The Wanderer

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Johnny Cash - The Wanderer
You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-dZvQxYX1g
E5
022xxx
A5
x022xx
C#m
x46654
B5
x24xxx
CAPO 2
[Intro]
E5 E5 E5 E5
[Verse 1]
E5
I went out walking through the streets paved with gold
A5
Lifted some stones,Saw the skin and bones
E5
Of a city without a soul
E5
I went out walking under an atomic sky
A5
Where the ground won't turn,And the rain it burns
E5
Like the tears when I said goodbye
[Chorus]
C#m A5
Yeah I went with nothing
E5 B5
Nothing but the thought of you
C#m
I went wandering
[Link]
A5 B5 E5 E5
[Verse 2]
E5
I went drifting through the capitals of tin
A5
Where men can't walk,Or freely talk
E5
And sons turn their fathers in
E5
I stopped outside a church house,Where the citizens like to sit
A5
They say they want the kingdom
E5
But they don't want God in it
E5
I went out riding down that old eight lane
A5
I passed by a thousand signs
E5
Looking for my own name
[Chorus]
C#m A5
Yeah I went with nothing
E5 B5
But i thought youd be there too
C#m
I was looking for you
[Link]
A5 B5 E5 E5
E5 E5 E5 E5
[Bridge]
E5
I went out there in search of experience
C#m A5
To taste and to touch and to feel's as much
E5 B5 C#m
As a man can before he repents
[Link]
A5 B5 E5 E5
[Verse 3]
E5
I went out searching, looking for one good man
A5
A spirit who would not bend or break
E5
Who could sit at his father's right hand
E5
I went out walking with a bible and a gun
A5
The word of God lay heavy on my heart
E5
I was sure I was the one
E5
Now Jesus, don't you wait up,Jesus, I'll be home soon
A5
Yea I went out for the papers
E5
Told her I'd be back by noon
[Chorus]
C#m A5
Yeah I left with nothing
E5 B5
But i thought youd be there too
C#m
I was looking for you
[Link]
A5 B5 E5 E5
[Chorus]
C#m A5
Yeah I left with nothing
E5 B5
Nothing but the thought of you
C#m
I went wandering
[Link]
A5 B5 E5 E5
[Outro]
E5 E5 E5 E5
A5 A5 E5 E5
C#m A5 E5 B5
C#m A5 B5 E5 E5 E5
Mark W

The Wanderer chords and lyrics

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

Johnny Cash - The Wanderer
                           You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-dZvQxYX1g
E5     022xxx
A5     x022xx
C#m    x46654
   [Intro]
E5     E5     E5    E5
   [Verse 1]
   [Chorus]
   [Link]
A5  B5   E5     E5
   [Verse 2]
   [Chorus]
   [Link]
A5  B5   E5     E5
E5  E5   E5     E5
   [Bridge]
   [Link]
A5   B5   E5   E5
   [Verse 3]
   [Chorus]
   [Link]
A5  B5   E5     E5
   [Chorus]
   [Link]
A5  B5   E5     E5
   [Outro]
E5    E5      E5    E5
A5    A5      E5    E5
C#m   A5      E5    B5
C#m   A5  B5  E5    E5   E5
Mark W

The Wanderer Chords by Johnny Cash

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