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I Wash My Face In The Morning Dew

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[Verse]
CThe first strange town FI was ever Cin 
The county was G7hanging a Cman
Nobody cared if Fhe lived or Cdied 
And I just didn't G7underCstand
[Chorus]
So I Fwashed my face in the Cmorning dew 
FBathed my soul in the Csun
FWashed my face in the Cmorning Amdew 
CAnd kept on G7moving Calong
[Verse]
The second strange town Fthat I was Cin 
They were laughing at a G7poor crippled Cman
Begging for nickels and Fdimes on the Cstreet 
I just didn't G7underCstand
The third strange town Fthat I was Cin 
Was settled G7peaceful and Cnice
The rich got richer the Fpoor got Cpoorer 
And to me it G7didn't seem Cright
[Chorus]
So I Fwashed my face in the Cmorning dew 
FBathed my soul in the Csun
FWashed my face in the Cmorning Amdew 
CAnd kept on G7moving Calong
[Verse]
Well some times are Fbound to Cchange
A change G7can't be very Cfar
And each injustice FI have Cseen
Shall come G7before the Cbar
[Chorus/Outro]
So I Fwashed my face in the Cmorning dew 
FBathed my soul in the Csun
FWashed my face in the Cmorning Amdew 
CAnd my journey G7will be Cdone 
And my journey G7will be Cdone

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I Wash My Face In The Morning Dew

by Johnny Cash

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Verse]

C F C

The first strange town I was ever in

G7 C

The county was hanging a man

F C

Nobody cared if he lived or died

G7 C

And I just didn't understand

[Chorus]

F C

So I washed my face in the morning dew

F C

Bathed my soul in the sun

F C Am

Washed my face in the morning dew

C G7 C

And kept on moving along

[Verse]

F C

The second strange town that I was in

G7 C

They were laughing at a poor crippled man

F C

Begging for nickels and dimes on the street

G7 C

I just didn't understand

F C

The third strange town that I was in

G7 C

Was settled peaceful and nice

F C

The rich got richer the poor got poorer

G7 C

And to me it didn't seem right

[Chorus]

F C

So I washed my face in the morning dew

F C

Bathed my soul in the sun

F C Am

Washed my face in the morning dew

C G7 C

And kept on moving along

[Verse]

F C

Well some times are bound to change

G7 C

A change can't be very far

F C

And each injustice I have seen

G7 C

Shall come before the bar

[Chorus/Outro]

F C

So I washed my face in the morning dew

F C

Bathed my soul in the sun

F C Am

Washed my face in the morning dew

C G7 C

And my journey will be done

G7 C

And my journey will be done

About I Wash My Face In The Morning Dew Chords by Johnny Cash

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The chords for "I Wash My Face In The Morning Dew" show the original chord names (including C, F, G7, Am, A). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.