I Would Like To See You Again - Johnny Cash

I Would Like To See You Again

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"I Would Like to See You Again" - Johnny Cash
Released 1978
 
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# Title
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1.) I Would Like to See You Again
2.) Lately *
3.) I Wish I Was Crazy Again (with Waylon Jennings) *
4.) Who's Gene Autry? *
5.) Hurt so Bad
6.) I Don't Think I Could Take You Back Again *
7.) Abner Brown *
8.) After Taxes **
9.) There Ain't No Good Chain Gang (with Waylon Jennings) *
10.) That's the Way It Is *
11.) I'm Alright Now
 
* = capo on 1st fret
** = capo on 2nd fret
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1.) "I Would Like to See You Again"
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[!] Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=op5W58xLEPM [!]
 
[Intro]
A
 
[Verse 1]
A D A
I was sitting here, thinking about old times
D E7 A
Some old times... some old friends
D A
When suddenly, it crossed my mind
D E7 A
That I would like to see you again
 
[Verse 2]
A D A
Remember how we used to walk and talk?
D E7 A
Walk and talk... holding hands
D A
We said we loved each other, I recall
D E7 A
We made a lot... of future plans
 
[Chorus]
D E7 A
But the years have come and gone
D E7 A
And a whole lot has happened since then
D E7 A F#m
But tonight, babe, your memory's awfully strong on my mind
D E7 A
And I would like to see you again
 
[Verse 3]
A D A
It's funny how an old flame comes back,
D E7 A
Come on back... make you blue
D A
But I just saw a picture of a railroad track
D E7 A
And some old shack... and me and you
 
[Verse 4]
A D A
Guess I'd better straighten out my mind
D E7 A
Straighten it out... go to bed
D A
And pray that I don't dream about old times
D E7 A
Some old times... gone and dead
 
[Chorus]
D E7 A
The years have come and gone
D E7 A
And a whole lot has happened since then
D E7 A F#m
But tonight, babe, your memory's awfully strong on my mind
D E7 A
And I would like to see you again
 
[Outro]
A D A
D E7 A
D A
D E7 A
D A
D E7 A
 
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2.) "Lately"
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[!] Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlLcZhex1-0 [!]
 
[!] Capo on 1st fret [!]
 
[Intro]
G7 C
 
[Verse 1]
C G7
Lately, I've been thinking that you don't love me at all
C
Lately, I've been reading and the writing on the wall
F C F
Is saying, looks like you'll be going and I've no sure way of knowing
G7 C
But somehow, that's what I've been thinking lately
 
[Verse 2]
C G7
Lately, you've been saying things that I don't understand
C
Lately, you look through me as if I'm another man
F C F
Instead of your old one and only, I'm beginning to get lonely
G7 C
I've been feeling you'll be leaving lately
 
[Guitar Solo]
C G7
C
F C F
G7 C
 
[Verse 3]
C G7
You might as well just stop it now 'cause I already know
C
You wouldn't hurt me less if you just go ahead and go
F C F
You know your heart's already gone so you might as well go on
G7 C
Things have not been working for us lately
G7 C
Things have not been working for us lately
 
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3.) "I Wish I Was Crazy Again" (with Waylon Jennings)
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[!] Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUfumEMI4tk [!]
 
[!] Capo on 1st fret [!]
 
[Intro]
A
 
[Verse 1]
A E7 A
I met an old friend this morning
D E7 A
And I stopped him and called him by name
E7
I said, "The years haven't changed you"
A
But he said, "Good Lord, how you've changed"
E7 A
So we stood there and talked on the corner
D E7 A
And remembered the good times we had
E7
Then he asked if we're happy together
A
And I only smiled and I said...
 
[Chorus]
N.C. A E7 A
"Yes, she keeps me off the streets
D E7 A
And she keeps me out of trouble
D E7 A D
Sometimes at night, Lord, when I hear the wind
A E7 A
I wish I was crazy again
D A E7 A
Yes, I wish I was crazy again"
B
 
[Verse 2]
B F#7 B
Then we stopped in at a tavern
E F#7 B
We had us a round or two
F#7
We called ourselves old desperados (old desperados)
B
As old friends are likely to do
F#7 B
We sat for a while and remembered
E F#7 B
Then he said, "Let's have just one more"
F#7
I said, "I'd sure like to join you
B
But I best be going on home"
 
[Chorus]
N.C. B F#7 B
Yes, she keeps me off the streets
E F#7 B
And she keeps me out of trouble
E F#7 B E
Sometimes at night, Lord, when I hear the wind
B F#7 B
I wish I was crazy again
E B F#7 B
Yes, I wish I was crazy again
 
[Outro Chorus]
B F#7 B
She keeps me off the streets
E F#7 B
And she keeps me out of trouble
E F#7 B E
Sometimes at night, Lord, when I hear the wind
B F#7 B
I wish I was crazy again
E B F#7 B
Yes, I wish I was crazy again
 
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4.) "Who's Gene Autry?"
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[!] Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mROZcgxT8XI [!]
 
[!] Capo on 1st fret [!]
 
[Intro]
A F#m D E A
 
[Chorus]
N.C. D
Whoopie Ti Yi Yo
A
Rocking to and fro
E7 A
Back in the saddle again
 
[Verse 1]
A
My little boy said, "Daddy, who's Gene Autry?"
D E7
His old movie was coming on TV
A
And I said, "Let me tell you about him, son"
D E7 A
And I took him upon my knee
A D
"Why, when I was a little boy about your size
E7 A
And just about every Saturday night
D
When I could scrape up a dime for the movies
E7 A
And when my Daddy said, 'alright'
D
I'd be right downtown at the picture show
E7 A
Like everybody else that could
D
To see a handsome man on a big fine stallion
E7 A
Going about doing good"
 
[Chorus]
D
Singing, "Whoopie Ti Yi Yo
A
Rocking to and fro
E B7 E
Put him back in the saddle again
D
Whoopie Ti Yi Yay
A
Let him go on his way
E7 A
Back in the saddle again"
 
[Verse 2]
A D
"Why, he could ride his horse and play his guitar
E7 A
And sing all at the same time
D
And I was ridin' right along there beside him
E7 A
On that broomstick pony of mine
D
And you know, his pistol never ran out of bullets
E7 A
When the bad guys had to be stopped
D
And somehow his bullets never drew any blood
E7 A
But the bad guys dropped when he shot
D
Yeah, old Gene was an image of justice
E7 A
And goodness and purity
D
And in the eyes of a poor, little country boy
E7 A
He made the world look better to me"
 
[Chorus]
D
Singing, "Whoopie Ti Yi Yo
A
Rocking to and fro
E B7 E
Put him back in the saddle again
D
Whoopie Ti Yi Yay
A
Let him go on his way
E7 A
Back in the saddle again"
 
[Verse 3]
A D
"And you know the way he rescued the rancher's daughter
E7 A
It'd send a thrill right up the aisle
D
And the ending would always send us home
E7 A
With a good victorious smile
D
Now you ask me, 'Who's Gene Autry?'
E7 A
Well, son, go ahead and watch the show
D
And then ride off into the sunset with him
E7 A
Like I did forty years ago"
 
[Chorus]
D
Singing, "Whoopie Ti Yi Yo
A
Rocking to and fro
E B7 E
Put him back in the saddle again
D
Whoopie Ti Yi Yay
A
Let him go on his way
E7 A D
Back in the saddle again"
A
 
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5.) "Hurt so Bad"
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[!] Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ueAdn2KDCI [!]
 
[Intro]
C
 
[Verse 1]
C
I thought I could walk away and keep on going
C
Leave you flat and never once be sad
F
I didn't know the pain would keep on growing
C
And I didn't know that it could hurt so bad
G7 F
Hurt so bad
C
Hurt so bad
 
[Verse 2]
C
All night long, I'm out a-driving 'round
C
Every this and that a-way like mad
F
Always end up on your side of town
C
I didn't know that it could hurt so bad
G7 F
Hurt so bad
C C7
Hurt so bad
 
[Chorus]
F
"Don't give in, go on and don't look back
C
Hold on to my pride," I said
F
C G7
I won't let my heart turn my head
 
[Verse 3]
C
New day dawning on your world without me
C
You won't miss something that you never had
F
You'll be making it alright without me
C
But I didn't know that it could hurt so bad
G7 F
Hurt so bad
C C7
Hurt so bad
 
[Chorus]
F
"Don't give in, go on and don't look back
C
Hold on to my pride," I said
F
C G7
I won't let my heart turn my head
 
[Verse 4]
C
New day dawning on your world without me
C
You won't miss something that you never had
F
You'll be making it alright without me
C
But I didn't know that it could hurt so bad
G7 F
Hurt so bad
C
Hurt so bad
G7 F
Hurt so bad
C
Hurt so bad
 
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6.) "I Don't Think I Could Take You Back Again"
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[!] Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8GBCzy31zA [!]
 
[!] Capo on 1st fret [!]
 
[Intro]
E7 A
 
[Verse 1]
A
Now, you don't have to worry about me, babe
E
Just hook 'em up and head on out to the places where you've been
D E A D
Go ahead and fly like an eagle in the sky
A E
And when you land you'll find I'm still your friend
A
But I don't think I could take you back again
 
[Verse 2]
A
Ain't no need to bother about me, babe
E
Someone will come along and she will take me by the hand
D E A D
Together we will walk where the grass is green and new
A E
And I'll even think about you now and then
A A7
But I don't think I could take you back again
 
[Chorus]
D
Hey, where you going? (Where you going?)
D
You can get there without me
A E A A7
So goodbye (goodbye), go on, goodbye
D
And remember (And remember)
D
Though I'm setting you free
A E A
I won't cry, (I won't cry) cry, cry
 
[Verse 3]
A
I've seen you toss and turning in your sleep, babe
E
Now your dream bags are packed, you've got your ticket in your hand
D E A D
When you love someone, you want what's best for them
A E
That's how it is and that's how it's always been
A A7
And I don't think I could take you back again
 
[Chorus]
D
Hey, where you going? (Where you going?)
D
You can get there without me
A E A A7
So goodbye (goodbye), go on, goodbye
D
And remember (And remember)
D
Though I'm setting you free
A E A
I won't cry, (I won't cry) cry, cry
 
[Verse 4]
A
I've seen you toss and turning in your sleep, babe
E
Now your dream bags are packed, you've got your ticket in your hand
D E A D
When you love someone, you want what's best for them
A E
That's how it is and that's how it's always been
A
And I don't think I could take you back again
 
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7.) "Abner Brown"
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[!] Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tTQnuhlzPs [!]
 
[!] Capo on 1st fret [!]
 
[Intro]
A
 
[Intro Verse]
A
Every town has its town bum, I guess
A
Ours had one
A
Here's a song about him; I remember him fondly well
A
His name was Abner Brown
 
[Verse 1]
A E7 A
I knew an old drunk named Abner Brown
E7
Nobody knew when he came to town
D A
But he spread goodwill to his fellow men
E7 A
And they let him sleep in the cotton gin
D A
He could drink more brew than an army could
E7
But he had more friends and he did more good
D A
Than a lot of fine, fancy people in our town
E7 A
So they tolerated Abner Brown
E7 A
And all us kids were on his side
E7
'cause he told us tales 'til our eyes grew wide
D A
And he made us feel about ten feet tall
E7 A
'cause he had no kids but he claimed us all
E7 A
And after school and on weekends
E7
You could find me down at the cotton gin
D A
The truest friend that I ever found
E7 A
Was a good old drunk named Abner Brown
 
[Chorus]
F#m D A
Abner Brown, I wish that I could see you once again
F#m D A E7
I believe that you'd stack up with all the mighty men
A
I've met and known in all the low
D
And higher places that I've been
A F#m
Thinking of you picks me up when I'm feeling down (down low)
D E7 A
I thank the Lord for making Abner Brown
 
[Verse 2]
A E7 A
Lord, take me back to the cotton land
E7
To Arkansas, take me home again
D A
Let me be the boy that I once have been
E7 A
Let me walk that road to the cotton gin
E7 A
He's probably dead many years ago
E7
And gone the way that old drunks go
D A
But I'd still like to sit me down
E7 A
Talk to my old friend Abner Brown
 
[Chorus]
F#m D A
Abner Brown, I wish that I could see you once again
F#m D A E7
I believe that you'd stack up with all the mighty men
A
I've met and known in all the low
D
And higher places that I've been
A F#m
Thinking of you picks me up when I'm feeling down (down low)
D E7 A
I thank the Lord for making Abner Brown
D E7 A
I thank the Lord for making Abner Brown
 
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8.) "After Taxes"
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[!] Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPmSLCUaN_k [!]
 
[!] Capo on 2nd fret [!]
 
[Intro]
E
A
E
A
 
[Verse]
A
I feel so good come payday
E
I think of all the things I'm going to buy when I pick up my pay; don't you know?
E
But then they hand me that little brown envelope
E
I peep inside; Lord, I lose all hope
E
'cause from those total wages earned down to that net amount that's due
A
I feel a painful sense of loss between the two
 
[Bridge]
E A
Hmm (federal tax), there goes that bracelet for her arm
E A
Hmm (county tax), there goes that new fence for my farm
E A
Hmm (state income tax), there goes that brand new Pontiac
E A
Hmm (withholded tax), there goes the shirt right off my back
 
[Chorus 1]
D A
You can dream about a honeymoon for two
D A
You can dream but that's about all you can do
D E
'cause by the time old Uncle Sam gets through with you
E
You can buy her a pair of hose, a little powder for her nose
A
And take her down to Sloppy Joe's for beer and stew
E
Them are the facts
A
After tax
 
[Chorus 2]
D A
You can dream about vacations in the sun
D A
You can dream but you can never have you one
D E
'cause by the time your good old Uncle Sam gets done
E
You've got just enough for gas to see them city limits pass
E A
And if you get back home fourth class, I'd say you've won
 
[Bridge]
E A
Hmm (federal tax), there goes that bracelet for her arm
E A
Hmm (county tax), there goes that new fence for my farm
E A
Hmm (luxury tax), send back that shortwave radio
E A
Hmm (insurance tax), cancel that trip to Mexico
E A
Hmm (state income tax), forget that brand new Pontiac
E A
Hmm (withholded tax), there goes the shirt right off my back
 
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9.) "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang" (with Waylon Jennings)
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[!] Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okUH50P_tI0 [!]
 
[!] Capo on 1st fret [!]
 
[Intro]
A
 
[Verse 1]
A
Bet it ain't a-raining back home
A
Bet you sister's still on the phone
D A F#
Bet Mama's in the kitchen cooking fried chicken
D E A
Wishing that I hadn't done wrong
 
[Pre-Chorus]
A
Mama, don't you worry about it none though
A
Everything's gonna be alright, Mama
A
They're teaching us a lot of new things in here, Mama
A
Things like...
 
[Chorus]
A
There ain't no good in an evil-hearted woman
A
And I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James
D A F#
And you don't go writing hot checks down in Mississippi
D C D C A
And there ain't no good chain gang
 
[Guitar Solo]
A
A
D A F#
D C D C A
 
[Verse 2]
A
Papa's reading yesterday's mail
A
Wishing that the hay was all bailed
D7 A F#
Well, I bet he's wishing we could go fishing
D E A
And here I am, a-lazing in jail
 
[Pre-Chorus]
A
Well, Papa, don't you worry about it none
A
Now, everything's gonna be alright, Papa
A
They're teaching us a lesson today
A
We're learning pretty well too; we've already learned a whole lot of stuff already
A
Things like...
 
[Chorus]
A
There ain't no good in an evil-hearted woman
A
And I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James
D A F#
And you don't go writing hot checks down in Mississippi
D C D C A
And there ain't no good chain gang
A
There ain't no good in an evil-hearted woman
A
And I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James
D A F#
And you don't go writing hot checks down in Mississippi
D C D C A
And there ain't no good chain gang
 
[Guitar Solo]
A
A
D A F#
D C D C A
 
[Chorus]
A
There ain't no good in an evil-hearted woman
A
And I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James
D A F#
And you don't go writing hot checks down in Mississippi
D C D C A
And there ain't no good chain gang
A
There ain't no good in an evil-hearted woman
A
And I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James
D A F#
And you don't go writing hot checks down in Mississippi
D C D C A
And there ain't no good chain gang
 
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10.) "That's the Way It Is"
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[!] Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnhAAUbn6VY [!]
 
[!] Capo on 1st fret [!]
 
[Intro]
A
Amaj7
B7
Esus4 E
 
[Verse 1]
A Amaj7
Remember back in school, we learned the golden rule
A7 D
Do unto others as you'd have them do to you
Dm A
You're supposed to love me as much as I love you
B7 Esus4 E
It's a shame... that ain't the way it is
A Amaj7
Lovers in a movie on that great big screen
A7 D
He treats her like she's a queen, she treats him like a king
Dm A
Wouldn't it be nice if life was lived that way?
B7 E A A7
It's a shame... that ain't the way it is
 
[Chorus]
D E A
I'd like to start each morning with "Good morning, dear"
B7 E A A7
And end each night with a goodnight kiss
D E A
But all I have is your memory with me laying here
B7 E A
It's a shame... but that's the way it is
 
[Bridge]
A
Amaj7
B7
Esus4 E
 
[Verse]
A Amaj7
A love song tells a story of a good love going bad
A7 D
Then paints a pretty picture of that same love coming back
Dm A
I wish that I could sing it, I wish that I could paint it
B7 E A A7
It's a shame... that ain't the way it is
 
[Chorus]
D E A
I'd like to start each morning with "Good morning, dear"
B7 E A A7
And end each night with a goodnight kiss
D E A
But all I have is your memory with me laying here
B7 E A
It's a shame... but that's the way it is
B7 E A
It's a shame... but that's the way it is
Amaj7
B7 E
A
 
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11.) "I'm Alright Now"
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[!] Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdqWvFeEsd0 [!]
 
[Intro]
D
 
[Verse 1]
D
I've been a rambler, I've been a gambler
G D
I've been in trouble a time or two
G
I've known a lot of good-looking women
D A7 D
But Lord, I bless the day that I found you
 
[Chorus]
G D
I'm alright now (alright now), I'm alright now (alright now)
E7 A7
I was riding on the devil's train but I got off somehow
G D
I'm alright now (alright now), I'm alright now (alright now)
A7 D
Gabriel, let your trumpet blow, I'm alright now
 
[Verse 2]
D
I've been demented, been discontented
G D
I've been in jail pretty close to hell
D G
I've been frisky on sipping whiskey, yeah
D A7 D
And I done a few other things that I'll never tell
 
[Chorus]
G D
But I'm alright now (alright now), I'm alright now (alright now)
E7 A7
I've been riding on the devil's train but I got off somehow
G D
I'm alright now (alright now), I'm alright now (alright now)
A7 D
Gabriel, let your trumpet blow, I'm alright now
 
[Outro Chorus]
G D
I'm alright now (alright now), I'm alright now (alright now)
E7 A7
I've been riding on the devil's train but I got off somehow
G D
I'm alright now (alright now), I'm alright now (alright now)
A7 D
Gabriel, let your trumpet blow, I'm alright now
G D
I'm alright now (alright now), I'm alright now (alright now)
E7 A7
I've been riding on the devil's train but I got off somehow
G D
I'm alright now (alright now), I'm alright now (alright now)
A7 D
Gabriel, let your trumpet blow, I'm alright now
G D
I'm alright now (alright now), I'm alright now (alright now)
E7 A7
I've been riding on the devil's train but I got off somehow
G D
I'm alright now (alright now), I'm alright now (alright now)
A7 D
Gabriel, let your trumpet blow, I'm alright now

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