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It's Just About Time: Johnny Cash
#30 on BB Hot Country and #47 on
BB Hot 100 on SUN Records in 1958
[Intro]
Fill:
eb|-E---------A----|
Bb|--------------|
Gb|--------------|
Db|--------------|
Ab|----------0---|
Eb|-0--2--4------|
(AHaving a Ehard time, Bfeelin' Eblue, Atryin' Eto 
 get Bover Eyou.)
[Verse 1]
EMaybe it's just about time I told you BI'm 
all through with yEou.
But Ejust about the time I start to tell you, 
BI start feeling Eblue.
And Ajust about then I lose my nerve and Ewait 
another day or two.
'Cause Ejust about the time I think it's over, 
BI start missing yEou.
[Chorus]
(AHardest Ething I'll Bever Edo, Atryin' Eto get Bover Eyou.)
[Verse 2]
It's Ejust about time I had my say and Btold you 
a thing or Etwo.
It's Ejust about time I paid you back, for Btreatin' 
me like you Edo.
But Ajust about the time I get the nerve I cEan't 
seem to carry through.
'Cause Ejust about then an empty feelin' reBminds me 
I miss Eyou.
[Chorus]
(ALike to Efind someBbody Enew, if AI could Ejust get Bover Eyou.)
[Guitar Solo]
eb|----------|-E-------------|--------------|-B------------|-E---------|
Bb|----------|--------------|--------------|-------------|----------|
Gb|----------|--------------|-1--1-1-------|------1------|----------|
Db|-------1--|-2--2-2--4-4--|---------2-2--|-4--4-----4--|-2--------|
Ab|-2--4-----|--------------|--------------|-------------|----------|
Eb|----------|--------------|--------------|-------------|----------|
eb|-E-------------|--------------|-B------------|-E---------|
Bb|--------------|--------------|-------------|----------|
Gb|--------------|-1--1-1-------|------1------|----------|
Db|-2--2-2--4-4--|---------2-2--|-4--4-----4--|(2)-------|
Ab|--------------|--------------|-------------|----------|
Eb|--------------|--------------|-------------|----------|
                                               (not played cleanly)
[Piano Solo]
A  E  B  E
E  E  B  E
Fill:
[Chorus]
(AJust don't Eknow what BI go Ethrough, Atryin' Eto get Bover Eyou.)
[Verse 3]
It's Ejust about time I let you know I've Bhad my 
fill of Eyou.
But Ejust about the time I think about goin', BI start 
missin' Eyou.
I'd Alike to go find another love that'll Enever be untrue.
But Ejust about the time I think about leavin', BI start 
missin' Eyou.
[Outro]
(AHaving a Ehard time, Bfeelin' Eblue, Atryin' Eto 
 get Bover Eyou.)
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Its Just About Time

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It's Just About Time: Johnny Cash

#30 on BB Hot Country and #47 on

BB Hot 100 on SUN Records in 1958

[Intro]

Fill:

E A

eb|--------------|

Bb|--------------|

Gb|--------------|

Db|--------------|

Ab|----------0---|

Eb|-0--2--4------|

A E B E A E

(Having a hard time, feelin' blue, tryin' to

B E

get over you.)

[Verse 1]

E B

Maybe it's just about time I told you I'm

all through with you.

But just about the time I start to tell you,

B E

I start feeling blue.

A E

And just about then I lose my nerve and wait

another day or two.

'Cause just about the time I think it's over,

B E

I start missing you.

[Chorus]

A E B E A E B E

(Hardest thing I'll ever do, tryin' to get over you.)

[Verse 2]

E B

It's just about time I had my say and told you

a thing or two.

E B

It's just about time I paid you back, for treatin'

me like you do.

A E

But just about the time I get the nerve I can't

seem to carry through.

E B

'Cause just about then an empty feelin' reminds me

I miss you.

[Chorus]

A E B E A E B E

(Like to find somebody new, if I could just get over you.)

[Guitar Solo]

E B E

eb|----------|--------------|--------------|-------------|----------|

Bb|----------|--------------|--------------|-------------|----------|

Gb|----------|--------------|-1--1-1-------|------1------|----------|

Db|-------1--|-2--2-2--4-4--|---------2-2--|-4--4-----4--|-2--------|

Ab|-2--4-----|--------------|--------------|-------------|----------|

Eb|----------|--------------|--------------|-------------|----------|

E B E

eb|--------------|--------------|-------------|----------|

Bb|--------------|--------------|-------------|----------|

Gb|--------------|-1--1-1-------|------1------|----------|

Db|-2--2-2--4-4--|---------2-2--|-4--4-----4--|(2)-------|

Ab|--------------|--------------|-------------|----------|

Eb|--------------|--------------|-------------|----------|

(not played cleanly)

[Piano Solo]

A E B E

E E B E

Fill:

[Chorus]

A E B E A E B E

(Just don't know what I go through, tryin' to get over you.)

[Verse 3]

E B

It's just about time I let you know I've had my

fill of you.

E B

But just about the time I think about goin', I start

missin' you.

A E

I'd like to go find another love that'll never be untrue.

E B

But just about the time I think about leavin', I start

missin' you.

[Outro]

A E B E A E

(Having a hard time, feelin' blue, tryin' to

B E

get over you.)

A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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