018?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"[tab][Intro]\r\n   Fill\r\ne|-----------------|\r\nB|-----3---2---1---|\r\nG|-----------------|\r\nD|-----0-----------|\r\nA|---------1---0---|\r\nE|-----------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n| [ch]G[/ch]    | [ch]G[/ch]    | [ch]G[/ch]    | Fill |\r\n| [ch]G[/ch]    | [ch]G[/ch]    | [ch]G[/ch]    | [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI was thumbin' a ride one Saturday mornin', outta Nashville totin' my sack[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                                                                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI lent my car to a gal that lived in Chattanooga and she had never brought it back[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                                                        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nShe was drinkin' pretty heavy when I let her have it, I hope she knows it was only a loan[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]D[/ch]                                                                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThere ain't no tellin' what I mighta told her back at the time, but that old car was also my home[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                                                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAbout five miles out I was gettin' kinda tired, sweatin' hard and feelin' kinda weak[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                                                                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI woke up with no cigarettes and nothin' to drink and I hadn't had a bite to eat[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                                                               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMy nerves was so quick I couldn't tell where I was shakin', then a set of brakes sang my song[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                                                                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSome fella stuck his head out a '57 Chevy and hollered: \"Hey man, come on\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                                                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI told 'em I was headed down to Chattanooga, they said: \"Hop in, we're goin' there too\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                                                                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the way they took off in a cloud of smoke, I still ain't believin' it was true[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]                                                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey had the windows down and I was sittin' in the back, with my tongue still hung in my throat[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                                                                                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe was hittin' just about a hundred and ten and he said: \"Man, whatta you think of this boat?\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]                [ch]G[/ch]                                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell, there was two semi's a-strugglin' up ahead, one tryin' to pass the other[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D[/ch]                                                                              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey had the whole road blocked, so he passed 'em on the right and let me tell ya somethin' brother[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                                                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI was so nervous that my teeth was clickin', it wasn't no way my head could think[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                                                                                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThen the one that was sittin' on the passenger side turned and said: \"Hey man, you want somethin' to drink?\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                                            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI just shook my head 'cuz I couldn't talk, he says okay and then he said: \"Cheers\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                                                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThem fools was drinkin' whiskey and wine and chasin' it down with beer[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                                              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell, I started sweatin' that old sticky sweat and I know I was white as a sheet[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                                                                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThen one turned the radio on wide open and said: \"Hey man, check that beat\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 6]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                                                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBy the time we reached the top of Monteagle, I thought I heard a rumblin' sound[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]                                                                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd then I saw a sign that said: \"Fallin' rock\" and right there I was floorboard bound[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                                                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI was rollin' and squirmin' on the ol' floorboard, too weak to sit or stand[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D[/ch]                                                                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd then the driver said: \"We're doin' a hundred and twenty, look here man, no hands\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 7]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                                                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI got up enough nerve to raise up and look, and by now there couldn't be no surprise[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                                                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut his hair was blowin' all over my face and dandruff blowed in both eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                                             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe never did drive on the right or left, he just kept on ridin' that line[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                                                                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI rubbed my eyes and saw the prettiest thing, the Chattanooga city limit sign[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 8]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]                                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe slowed down and I said: \"Mister please, I'd like to get off right here\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                                                                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe said: \"Aw, ride on into town with us, we're gonna go down 'n' pick up some more beer\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                                                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI said please once more and he stopped the car and then he handed me my sack[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]                                                               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSaid they'd look for me on the road later on, case I wanted to catch a ride back[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 9]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                                                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI got out and sat down by the side of the road, feelin' sick and lookin' mighty pale[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                                                               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI don't remember anything much after that, but next mornin', I woke up in jail[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI didn't know anybody in my cell and didn't want to ask why I was there[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                                                                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut they all kept grinnin' and turnin' their heads and it was more than my head could bear[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Ending]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                                                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo I called the jailer and asked him to tell me why I was there, if he'd be so kind[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                                                         N.C.\r\nHe said: \"For stoppin' the traffic, while I was huggin' and kissin' the Chattanooga city limit sign\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]e|------------------|\r\nB|------------------|[/tab]\r\n[tab]G|-------------0----| , [ch]G[/ch]\r\nD|-------0h2p0------|\r\nA|-0h1h2------------|\r\nE|------------------|[/tab]","plain_text":"| G    | G    | G    | Fill |\n| G    | G    | G    | G\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 6]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 7]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 8]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 9]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Ending]","chords":["B","G","D","A","E","C"],"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]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}