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Rockabilly Blues

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[Verse 1]
GI took a tour to Texas and from Waco I called you
GBut day by day no answer and I'm big Bluebonnet blue
I'm Csinging and they're dancing but I'm feeling Big D bad
GI'm Sweetwater beat And I'm DTexas City Gsad
[Chorus]
The Crhythm keeps me living
But Chave you heard the Gnews
There's a Gsad song singer coming
With the Drockabilly Gblues
[Verse 2]
GIt's hard to keep on singing when you're lonesome to the bone
G10,000 happy people but I'm San Antone alone
One Cnight stands and the man demands that I get up and go
GI'm Odessa desperate and DSan Angelo Glow
[Chorus]
The Crhythm keeps me living
But Chave you heard the Gnews
There's a Gsad song singer coming
With the Drockabilly Gblues
[Verse 3]
GIt's the same old tune in Temple about the loving I ain't had
GI'm getting Beaumont bitter and Amarillo mad
I'm gCiving up on calling you 'cause you're evading me
GI'm coming home and if you're gone, DI'm gonna be GTennessee free
[Chorus]
The Crhythm keeps me living
But Chave you heard the Gnews
There's a Gsad song singer coming
With the Drockabilly Gblues

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Rockabilly Blues

by Johnny Cash

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[Verse 1]

I took a tour to Texas and from Waco I called you

But day by day no answer and I'm big Bluebonnet blue

I'm singing and they're dancing but I'm feeling Big D bad

G D G

I'm Sweetwater beat And I'm Texas City sad

[Chorus]

The rhythm keeps me living

C G

But have you heard the news

There's a sad song singer coming

D G

With the rockabilly blues

[Verse 2]

It's hard to keep on singing when you're lonesome to the bone

10,000 happy people but I'm San Antone alone

One night stands and the man demands that I get up and go

G D G

I'm Odessa desperate and San Angelo low

[Chorus]

The rhythm keeps me living

C G

But have you heard the news

There's a sad song singer coming

D G

With the rockabilly blues

[Verse 3]

It's the same old tune in Temple about the loving I ain't had

I'm getting Beaumont bitter and Amarillo mad

I'm giving up on calling you 'cause you're evading me

G D G

I'm coming home and if you're gone, I'm gonna be Tennessee free

[Chorus]

The rhythm keeps me living

C G

But have you heard the news

There's a sad song singer coming

D G

With the rockabilly blues

About Rockabilly Blues Chords by Johnny Cash

Learn how to play Rockabilly Blues by Johnny Cash with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Rockabilly Blues chords”, “Rockabilly Blues guitar chords”, or “Johnny Cash Rockabilly Blues chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Rockabilly Blues chords and for experienced players who want accurate Rockabilly Blues lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, C, D.

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