Now Heres Johnny Cash
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"Now Here's Johnny Cash" - Johnny Cash
Released 1961
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# Title
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1.) Sugartime *
2.) Down the Street to 301 *
3.) Life Goes On *
4.) Port of Lonely Hearts * [!]
5.) Cry! Cry! Cry! * [!]
6.) My Treasure * [!]
7.) Oh Lonesome Me * [!]
8.) So Doggone Lonesome * [!]
9.) You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven *
10.) Story of a Broken Heart *
11.) Hey Porter *
12.) Home Of The Blues [!]
* = capo on 1st fret
[!] = tune to standard tuning at 450 Hz
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1.) "Sugartime" *
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Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgGXBsGgPNE
[Verse 1]
N.C.
Well, now
E A E
Sugar in the morning, sugar in the evening, sugar at suppertime
B7 A E
Be my little sugar and love me all the time
E A E
Honey in the morning, honey in the evening, honey at suppertime
B7 A E
Be my little honey and love me all the time
B7 E B7 E
Put your arms around me, swear by stars above
B7 E F#7 B7
You'll be mine forever in a heaven of love
E A E
Sugar in the morning, sugar in the evening, sugar at suppertime
B7 A E
Be my little sugar and love me all the time
[Interlude]
E
A E
B7
A E
[Bridge]
N.C. B7 E
Now, sugartime (sugartime) is anytime (anytime)
B7 E
That you're near (that you're near) 'cause you're so dear (you're so dear)
B7 E
Now, don't you roam, just be my honeycomb
F#7 B7
And live in a heaven of love
[Chorus]
E A E
Well, sugar in the morning, sugar in the evening, sugar at suppertime
B7 A E
Be my little sugar and love me all the time
E A E
Honey in the morning, honey in the evening, honey at suppertime
B7 A E
Be my little honey and love me all the time (sugar in the morning, all the time)
A E
And love me all the time (sugar in the morning, all the time)
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2.) "Down the Street to 301" *
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Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqpJYWtiafY
[Intro]
G D A7 D
A7 D
[Verse 1]
D G D E7 A7
There's a boy across the street, lately, he's looked very neat
D G D A7 D
Seems he's always on the run, down the street to 3-0-1
G D A7 D A7 D
(Seems he's always on the run, down the street to 3-0-1)
[Verse 2]
D G D E7 A7
Saturday, he mows the lawn, gets up at the crack of dawn
D G D A7 D
Nine o'clock, the work's all done, down the street to 3-0-1
G D A7 D A7 D
(Nine o'clock, the work's all done, down the street to 3-0-1)
[Verse 3]
D G D E7 A7
When it's back to school this fall, winter's chill may end it all
D G D A7 D
But for now, there's lots of fun with the girl at 3-0-1
G D A7 D A7 D
(But for now, there's lots of fun with the girl at 3-0-1)
[Verse 4]
D G D E7 A7
Maybe they will never wed, sure, they may break up instead
D G D A7 D
But for now, she is the one, the girl who lives at 3-0-1
G D A7 D A7 D
(But for now, she is the one, the girl who lives at 3-0-1)
[Piano Solo]
D G D E7 A7
D G D A7 D
G D A7 D A7 D
[Verse 5]
D G D E7 A7
The boy who lives across the street has a reason to be neat
D G D A7 D
He's in love and on the run with the girl at 3-0-1
G D A7 D A7 D
(He's in love and on the run with the girl at 3-0-1)
[Verse 6]
D G D E7 A7
Don't you tell 'em to beware of a summer love affair
D G D A7 D
You know she's his only one, the girl that lives at 3-0-1
G D A7 D A7 D
(You know she's his only one, the girl that lives at 3-0-1)
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3.) "Life Goes On" *
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Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIm1jmQVck8
[Intro]
D
A
[Verse 1]
A D A
My baby left me just the other day
D A
I guess that things will never be the same
D
But I must forget that she is gone
A
'cause time goes by and life goes on
[Chorus]
E7 A
Making plans, shaking hands
E7 A
Try to prove that I'm a man
D
It's hard to do but I must try
A
'cause life goes on and so will I
[Interlude]
D
A
D
A
[Verse 2]
A D A
It's been kinda tough these last few days
D A
Trying to act normal and be gay
D
It's not easy to be all alone
A
But time goes by and life goes on
[Chorus]
E7 A
If I see her anywhere
E7 A
I hope she thinks that I don't care
D
For after night, there comes the dawn
A
Yes, time goes by and life goes on
[Outro]
D
A
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4.) "Port of Lonely Hearts" *
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Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn3kG1sAybQ
[Intro]
C
[Verse 1]
N.C. C
A ship came in (a ship came in), but it was empty (a ship came in)
G7 C
And then it sailed (it sailed, it sailed, it sailed) back out to sea again (out to sea
again)
N.C. C
Now there's a sail (now there's a sail) on the horizon (now there's a sail)
G7 C
And now I wait (I wait, I wait, I wait) until your ship comes in (until your ship comes
in)
[Chorus]
N.C. F C
And I'll be waiting in the port of lonely hearts
G7 C
Watching for your topsail on the sea
F C
Praying that my ship of love will come
G7 F C
To the port of lonely hearts where I will be
[Interlude]
C
G7 C
[Verse 2]
N.C. C
I'll brave the storm (I'll brave the storm) until you're with me (I'll brave the storm)
G7
'cause wind and rain (the rain, the rain, the rain)
C
Can't change a love that's true (change a love that's true)
N.C. C
I'll be alone (I'll be alone) until you anchor (I'll be alone)
G7 C
And then I'll leave (I'll leave, I'll leave, I'll leave) this lonely port with you
(lonely port with you)
[Chorus]
F C
'til then, I'm waiting in the port of lonely hearts
G7 C
Watching for your topsail on the sea
F C
Praying that my ship of love will come
G7 F C
To the port of lonely hearts where I will be
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5.) "Cry! Cry! Cry!" *
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Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mR9Fw9KicGU
[Intro]
A E B7 E
[Verse 1]
E
Everybody knows where you go when the sun goes down
F#7 B7
I think you only live to see the lights uptown
E
I wasted my time when I would try, try, try
A B7 E
'cause when the lights have lost their glow, you'll cry, cry, cry
[Verse 2]
E
Soon your sugar daddies will all be gone
F#7 B7
You'll wake up some cold day and find you're alone
E
You'll call for me, but I'm gonna tell you, "Bye, bye, bye"
A B7 E
When I turn around and walk away, you'll cry, cry, cry
[Chorus]
E
You're gonna cry, cry, cry and you'll cry alone
A E
When everyone's forgotten and you're left on your own
B7 E
You're gonna cry, cry, cry
[Guitar Solo]
E
A
E
B7 E
[Verse 3]
E
I lay awake at night to wait 'til you come in
F#7 B7
You stay a little while and then you're gone again
E
Every question that I ask I get a lie, lie, lie
A B7 E
For every lie you tell, you're gonna cry, cry, cry
[Verse 4]
E
When your fickle love gets old, no one will care for you
F#7 B7
Then you'll come back to me for a little love that's true
E
I'll tell you, "No" and then you'll ask me, "why, why, why?"
A B7 E
When I remind you of all of this, you'll cry, cry, cry
[Chorus]
E
You're gonna cry, cry, cry; and you'll want me then
A E
It'll hurt when you think of the fool you've been
B7 E
You're gonna cry, cry, cry
[Outro]
A E B7 E
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6.) "My Treasure" *
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Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVlWedweP8A
[Intro]
E
[Verse]
E E7 A
I saved a lot of money, my fortune was untold
E F#7 B7
And like a fool, I idolized my silver and my gold
E E7 A
My earthly treasures mounted, but when I counted through
E B7 E E7
I realized the treasure I had overlooked was you
[Chorus]
A E
My treasure, unmeasured
F#7 B7
But forsaken of the treasures that come from above
A E
My treasure, unmeasured
E B7 E A E
But it don't hold the heart of the one that I love
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7.) "Oh Lonesome Me" *
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Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEfbRDQhEqw
Tune to Standard tuning at 450 Hz.
[Intro]
A
[Verse 1]
A E7
Everybody's going out and having fun (having fun)
A
I'm just a fool for staying home and having none (having none)
A7 D
I can't get over how she set me free
E7 A
Oh, lonesome me
[Verse 2]
A E7
A bad mistake I'm making by just hanging 'round (hanging 'round)
A
I know that I should have some fun and paint the town (paint the town)
A7 D
I've thought of everything from A to Z (A to Z)
E7 A
Oh, lonesome me
[Bridge]
B7
I bet she's not like me
B7
She's out and fancy free
E
Flirting with the boys with all her charms (all her charms)
B7
But I still love her so
B7
And brother, don't you know
E E7
I'd welcome her right back here in my arms (in my arms)
[Verse 3]
A E7
Well, there must be some way I can lose these lonesome blues (lonesome blues)
A
Forget about the past and find somebody new (somebody)
A7 D
I've thought of everything from A to Z (A to Z)
E7 A
Oh, lonesome me
[Guitar Solo]
A E7
A
A7 D
E7 A
(Oh, lonesome me)
[Bridge]
B7
Well, I bet she's not like me
B7
She's out and fancy free
E
Flirting with the boys with all her charms (all her charms)
B7
But I still love her so
B7
And brother, don't you know
E E7
I'd welcome her right back here in my arms (in my arms)
[Verse 4]
A E7
Well, there must be some way I can lose these lonesome blues (lonesome blues)
A
Forget about the past and find somebody new (somebody)
A7 D
I've thought of everything from A to Z (A to Z)
E7 A
Oh, lonesome me
E7 A
Oh, lonesome me
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8.) "So Doggone Lonesome" *
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Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_AfV0mDgFc
Tune to Standard tuning at 450 Hz.
[Intro]
B7 E
[Verse 1]
E
I do my best to hide this lowdown feeling
B7
I try to make believe there's nothing wrong
E A
But they're always asking me about you, darling
E B7 E
And it hurts me so to tell them that you're gone
[Verse 2]
E
If they ask me, I guess I'd be denying
B7
That I've been unhappy all alone
E A
But if they heard my heart, they'd hear it crying,
E B7 E
"Where's my darling? When's she coming home?"
[Chorus 1]
A E
I ask myself a million times what's right for me to do
A E B7
To try to lose my blues alone or hang around for you
E A
Well, I make it pretty good until that moon comes shining through
E B7 E
And then I get so doggone lonesome
[Guitar Solo]
A B7 E
A B7 E
A B7 E
B7 E
[Verse 3]
E
Time stands still when you're a-waiting
B7
Sometimes I think my heart is stopping too
E A
One lonely hour seems forever
E B7 E
Sixty minutes more to wait for you
[Verse 4]
E
But I guess I'll keep waiting 'til you're with me
B7
'cause I believe that loving you is right
E A
But I don't care if the sun don't rise tomorrow
E B7 E
If I can't have you with me tonight
[Chorus 2]
A E
Well, I know I'll keep on loving you 'cause true love can't be killed
A E B7
I ought to get you off of my mind but I guess I never will
E A
I could have a dozen others but I know I'd love you still
E B7 E
'cause I get so doggone lonesome
[Outro]
B7 E
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9.) "You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven" *
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Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIPmNRfKGw8
[Intro]
A7 D
[Verse 1]
D
I have sailed the peaceful waters of the ocean deep and blue
A7 D
I held my breath and watched the western sunset's golden hue
D
I've flown above the mountain peaks and valleys wide and green
A7 D D7
But you're the nearest thing to heaven that I've seen
[Chorus]
G D
You're the nearest thing to heaven, yes you are
A7 D
I have searched for happiness so long and far
G
But my search for love was through the day that I found you
D A7 D
'cause you're the nearest thing to heaven, yes you are
[Verse 2]
D
I confess that I've been tempted by alluring magic charms
A7 D
When a smile was flashed my way and stood before two open arms
D
But I turn and walk away because I love you like I do
A7 D D7
You're the nearest thing to heaven, darling you
[Chorus]
G D
You're the nearest thing to heaven, yes you are
A7 D
I have searched for happiness so long and far
G
But my search for love was through the day that I found you
D A7 D
'cause you're the nearest thing to heaven, yes you are
[Bridge]
A7 D
[Verse 3]
D
I have watched the silver raindrops fall to earth to cool the day
A7 D
Watched the rainbow at twilight when the clouds had blown away
D
I love the pretty flowers but he cannot buy their worth
A7 D D7
But you're the nearest thing to heaven on this earth
[Chorus]
G D
You're the nearest thing to heaven, yes you are
A7 D
I have searched for happiness so long and far
G
But my search for love was through the day that I found you
D A7 D G D
'cause you're the nearest thing to heaven, yes you are
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10.) "Story of a Broken Heart" *
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Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mQ-GokFj60
[Intro]
D E7 A
D A
Hmm-mmm
D E7 A
The story of a broken heart
[Verse 1]
A D
Well, the springtime is coming and the honeybees are humming
A E7
And I just saw a robin flying by
D
While your wedding bells are ringing, my poor heart is singing
E7 A
The story of a broken heart
[Chorus]
D A
Hmm-mmm
D E7 A
The story of a broken heart
[Verse 2]
A D
When the trees start to budding and the memories start to flooding
A E7
Then my heart takes a trip to yesterday
D
When we walked 'neath the moon and our love was in bloom
E7 A
Now we're two lovers drifted apart
[Chorus]
D A
Hmm-mmm
D E7 A
The story of a broken heart
[Piano Solo]
A
D
A E7 A
[Verse 3]
A D
Now, the wedding invitations were sent out to your relations
A E7
But you ask me to give the bride away
D D
Although I can't show it, I think that you'll know it
E7 A
A story that's told from my heart
[Chorus]
D A
Hmm-mmm
D E7 A
The story of a broken heart
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11.) "Hey Porter" *
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Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBnGDMdDHjI
[Intro]
E
[Verse 1]
E
Hey, porter! Hey, porter! Would you tell me the time?
F#7 B7
How much longer will it be 'til we cross that Mason-Dixon line?
E A
At daylight, would you tell that engineer to slow it down?
E B7 E
Or better still, just stop the train 'cause I want to look around
[Verse 2]
E
Hey, porter! Hey, porter! What time did you say?
F#7 B7
How much longer will it be 'til 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 right up and yell?
[Guitar Solo]
E
F#7 B7
E A
E B7 E
[Verse 3]
E
Hey, porter! Hey, porter! It's getting light outside
F#7 B7
This old train is puffing 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
[Verse 4]
E
Hey, porter! Hey, porter! Please get my bags for me
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
[Guitar Solo]
E
F#7 B7
E A
E B7 E
[Verse 5]
E
Hey, porter! Hey, porter! Please open up the door
F#7 B7
When they stop this train, I'm gonna get off first 'cause I can't wait no more
E A
Tell that engineer I said thanks a lot and I didn't mind the fare
E B7 E
I'm gonna set my feet on southern soil and breathe that southern air
[Outro]
E
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12.) "Home Of The Blues"
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Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FrXL35gT1E
No capo
[Intro]
E
[Verse 1]
A B7 E
Just around the corner, there's heartache
A B7 E
Down the street that losers use
A B7 E
If you can wade in through the teardrops
A B7 E
You'll find me at the home of the blues
[Verse 2]
A B7 E
I walk and cry while my heart beats
A B7 E
Keeps time with the drag of my shoes
A B7 E
The sun never shines through this window of mine
A B7 E
It's dark at the home of the blues
[Bridge]
A E
Oh, but the place is filled with the sweetest memories
B7 E
Memories so sweet that I cry
A E
Dreams that I've had left me feeling so bad
F#7 B7
I just want to give up and lay down and die
[Verse 3]
A B7 E
So if you've just lost your sweetheart
A B7 E
And it seems there's no good way to choose
A B7 E
Come along with me, misery loves company
A B7 E
You're welcome at the home of the blues
[Interlude]
A B7 E
A E
B7 E
[Verse 4]
A B7 E
Just around the corner, there's heartache
A B7 E
Down the street that losers use
A B7 E
If you can wade in through the teardrops
A B7 E
You'll find me at the home of the blues
A B7 E
Yeah, you're gonna find me at the home of the blues
[Outro]
A E
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