The Legend Of Johnny Cash
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13.One Piece At A Time
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FEverybody knows where you go when the sun goes down.
I think you only live to see the Glights of Ctown.
FI wasted my time when I would try, try, try.
BbWhen the lights have lost their glow, you're gonna Ccry, cry, Fcry.
FSoon your sugar-daddies will all be gone.
You'll wake up some cold day and Gfind you're Calone.
FYou'll call to me but I'm gonna tell you: "Bye, bye, bye,"
BbWhen I turn around and walk away, you'll Ccry, cry, Fcry,
FYou're gonna cry, cry, cry and you'll Ccry alone,
BbWhen everyone's forgotten and Fyou're left on your own.
You're gonna Gcry, Ccry, Fcry.
F, Bb, F, G, C, F
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Capo 1st Fret
INTRO E E E E
How much longer will it be 'til we cross that F#7Mason Dixon B7Line?
At dEaylight will you tell that engineer to slow it Adown;
Or better still, just Estop the train 'cB7ause I want to look aEround.
How much longer will it be 'till I can see the F#7light of B7day?
When Ewe hit Dixie will you tell that engineer to ring his bAell;
And ask everybody that aEin't asleep to sB7tand rightup and yEell.
SOLO E E E E E E F#7 B7 E E E A A E B7 E
EHey, Porter! Hey Porter! It's getting light outside.
This old train is puffin' smoke and I F#7have to strain my B7eyes.
But aEsk that engineer if he will blow his whistle pAlease,
Cause I smell frost on cEotton leaves, and I B7feel that Southern Ebreeze.
I need nobody to tell me now that F#7we're in TennesB7see
Go tEell that engineer to make that lonesome whistle sAcream.
We're not so far from hoEme so take it B7easy on the sEteam
SOLO E E E E E E F#7 B7 E E E A A E B7 E
EHey Porter! Hey Porter! Please open up my door
cause F#7I can't wait no B7more.
Tell that eEngineer I say, "Thanks a lot. I didn't mind the fAare
I'm gonna sEet my feet on Southern soil and B7breathe that Southern aEir."
OUTRO E E E E E E
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Capo 2nd Fret
Intro: B7 E
EI hear the train a comin'
I'm Astuck in Folsom Prison,
And time keeps draggin' Eon,
But that B7train keeps a-rollin',
On down to San AnEtone.
EWhen I was just a baby,
But I Ashot a man in Reno,
Just to watch him Edie,
When I B7hear that whistle blowin',
I hang my head and Ecry.
Solo: Repeat Verse
EI bet there's rich folks eatin',
But I Aknow I had it comin',
I know I can't be Efree,
But those B7people keep a-movin',
And that's what tortures Eme.
Solo: Repeat Verse
EWell, if they freed me from this prison,
AFar from Folsom Prison,
That's where I want to Estay,
And I'd B7let that lonesome whistle,
Blow my Blues aEway.
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Capo 1
I keep a B7close watch on this heart of Emine
I keep my B7eyes wide open all the Etime.
I keep the Aends out for the tie that Ebinds
Because you're B7mine, I walk the Eline
A
I find it Every, very easy to be Atrue
I find myEself alone when each day is Athrough
Yes, I'll adDmit I'm a fool for Ayou
Because you're Emine, I walk the Aline
D
As sure as Anight is dark and day is Dlight
I keep you Aon my mind both day and Dnight
And happiGness I've known proves that it's Dright
Because you're Amine, I walk the Dline
A
You've got a Eway to keep me on your Aside
You give me Ecause for love that I can't Ahide
For you I Dknow I'd even try to turn the Atide
Because you're Emine, I walk the Aline
E
I keep a B7close watch on this heart of Emine
I keep my B7eyes wide open all the Etime.
I keep the Aends out for the tie that Ebinds
Because you're B7mine, I walk the Eline
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Capo 1st Fret
Hey get Erhythm when you get the blues
come on get rAhythm when you get the Eblues
get rAhythm when B7you get the bElues
A little sEhoe shine boy he never gets low down
Get rEhythm when you get the blues
come on get rhAythm when you get the blEues
get rAhythm when B7you get the bElues
INSTRUMENTAL: E E E E A A A A E E E E A A B7 E E
Get rEhythm when you get the blues
come on get rAhythm when you get the bElues
get rAhythm when B7you get the bElues
Well i Esat and listened to the shoe shine boy
Get rEhythm when you get the blues
come on get rAhythm when you get the bElues
get rAhythm when B7you get the bElues
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Capo 1
Intro: E
EWell I taught the weeping willow
up a F#7clear blue B7sky
But the Etears that I cried
AFlood you Big River and
EI'm gonna sit right B7here
untill I dEie
Verse : 2
EI met her accidentally in
heard her F#7drawl, southern B7drawl
Then I heaErd my dream was
back down stream caAvortin in
Davenport , and I fEollowed you
Big RiB7ver, when you cEalled
Fill : E A B7
Verse : 3
EThen you took me to St. Louis
but shes F#7gone , boy shes B7gone
I Efound her trail in Memphis
but she Ajust walked up the block
she raised a Efew eyebrows and
then B7she went on down alonEe
to New OrF#7leans, New OrB7leans
Go on EI' ve had enough dump
my Ablues down in the gulf
cause Eshe loves you Big B7River
More then Eme.
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Well, you Aask me if I'll forDget my babyA
AI guess I will Dsome day
A E A(E)
I don't like it but I guess things happen that way
You Aask me if I'll Dget alongA
AI guess I will Dsome way
A E A(E)
I don't like it but I guess things happen that way
CHORUS:
DGod gave me that Agirl to lean on, Ethen he put me Aon my ownD
DHeaven help me Abe a man and Ehave the strength to Astand alone
A E A(E)
I don't like it but I guess things happen that way
CHORUS
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INTRO: G C G C
GLove Is A CBurning GThing
And It Makes A CFirery GRing
Bound By CWild GDesire
I Fell Into A CRing Of GFire
CHORUS:
DI Fell Into A CBurning Ring Of GFire
I Went DDown, Down, Down
And The CFlames Went GHigher
The CRing Of GFire
The CRing Of GFire
The Taste Of CLove Is GSweet
When Hearts Like COurs GMeet
I Fell For You CLike A GChild
Ohh, But The CFire Went GWild
The CRing Of GFire
The CRing Of GFire
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Both: CWe got married in a fever, hotter than a 'Pepper Sprout'
Both: We've been talkin' 'bout Jackson, ever since the fire went C7out
John: I'm goin' to FJackson, I'm gonna mess a- Cround
John: Yea! I'm goin' to FJackson, G7look out Jackson Ftown.
(Just Repeat Same Chords For All Verses)
10. A Boy Named Sue
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GMy daddy left home when I was three
And he Cdidn't leave much to Ma and me
Just Dthis old guitar and an empty bottle of Gbooze.
GNow, I don't blame him cause he run and hid
But the Cmeanest thing that he ever did
Was beDfore he left, he went and named me 'GSue.'
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Capo:1st fret
WCell, I woke up Sunday morning
With no wFay to hold my hGead that didn't Churt.
And the beer I had for breakfast wasn't Ambad,
So I had one more for dessGert.
Then I fCumbled in my closet through my clFothes
And found my cleanest dirty sChirt.Am
Then I wFashed my face and cGombed my hair
I'd smCoked my mind the night before
With cFigarettes and Gsongs I'd been pCicking.
But I lit my first and watched a small kidAm
Playing with a can that he was Gkicking.
Then I wCalked across the street
And caught the FSunday smell of someone frying cChickenAm.
And Lord, it Ftook me back to sometGhing that I'd lost
Somewhere, somehow along the Cway.
On a Sunday morning sFidewalk,
I'm wishing, Lord, that I was sCtoned.
'Cause there's something in a GSunday
That makes a body feel aClone.
And there's nothing short a' Fdying
That's half as lonesome as the Csound
Of the sleeping city sGidewalk
And Sunday morning coming Cdown.
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CWell, you wonder why I always dress in black
Why you never see bright colors on my Dback?
And Fwhy does my ap- Cpearance
Seem to Fhave a sombre Ctone?
Well, there's Da reason for the things that I have G7on.
CI wear the black for the poor and the beaten down
Livin' in the hopeless, hungry side of Dtown
I Fwear it for the pri- Csoner
Who has Flong paid for his Ccrime
But is Dthere because he's a victim of the G7times.
CAw! I'd love to wear a rainbow every day
And tell the world that ev'rything's DOK
But I'll Ftry to carry Coff a little Fdarkness on my Cback
'Til things are brighter G7I'm the man in Cblack.
13. One Piece At A Time
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FWell, I left Kentucky back in '49
And Bbwent to Detroit workin' on a 'sembly line
The Cfirst year they had me puttin' wheels on cadilFlacs
And sBbometimes I'd hang my head and cry
'Cause I aClways wanted me one that was long and blackF.
CHORUS
FI'd get it one piece at a time
And it Bbwouldn't cost me a dime
You'll kCnow it's me when I come through your tFown
I'm gonna dBbrive ever'body wild
'Cause I'll Chave the only one there is arFound.
But GM wouldn't miss just one little piece
CHORUS
FWell, It's a '49, '50, '51, '52, 'Bb53, '54, '55, '56
C'57, '58' 59' AutomoFbile
(Fade) It's a '60, '61, '62, '63, Bb'64, '65, '66, '67
C'68, '69, '70 AutomobFile.
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Intro: Bm7
Verse 1: (Willie Nelson)
Bm7I was a Ahighwayman, along the Gcoach roads I did Bm7ride,
ASword and Gpistol Dby my Aside,
EmMany a Bm7young maid lost her Abaubles to Gmy trade,
EmMany a Bm7soldier shed his Alifeblood on my Gblade,
Bm7The bastards Ahung me in the Gspring of Atwenty-Dfive,
But GI am still aAlive
Verse 2: (Kris Kristofferson)
Bm7I was a Asailor, I was Gborn upon the Bm7tide,
AWith the Gsea I Ddid abAide,
EmI sailed a Bm7schooner round the Ahorn of MexiGco,
EmI went aBm7loft and furled the Amain sail in a Gblow,
Bm7And when the Ayard broke off Gthey say tAhat I gDot killed,
But GI am living Astill
Verse 3: (Waylon Jennings)
Bm7I was a dam buiAlder, across a Griver long and widBm7e,
AWhere steeGl and water Ddid collAide,
EmA place Bm7called boulder on tAhe wild ColGorado,
EmI slipped and Bm7fell on the Awet concrete beGlow,
Bm7They buried mAe in that gray Gtomb that Aknows no Dsounds,
But GI am still aAround,
Chorus: (All)
D D/C# Bm7
I'll alwayGs be D/F#arounEmd, and around, and around, and around, and around
GVerAse D4: (Johnny Cash)
Bm7I'll fly a Astarship across the Guniverse diBm7vide,
AAnd when I Greach the Dother Aside,
EmI'll find a Bm7place to rest my Aspirit if I Gcan,
EmPerhaps I Bm7may become a Ahighwayman Gagain,
Bm7Or I may Asimply be a Gsingle Adrop of Drain,
GBut I will reAmain,
Outro: (All) (same chords as bridge)
D D/C# Bm7 A
And I'll Gbe bD/F#ack aEmgain, and again, and again, and again, and again
G A D A D(let Dring)
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Intro C C F
I went Cout walking through the streets paved with gold
Lifted Fsome stones
Saw the Fskin and bones
Of a ciCty without a soul
I went Cout walking under an atomic sky
Where thFe ground wont turn and the rain it burns
Like the Ctears when I said goodbye
YeaAmh I went with notFhing
NotChing but the thoGught of you
I went AmwanderingF C G
A spirit who would not bend or break
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INTRO
ADelia, Aoh DDelia, ADelia all my life
If I hDadn't-a shot poor Delia, I'd have Bmhad her for my Ewife
Delia's goAne, oDne more rAound, EDelia's Agone
AI went up to MDemphis, and I Amet Delia theA7re
DFound her in her parlor, and I Bmtied her to her chEair
Delia's goAne, oDne more rAound, EDelia's Agone
Delia's gAone, oDne more rAound, DEelia's goneA E A
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E (let it ring)
I was totiEn my pack along the long dusty Winnamucka road E
When along Ecame a semi with a high canvas covered loEad
If your goin' Ato Winnamucka, Mack with me you can ride A
And so I climbed Einto the cab and then I setteled down inside E
He asked F#me if I'd seen a road with so much dust and saF#nd
And I said, "Listen! IE've traveled every road in this here land!"
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EI've been everywhere, man
ACrossed the deserts bare, man
I've breEathed the mountain air, man
F#Travel - I've had my share, man
EI've been everywhere
E A E F# E (strum the rhythm through out " I've been to…")
EI've been everywhere, man
ACrossed the deserts bare, man
I've breEathed the mountain air, man
F#Travel - I've had my share, man
EI've been everywhere
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Intro:
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I fAound him by the rEailroad track this mAorning
I cAould see that he wEas nearly dAead
DI knelt down beside him and I lAistened
EJust to hear the words the dying fellow said
AHe said they let me out of pErison down in FArisco
AFor ten long years I've pEaid for what I've dAone
DI was trying to get back to LouisiaAna
ETo see my Rose and get to know my sAon
[Chorus:]
DGive my love to Rose please won't you mAister
ETake her all my money, tell her to bAuy some pretty clothes
DTell my boy his daddy's so proud oAf him
EAnd don't forget to give my love to RAose
ATell them I said tEhanks for waiting fAor me
ATell my boy to hEelp his mom at hAome
DTell my Rose to try to find aAnother
EFor it ain't right that she should live alone
AMister here's a bEag with all my mAoney
AIt won't last them lEong the way it Agoes
DGod bless you for finding me this moArning
EAnd don't forget to give my love to RAose
[Chorus:]
DGive my love to Rose please won't you Amister
ETake her all my money, tell her to bAuy some pretty clothes
DTell my boy his daddy's so proud oAf him
EAnd don't forget to give my love to RAose
20.When The Man Comes Around
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Bridge
E|----------Am0---0-0-0-0--|F--1---1-1-1-1--G3---3-3-3-3--|
B|----------1---1-1-1-1--|--1---1-1-1-1--3---3-3-3-3--|
G|----------2---2-2-2-2--|--2---2-2-2-2--0---0-0-0-0--|
D|----------2---2-2-2-2--|--3---3-3-3-3--0---0-0-0-0--|
A|-3--2--0--0---0-0-0-0--|--3---3-3-3-3--2---2-2-2-2--|
E|-----------------------|--1---1-1-1-1--3---3-3-3-3--|
Verse
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Bridge
E|----------Am0---0-0-0-0--|F--1---1-1-1-1--G3---3-3-3-3--|
B|----------1---1-1-1-1--|--1---1-1-1-1--3---3-3-3-3--|
G|----------2---2-2-2-2--|--2---2-2-2-2--0---0-0-0-0--|
D|----------2---2-2-2-2--|--3---3-3-3-3--0---0-0-0-0--|
A|-3--2--0--0---0-0-0-0--|--3---3-3-3-3--2---2-2-2-2--|
E|-----------------------|--1---1-1-1-1--3---3-3-3-3--|
Chorus
E|--C0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|
B|--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--|--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--|
G|--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
D|--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|X4
A|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|
E|--------------------|--------------------|
E|---------------|--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|
B|---------------|--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--|--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--|
G|---------------|--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
D|---------------|--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|X4
A|--3----2----0--|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|
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B|--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--|--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--|
G|--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
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A|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|
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G|---------------|--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
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A|--3----2----0--|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|
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Verse
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21. Hurt
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intro: Am C DRepeat
I Churt myDself toAmday, to Csee if DI still Amfeel
I Cfocus Don the Ampain, the Conly Dthing thats Amreal
The Cneedle Dtears a Amhole, the Cold faDmiliar Amsting
Try to Ckill it Dall aAmway, but I reCmember DeveryGthing
Chorus:
AmWhat Have I beFcome, Cmy sweetest Gfriend
AmEveryone I Fknow, goes aCway in the Gend
And Amyou could have it Fall, Cmy empire of Gdirt
AmI will let you Fdown, GI will make you Amhurt
repeat intro
Verse:
AmI Cwear this Dcrown of Amthorns, uCpon my Dliars Amchair
CFull of Dbroken Amthoughts, CI canDnot reAmpair
BeCneath the Dstains of Amtime, the Cfeeling DdisapAmpears
CYou are Dsomeone Amelse, CI am Dstill right Ghere
Chorus:
AmWhat Have I beFcome, Cmy sweetest Gfriend
AmEveryone I Fknow, goes aCway in the Gend
And Amyou could have it Fall, Cmy empire of Gdirt
AmI will let you Fdown, CI will make you Ghurt
Outro:
If CI could Dstart aAmgain, a Cmillion Dmiles aAmway
C D Am C D Am(hold)
I would keep myself, I would find a way.
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The story behind the song
This song, appearing on a compilation album, embodies the essence of Johnny Cash's long and influential career. His music often explored themes of sorrow, moral struggle, and redemption, delivered with his distinctive deep, calm, bass-baritone voice. Known for his "Man in Black" persona and train-like guitar rhythms, he cultivated a rebellious spirit alongside an increasingly humble demeanor. Playing this song connects you to the journey of an artist who always introduced himself with the iconic "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash."
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The Legend Of Johnny Cash
by Johnny Cash
Chords in this song · guitar
F
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Bb
E
F#7
B7
A
D
Am
Bm7
Em
D/C#
D/F#
Bm
A7
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13.One Piece At A Time
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F
Everybody knows where you go when the sun goes down.
G C
I think you only live to see the lights of town.
F
I wasted my time when I would try, try, try.
Bb C F
When the lights have lost their glow, you're gonna cry, cry, cry.
F
Soon your sugar-daddies will all be gone.
G C
You'll wake up some cold day and find you're alone.
F
You'll call to me but I'm gonna tell you: "Bye, bye, bye,"
Bb C F
When I turn around and walk away, you'll cry, cry, cry,
F C
You're gonna cry, cry, cry and you'll cry alone,
Bb F
When everyone's forgotten and you're left on your own.
G C F
You're gonna cry, cry, cry.
F Bb F G C F
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Capo 1st Fret
E E E E
INTRO
F#7 B7
How much longer will it be 'til we cross that Mason Dixon Line?
E A
At daylight will you tell that engineer to slow it down;
E B7 E
Or better still, just stop the train 'cause I want to look around.
F#7 B7
How much longer will it be 'till I can see the light of day?
E A
When we hit Dixie will you tell that engineer to ring his bell;
E B7 E
And ask everybody that ain't asleep to stand rightup and yell.
E E E E E E F#7 B7 E E E A A E B7 E
SOLO
E
Hey, Porter! Hey Porter! It's getting light outside.
F#7 B7
This old train is puffin' smoke and I have to strain my eyes.
E A
But ask that engineer if he will blow his whistle please,
E B7 E
Cause I smell frost on cotton leaves, and I feel that Southern breeze.
F#7 B7
I need nobody to tell me now that we're in Tennessee
E A
Go tell that engineer to make that lonesome whistle scream.
E B7 E
We're not so far from home so take it easy on the steam
E E E E E E F#7 B7 E E E A A E B7 E
SOLO
E
Hey Porter! Hey Porter! Please open up my door
F#7 B7
cause I can't wait no more.
E A
Tell that engineer I say, "Thanks a lot. I didn't mind the fare
E B7 E
I'm gonna set my feet on Southern soil and breathe that Southern air."
E E E E E E
OUTRO
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Capo 2nd Fret
B7 E
Intro:
E
I hear the train a comin'
A
I'm stuck in Folsom Prison,
E
And time keeps draggin' on,
B7
But that train keeps a-rollin',
E
On down to San Antone.
E
When I was just a baby,
A
But I shot a man in Reno,
E
Just to watch him die,
B7
When I hear that whistle blowin',
E
I hang my head and cry.
Solo: Repeat Verse
E
I bet there's rich folks eatin',
A
But I know I had it comin',
E
I know I can't be free,
B7
But those people keep a-movin',
E
And that's what tortures me.
Solo: Repeat Verse
E
Well, if they freed me from this prison,
A
Far from Folsom Prison,
E
That's where I want to stay,
B7
And I'd let that lonesome whistle,
E
Blow my Blues away.
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Capo 1
B7 E
I keep a close watch on this heart of mine
B7 E
I keep my eyes wide open all the time.
A E
I keep the ends out for the tie that binds
B7 E
Because you're mine, I walk the line
A
E A
I find it very, very easy to be true
E A
I find myself alone when each day is through
D A
Yes, I'll admit I'm a fool for you
E A
Because you're mine, I walk the line
D
A D
As sure as night is dark and day is light
A D
I keep you on my mind both day and night
G D
And happiness I've known proves that it's right
A D
Because you're mine, I walk the line
A
E A
You've got a way to keep me on your side
E A
You give me cause for love that I can't hide
D A
For you I know I'd even try to turn the tide
E A
Because you're mine, I walk the line
E
B7 E
I keep a close watch on this heart of mine
B7 E
I keep my eyes wide open all the time.
A E
I keep the ends out for the tie that binds
B7 E
Because you're mine, I walk the line
E
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Capo 1st Fret
E
Hey get rhythm when you get the blues
A E
come on get rhythm when you get the blues
A B7 E
get rhythm when you get the blues
E
A little shoe shine boy he never gets low down
E
Get rhythm when you get the blues
A E
come on get rhythm when you get the blues
A B7 E
get rhythm when you get the blues
E E E E A A A A E E E E A A B7 E E
INSTRUMENTAL:
E
Get rhythm when you get the blues
A E
come on get rhythm when you get the blues
A B7 E
get rhythm when you get the blues
E
Well i sat and listened to the shoe shine boy
E
Get rhythm when you get the blues
A E
come on get rhythm when you get the blues
A B7 E
get rhythm when you get the blues
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Capo 1
E
Intro:
E
Well I taught the weeping willow
F#7 B7
up a clear blue sky
E
But the tears that I cried
A
Flood you Big River and
E B7
I'm gonna sit right here
E
untill I die
Verse : 2
E
I met her accidentally in
F#7 B7
heard her drawl, southern drawl
E
Then I heard my dream was
A
back down stream cavortin in
E
Davenport , and I followed you
B7 E
Big River, when you called
E A B7
Fill :
Verse : 3
E
Then you took me to St. Louis
F#7 B7
but shes gone , boy shes gone
E
I found her trail in Memphis
A
but she just walked up the block
E
she raised a few eyebrows and
B7 E
then she went on down alone
F#7 B7
to New Orleans, New Orleans
E
Go on I' ve had enough dump
A
my blues down in the gulf
E B7
cause she loves you Big River
E
More then me.
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A D A
Well, you ask me if I'll forget my baby
A D
I guess I will some day
A E A E
()
I don't like it but I guess things happen that way
A D A
You ask me if I'll get along
A D
I guess I will some way
A E A E
()
I don't like it but I guess things happen that way
CHORUS:
D A E A D
God gave me that girl to lean on, then he put me on my own
D A E A
Heaven help me be a man and have the strength to stand alone
A E A E
()
I don't like it but I guess things happen that way
CHORUS
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G C G C
INTRO:
G C G
Love Is A Burning Thing
C G
And It Makes A Firery Ring
C G
Bound By Wild Desire
C G
I Fell Into A Ring Of Fire
CHORUS:
D C G
I Fell Into A Burning Ring Of Fire
D
I Went Down, Down, Down
C G
And The Flames Went Higher
C G
The Ring Of Fire
C G
The Ring Of Fire
C G
The Taste Of Love Is Sweet
C G
When Hearts Like Ours Meet
C G
I Fell For You Like A Child
C G
Ohh, But The Fire Went Wild
C G
The Ring Of Fire
C G
The Ring Of Fire
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C
Both: We got married in a fever, hotter than a 'Pepper Sprout'
C7
Both: We've been talkin' 'bout Jackson, ever since the fire went out
F C
John: I'm goin' to Jackson, I'm gonna mess a- round
F G7 F
John: Yea! I'm goin' to Jackson, look out Jackson town.
(Just Repeat Same Chords For All Verses)
10. A Boy Named Sue
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G
My daddy left home when I was three
C
And he didn't leave much to Ma and me
D G
Just this old guitar and an empty bottle of booze.
G
Now, I don't blame him cause he run and hid
C
But the meanest thing that he ever did
D G
Was before he left, he went and named me 'Sue.'
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Capo:1st fret
C
Well, I woke up Sunday morning
F G C
With no way to hold my head that didn't hurt.
Am
And the beer I had for breakfast wasn't bad,
G
So I had one more for dessert.
C F
Then I fumbled in my closet through my clothes
C Am
And found my cleanest dirty shirt.
F G
Then I washed my face and combed my hair
C
I'd smoked my mind the night before
F G C
With cigarettes and songs I'd been picking.
Am
But I lit my first and watched a small kid
G
Playing with a can that he was kicking.
C
Then I walked across the street
F C Am
And caught the Sunday smell of someone frying chicken.
F G
And Lord, it took me back to something that I'd lost
C
Somewhere, somehow along the way.
F
On a Sunday morning sidewalk,
C
I'm wishing, Lord, that I was stoned.
G
'Cause there's something in a Sunday
C
That makes a body feel alone.
F
And there's nothing short a' dying
C
That's half as lonesome as the sound
G
Of the sleeping city sidewalk
C
And Sunday morning coming down.
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C
Well, you wonder why I always dress in black
D
Why you never see bright colors on my back?
F C
And why does my ap- pearance
F C
Seem to have a sombre tone?
D G7
Well, there's a reason for the things that I have on.
C
I wear the black for the poor and the beaten down
D
Livin' in the hopeless, hungry side of town
F C
I wear it for the pri- soner
F C
Who has long paid for his crime
D G7
But is there because he's a victim of the times.
C
Aw! I'd love to wear a rainbow every day
D
And tell the world that ev'rything's OK
F C F C
But I'll try to carry off a little darkness on my back
G7 C
'Til things are brighter I'm the man in black.
13. One Piece At A Time
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F
Well, I left Kentucky back in '49
Bb
And went to Detroit workin' on a 'sembly line
C F
The first year they had me puttin' wheels on cadillacs
Bb
And sometimes I'd hang my head and cry
C F
'Cause I always wanted me one that was long and black.
CHORUS
F
I'd get it one piece at a time
Bb
And it wouldn't cost me a dime
C F
You'll know it's me when I come through your town
Bb
I'm gonna drive ever'body wild
C F
'Cause I'll have the only one there is around.
But GM wouldn't miss just one little piece
CHORUS
F Bb
Well, It's a '49, '50, '51, '52, '53, '54, '55, '56
C F
'57, '58' 59' Automobile
Bb
(Fade) It's a '60, '61, '62, '63, '64, '65, '66, '67
C F
'68, '69, '70 Automobile.
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Bm7
Intro:
Verse 1: (Willie Nelson)
Bm7 A G Bm7
I was a highwayman, along the coach roads I did ride,
A G D A
Sword and pistol by my side,
Em Bm7 A G
Many a young maid lost her baubles to my trade,
Em Bm7 A G
Many a soldier shed his lifeblood on my blade,
Bm7 A G A D
The bastards hung me in the spring of twenty-five,
G A
But I am still alive
Verse 2: (Kris Kristofferson)
Bm7 A G Bm7
I was a sailor, I was born upon the tide,
A G D A
With the sea I did abide,
Em Bm7 A G
I sailed a schooner round the horn of Mexico,
Em Bm7 A G
I went aloft and furled the main sail in a blow,
Bm7 A G A D
And when the yard broke off they say that I got killed,
G A
But I am living still
Verse 3: (Waylon Jennings)
Bm7 A G Bm7
I was a dam builder, across a river long and wide,
A G D A
Where steel and water did collide,
Em Bm7 A G
A place called boulder on the wild Colorado,
Em Bm7 A G
I slipped and fell on the wet concrete below,
Bm7 A G A D
They buried me in that gray tomb that knows no sounds,
G A
But I am still around,
Chorus: (All)
D D/C# Bm7
G D/F# Em
I'll always be around, and around, and around, and around, and around
G A D
Verse 4: (Johnny Cash)
Bm7 A G Bm7
I'll fly a starship across the universe divide,
A G D A
And when I reach the other side,
Em Bm7 A G
I'll find a place to rest my spirit if I can,
Em Bm7 A G
Perhaps I may become a highwayman again,
Bm7 A G A D
Or I may simply be a single drop of rain,
G A
But I will remain,
Outro: (All) (same chords as bridge)
D D/C# Bm7 A
G D/F# Em
And I'll be back again, and again, and again, and again, and again
G A D A D D
(let ring)
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C C F
Intro
C
I went out walking through the streets paved with gold
F
Lifted some stones
F
Saw the skin and bones
C
Of a city without a soul
C
I went out walking under an atomic sky
F
Where the ground wont turn and the rain it burns
C
Like the tears when I said goodbye
Am F
Yeah I went with nothing
C G
Nothing but the thought of you
Am F C G
I went wandering
A spirit who would not bend or break
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INTRO
A A D A
Delia, oh Delia, Delia all my life
D Bm E
If I hadn't-a shot poor Delia, I'd have had her for my wife
A D A E A
Delia's gone, one more round, Delia's gone
A D A A7
I went up to Memphis, and I met Delia there
D Bm E
Found her in her parlor, and I tied her to her chair
A D A E A
Delia's gone, one more round, Delia's gone
A D A E A E A
Delia's gone, one more round, Delia's gone
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^ ^ V
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|----2--2-2--------|Repeat until it changes you can hear
|----2--2-2--------|When it changes it about at 1:25
|----2--2-2--------|
|----0--0-0--------|
|------------0--3--|
^ v ^ v ^ v
|-----------------------------|
|---2--2-----2-2---2----------| Timing is everything
|---2--2-----2-2---2--0-------|
|---2--2-----2-2---2--0-------|
|---2--2-----2-2---2--0-------|
|---------3------3----0-------|
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E (let it ring)
E E
I was totin my pack along the long dusty Winnamucka road
E E
When along came a semi with a high canvas covered load
A A
If your goin' to Winnamucka, Mack with me you can ride
E E
And so I climbed into the cab and then I setteled down inside
F# F#
He asked me if I'd seen a road with so much dust and sand
E
And I said, "Listen! I've traveled every road in this here land!"
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|------------------|
|------------------|
|-----------1------|
|-2----4-----------|
|------------------|
E
I've been everywhere, man
A
Crossed the deserts bare, man
E
I've breathed the mountain air, man
F#
Travel - I've had my share, man
E
I've been everywhere
E A E F# E (strum the rhythm through out " I've been to…")
E
I've been everywhere, man
A
Crossed the deserts bare, man
E
I've breathed the mountain air, man
F#
Travel - I've had my share, man
E
I've been everywhere
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Intro:
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D----------------------------------------------------------------------
a--0--2--3--4--4--4--3--2--0-------------------------------------------
e----------------------------------------------------------------------
A E A
I found him by the railroad track this morning
A E A
I could see that he was nearly dead
D A
I knelt down beside him and I listened
E
Just to hear the words the dying fellow said
A E A
He said they let me out of prison down in Frisco
A E A
For ten long years I've paid for what I've done
D A
I was trying to get back to Louisiana
E A
To see my Rose and get to know my son
[Chorus:]
D A
Give my love to Rose please won't you mister
E A
Take her all my money, tell her to buy some pretty clothes
D A
Tell my boy his daddy's so proud of him
E A
And don't forget to give my love to Rose
A E A
Tell them I said thanks for waiting for me
A E A
Tell my boy to help his mom at home
D A
Tell my Rose to try to find another
E
For it ain't right that she should live alone
A E A
Mister here's a bag with all my money
A E A
It won't last them long the way it goes
D A
God bless you for finding me this morning
E A
And don't forget to give my love to Rose
[Chorus:]
D A
Give my love to Rose please won't you mister
E A
Take her all my money, tell her to buy some pretty clothes
D A
Tell my boy his daddy's so proud of him
E A
And don't forget to give my love to Rose
20.When The Man Comes Around
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Verse
E|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|--x--x--x--x--x-|X 22
D|--x--x--x--x--3-|
A|--x--x--x--x--2-|
E|--x--3--x--x--x-|
Bridge
Am F G
E|----------0---0-0-0-0--|--1---1-1-1-1--3---3-3-3-3--|
B|----------1---1-1-1-1--|--1---1-1-1-1--3---3-3-3-3--|
G|----------2---2-2-2-2--|--2---2-2-2-2--0---0-0-0-0--|
D|----------2---2-2-2-2--|--3---3-3-3-3--0---0-0-0-0--|
A|-3--2--0--0---0-0-0-0--|--3---3-3-3-3--2---2-2-2-2--|
E|-----------------------|--1---1-1-1-1--3---3-3-3-3--|
Verse
E|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|--x--x--x--x--x-|X 14
D|--x--x--x--x--3-|
A|--x--x--x--x--2-|
E|--x--3--x--x--x-|
Bridge
Am F G
E|----------0---0-0-0-0--|--1---1-1-1-1--3---3-3-3-3--|
B|----------1---1-1-1-1--|--1---1-1-1-1--3---3-3-3-3--|
G|----------2---2-2-2-2--|--2---2-2-2-2--0---0-0-0-0--|
D|----------2---2-2-2-2--|--3---3-3-3-3--0---0-0-0-0--|
A|-3--2--0--0---0-0-0-0--|--3---3-3-3-3--2---2-2-2-2--|
E|-----------------------|--1---1-1-1-1--3---3-3-3-3--|
Chorus
C
E|--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|
B|--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--|--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--|
G|--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
D|--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|X4
A|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|
E|--------------------|--------------------|
E|---------------|--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|
B|---------------|--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--|--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--|
G|---------------|--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
D|---------------|--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|X4
A|--3----2----0--|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|
E|---------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|--x--x--x--x--x-|X 4
D|--x--x--x--x--3-|
A|--x--x--x--x--2-|
E|--x--3--x--x--x-|
C
E|--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|
B|--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--|--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--|
G|--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
D|--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|X4
A|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|
E|--------------------|--------------------|
E|---------------|--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|
B|---------------|--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--|--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--|
G|---------------|--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
D|---------------|--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|X4
A|--3----2----0--|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|
E|---------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Verse
E|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|--x--x--x--x--x-|X 4
D|--x--x--x--x--3-|
A|--x--x--x--x--2-|
E|--x--3--x--x--x-|
21. Hurt
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Am C D
intro: Repeat
C D Am C D Am
I hurt myself today, to see if I still feel
C D Am C D Am
I focus on the pain, the only thing thats real
C D Am C D Am
The needle tears a hole, the old familiar sting
C D Am C D G
Try to kill it all away, but I remember everything
Chorus:
Am F C G
What Have I become, my sweetest friend
Am F C G
Everyone I know, goes away in the end
Am F C G
And you could have it all, my empire of dirt
Am F G Am
I will let you down, I will make you hurt
repeat intro
Verse:
Am C D Am C D Am
I wear this crown of thorns, upon my liars chair
C D Am C D Am
Full of broken thoughts, I cannot repair
C D Am C D Am
Beneath the stains of time, the feeling disappears
C D Am C D G
You are someone else, I am still right here
Chorus:
Am F C G
What Have I become, my sweetest friend
Am F C G
Everyone I know, goes away in the end
Am F C G
And you could have it all, my empire of dirt
Am F C G
I will let you down, I will make you hurt
Outro:
C D Am C D Am
If I could start again, a million miles away
C D Am C D Am
(hold)
I would keep myself, I would find a way.
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