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Strawberry Cake

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SONG:   STRAWBERRY CAKE
ARTIST: JOHNNY CASH
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL:  GUITARZAN7@HOTMAIL.COM
              STRAWBERRY CAKE
                JOHNNY CASH
CAPO: 2nd FRET
       G
INTRO: 
VERSE:
G                      D
In New York city just walking the street
                      G
Ran out of money had nothing to eat
                               C
I stopped at the Plaza, that fancy hotel
       D
Where you can check in if you're well to do well...
     G                   D
The first of July and a hundred and four
                                G
I stopped at the Plaza's front revolving door
                                  C
I stepped in the door and went around for a ride
  D
Treatin' myself to the cool air inside
     G                        D
Then I found myself in a chandeliered room
                                G
Where people were dining and I hid in the gloom
                               C
My hunger pains hurt 'til I thought I would break
         D                                  G
When a waiter brought out a big strawberry cake
CHORUS:
G         D         G
Oh that strawberry cake
C                   G
Oh that strawberry cake
    C                    G
Out in California them berries were grown
     C                   G
And into this city them berries were flown
     D                      G
For making that strawberry cake
VERSE:
 G                              D
Then I thought of Oxnard, just north of LA
                                 G
Where I picked strawberries for many a day
                                  C
Hard work with no future for the harvest was done
    D
And I headed eastward a-travelin' by thumb
     G                D
And nobody wanted me here in this town
                              G
I felt like a stray dog they all kick around
                         C
Them berries reminded me of my bad breaks
     D                                 G
I'm hungry and I want that strawberry cake
CHORUS:
G                D         G
I deserve that strawberry cake
   C                     G
Deserve that strawberry cake
   C                         G
I ran and I grabbed it then out the side door
  C                             G
Into Central Park through the bushes I tore
 D                     G
Holdin' my strawberry cake
VERSE:
   G                       D
I look back behind me and what do I see
                             G
The chef and headwaiter and the maître d
                         C
I had a nice helpin' of cake as I ran
    D
I gobble them berries as fast as I can
          G                    D
They're closin' the gap as I slowed down to eat
                                     G
But the cake brought a new surge of power to my feet
                            C
I hid in the bush when the lead I did take
        D                             G
And I quietly finished my strawberry cake
CHORUS:
G                 D        G
I ate all that strawberry cake
      C                     G
That fine fancy strawberry cake
    C                    G
Someone at the plaza is without dessert
              C                        G
But for the first time in days now my belly don't hurt
 D                      G
I'm full of strawberry cake
NOTE: THERE ARE TWO VERSIONS I HAVE SEEN JOHNNY CASH
      PLAYING THIS SONG LIVE. ON ONE HE CAPOED AT THE 
      2nd FRET AND ON ANOTHER HE CAPOED ON THE 3rd FRET 
      BUT USED THE EXACT SAME CHORDS FOR BOTH.

Strawberry Cake chords and lyrics

Free chords for Strawberry Cake by Johnny Cash. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

SONG:   STRAWBERRY CAKE
ARTIST: JOHNNY CASH
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL:  GUITARZAN7@HOTMAIL.COM
              STRAWBERRY CAKE
                JOHNNY CASH
CAPO: 2nd FRET
INTRO: G
VERSE:
CHORUS:
VERSE:
CHORUS:
VERSE:
CHORUS:
NOTE: THERE ARE TWO VERSIONS I HAVE SEEN JOHNNY CASH
      PLAYING THIS SONG LIVE. ON ONE HE CAPOED AT THE 
      2nd FRET AND ON ANOTHER HE CAPOED ON THE 3rd FRET 
      BUT USED THE EXACT SAME CHORDS FOR BOTH.

Strawberry Cake Chords by Johnny Cash

Learn how to play Strawberry Cake by Johnny Cash with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Strawberry Cake chords”, “Strawberry Cake guitar chords”, or “Johnny Cash Strawberry Cake 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 Strawberry Cake chords and for experienced players who want accurate Strawberry Cake lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, D, C.

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The chords for "Strawberry Cake" show the original chord names (including G, D, C). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.