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Missing Ol' Johnny Cash
ARTIST: Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard
ALBUM: Django & Jimmie
Now AJohnny Cash and the Tennessee Two
DSeemed to know just what to do
AInvented the sound that hooked you and me
EAdded one to make the Tennessee Three
AThe Man In Black was long and lean
Hit the DBillboard charts with a Teenage Queen
Had a Atelevision show, the best we'd seen
That Echick-a-boom rock really made a splash
Missing ol' Johnny ACash
>> 1/2 STEP UP
Well Johnny A#Cash was a friend of mine
D#Knew him well for a mighty long time
A#Shared the stage for many a show
FBroke my heart to see him go
A#Cash had the fire of a thousand men
D#Lovin life was his greatest sin
A#Treated his fans like the next of kin
FRappin a bit, talkin trash
Missing ol' Johnny D#Cash
Well now A#Johnny Cash wore black attire
And he D#fell into that Ring of Fire
He A#came up swinging like a Boy Named Sue
And he Fmarried June Carter and he (?)fires too(?)
He A#wrote his songs from deep within
And he D#hit the stage with a crooked grin
He and A#I were both Highwaymen
And that Frecord became a smash
Well I'm missing ol' Johnny A#Cash
>> 1/2 STEP UP
BJohnny Cash never walked no line
EJohnny Cash never did no time, but
When he Bsang a Folsom Prison Blues
You F#knew good and well he'd paid his dues
BTrue, he always dressed in black
But he Eloved folks and they loved him back
BCarried his pills in a brown paper sack
Well F#I don't care if they found his stash
I'm missin' old Johnny BCash
SPOKEN, ALL IN A
Now is it really true that him and Roy Nichols, Rose Maddox, some people roasted hot dogs in the back of a 
limousine with ice cream sticks? I don't know, I said they set the curtains on fire in a English hotel room 
just to warm their hands. Well. Willie, do you know anything about Cash?
Well yeah, I know a lot of things about Cash. I'm not sure I should talk about it, but I checked with John, 
asked him if it's OK, he said he didn't give a shit. 
One time he took a casket up to his hotel room and got into it and called room service. 
I thought that was pretty funny
Now ACash had the fire of a thousand men
DLovin life was his greatest sin
ATreated his fans like the next of kin
ERappin a bit, talkin trash
Missing ol' Johnny ACash

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Missing Ol' Johnny Cash

ARTIST: Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard

ALBUM: Django & Jimmie

Now Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two

Seemed to know just what to do

Invented the sound that hooked you and me

Added one to make the Tennessee Three

The Man In Black was long and lean

Hit the Billboard charts with a Teenage Queen

Had a television show, the best we'd seen

That chick-a-boom rock really made a splash

Missing ol' Johnny Cash

>> 1/2 STEP UP

Well Johnny Cash was a friend of mine

Knew him well for a mighty long time

Shared the stage for many a show

Broke my heart to see him go

Cash had the fire of a thousand men

Lovin life was his greatest sin

Treated his fans like the next of kin

Rappin a bit, talkin trash

Missing ol' Johnny Cash

Well now Johnny Cash wore black attire

And he fell into that Ring of Fire

He came up swinging like a Boy Named Sue

And he married June Carter and he (?)fires too(?)

He wrote his songs from deep within

And he hit the stage with a crooked grin

He and I were both Highwaymen

And that record became a smash

Well I'm missing ol' Johnny Cash

>> 1/2 STEP UP

Johnny Cash never walked no line

Johnny Cash never did no time, but

When he sang a Folsom Prison Blues

You knew good and well he'd paid his dues

True, he always dressed in black

But he loved folks and they loved him back

Carried his pills in a brown paper sack

Well I don't care if they found his stash

I'm missin' old Johnny Cash

SPOKEN, ALL IN A

Now is it really true that him and Roy Nichols, Rose Maddox, some people roasted hot dogs in the back of a

limousine with ice cream sticks? I don't know, I said they set the curtains on fire in a English hotel room

just to warm their hands. Well. Willie, do you know anything about Cash?

Well yeah, I know a lot of things about Cash. I'm not sure I should talk about it, but I checked with John,

asked him if it's OK, he said he didn't give a shit.

One time he took a casket up to his hotel room and got into it and called room service.

I thought that was pretty funny

Now Cash had the fire of a thousand men

Lovin life was his greatest sin

Treated his fans like the next of kin

Rappin a bit, talkin trash

Missing ol' Johnny Cash

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