Original Sun Sound Of Johnny Cash
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"Original Sun Sound of Johnny Cash" - Johnny Cash
Released 1964
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# Title
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1.) Always Alone
2.) Country Boy
3.) Goodnight Irene
4.) Wide Open Road
5.) Thanks a Lot
6.) Big River
7.) Belshazzar
8.) Born to Lose
9.) New Mexico
10.) I Forgot to Remember to Forget
11.) Two Timin' Woman
12.) Story of a Broken Heart
[!] Capo on 1st fret for all songs [!]
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1.) "Always Alone"
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[!] Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgUutQMMcGE [!]
[Intro]
E7 A
[Verse 1]
A D
Always alone, alone and blue
E7 A
I've got no one to tell my troubles to
D
No one to care, to call my own
E7 A
It seems that I must always be alone
[Verse 2]
A D
The day you left, you broke my heart
E7 A
I need you so but we're so far apart
D
You didn't care, I should have known
E7 A
That you would go and leave me all alone
[Interlude]
A D
E7 A
[Verse 3]
A D
There is no one to take your place
E7 A
Each night, in dreams, I see your smiling face
D
Then I awake and find you gone
E7 A
I know that I must always be alone
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2.) "Country Boy"
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[!] Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__o3X8x3kqI [!]
[Verse 1]
N.C. A E
Country boy, ain't got no shoes
A E
Country boy, ain't got no blues
E
Well, you work all day while you're wanting to play
E
In the sun and the sand, with a face that's tan
E
But at the end of the day, when your work is done
B7 E
You ain't got nothin' but fun
[Verse 2]
A E
Country boy, ain't got no ills
A E
Country boy, don't owe no bills
E
You get a wiggly worm and then you watch him squirm
E
While you put him on a hook and you drop him in a brook
E
And if everything's gonna turn out right
B7 E
You're gonna fry fish tonight
[Chorus 1]
A E
Country boy, you're lucky free
A B7 E
Country boy, I wish I was you and you was me
[Guitar Solo]
A E
A E
E
B7 E
[Verse 3]
A E
Country boy, got work to do
A E
Country boy, in the morning dew
E
You gotta cut the weeds, you gotta plant the seeds
E
There's many a row, you know you gotta hoe
E
But when it's quitting time, and your work is through
B7 E
There's a lot of life in you
[Verse 4]
A E
Country boy, you got a shaggy dog
A E
Country boy, up a holler log
E
Well, he comes in a run when you pick up your gun
E
And with a shell or two and your dog and you
E
When you get your rabbit, you'll skin his hide
B7 E
He's gonna be good fried
[Chorus 2]
A E
Country boy, you got a lot to lose
A B7 E
Country boy, how I wish I was in your shoes
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3.) "Goodnight Irene"
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[!] Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reSbqDHT0to [!]
[Intro]
D6 A E7 A
[Verse 1]
A E7
Last Saturday night, I got married
A
Me and my wife settled down
D
Now, me and my wife are parted
E7 A
Gonna take another stroll downtown
[Chorus]
A E7
Irene, goodnight
A
Irene, goodnight
D
Goodnight, Irene, goodnight, Irene
E7 A
I'll see you in my dreams
[Interlude]
D6 A E7 A
[Verse 2]
A E7
Sometimes I live in the country
A
Sometimes I live in town
D
Sometimes I take a fool notion
E7 A
To jump in the river and drown
[Chorus]
A E7
Irene, goodnight
A
Irene, goodnight
D
Goodnight, Irene, goodnight, Irene
E7 A
I'll see you in my dreams
[Interlude]
D6 A E7 A
[Verse 3]
A E7
Stop your ramblin', stop your gamblin'
A
Stop staying out late at night
D
Go home to your wife and family
E7 A
Stay there by the fireside bright
[Chorus]
A E7
Irene, goodnight
A
Irene, goodnight
D
Goodnight, Irene, goodnight, Irene
E7 A D A
I'll see you in my dreams
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4.) "Wide Open Road"
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[!] Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzTwLKLjOAQ [!]
[Intro]
E
[Verse 1]
E
Well, you said you had enough, you said that you were leaving
A
I said, "Shove off, honey. Baby, I ain't grieving.
E
Pack your bags and pull out this evening.
F# B7
There's a wide open road."
E
On Saturday morning, you were nowhere about
A
And so I searched the town but you had done pulled out
E
I looked north, east, and west and then a-leading south
F# B7 E
I saw a wide open road
[Chorus]
E
There's a wide open road
A E
It's leading south from my abode
A E C#m
If you stick around, then turn your damper down
F# B7 E
Or there's a wide open road
[Guitar Solo]
E
A
E
F# B7
E
A
E
F# B7 E
[Verse 2]
E
Well, the reason I was looking for you all over town
A
Was to tell you that your kitty cat is still around
E
And you left your wedding ring when you went down
F# B7
That wide open road
E
If you're gonna stay away, then honey, let me know
A
How to cook hot biscuits out of a roll of dough
E
Everything's gone crazy since I told you to go
F# B7 E
Down the wide open road
[Chorus]
E
There's a wide open road
A E
And honey, I want you to know
A E C#m
You can look down south or you can turn back home
F# B7 E
And there's a wide open road
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5.) "Thanks a Lot"
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[!] Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJc_yBkclT8 [!]
[Intro]
E7 A
[Verse 1]
D E7 A
You're telling everyone in town that I don't treat you right
D E7 A
You even say I stay away and don't come home at night
D E7 A
I'm losing you and you are all I've got
E7
Thanks a lot (thanks a lot)
A
Thanks a lot (thanks a lot)
[Verse 2]
D E7 A
It seems you like to hurt me and you know I'm good to you
D E7 A
I'd give you anything I own, do anything you want me to
D E7 A
Yeah, now you really got me on the spot
E7
Thanks a lot (thanks a lot)
A A7
Thanks a lot (thanks a lot)
[Bridge]
D A7 D
Still I would forgive you if you'd let me
A7 D
I'd be glad if we could try again
E B7 E
But it seems that you're just out to get me
E B7 E E7
And it looks as if you're just about to win
[Verse 3]
A D E7 A
No matter what you do, I always will love you
D E7 A
And you will never know how it hurts to see you go
D E7 A
And for calling me those things you know I'm not
E7
Thanks a lot (thanks a lot)
A A7
Thanks a lot (thanks a lot)
[Guitar Solo]
D A7 D
D A7 D
[Piano Solo]
E B7 E
E B7 E E7
[Verse 4]
A D E7 A
No matter what you do, I always will love you
D E7 A
And you will never know how it hurts to see you go
D E7 A
You say I'm happy but you know I'm not
E7
Thanks a lot (thanks a lot)
A
Thanks a lot (thanks a lot)
E7
[Outro]
N.C.
Thanks a lot
A
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6.) "Big River"
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[!] Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2mN8pq43_8 [!]
[Intro]
E
[Verse 1]
E
Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry
F#7 B7
And I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky
E A
And the tears that I cried for that woman are gonna flood you, Big River
E B7 E
Then I'm gonna sit right here until I die
E
I met her accidentally in St. Paul, Minnesota
F#7 B7
And it tore me up every time I heard her drawl, Southern drawl
E A
Then I heard my dream was back downstream cavorting in Davenport
E B7 E
And I followed you, Big River, when you called
[Bridge]
E A E
B7 E
[Verse 2]
E
Then you took me to St. Louis later on, down the river
F#7 B7
A freighter said, "She's been here, but she's gone, boy, she's gone"
E A
I found her trail in Memphis, but she just walked up the block
E B7 E
She raised a few eyebrows and then she went on down alone
E
Now, won't you batter down by Baton Rouge, River Queen, roll it on
F#7 B7
Take that woman on down to New Orleans, New Orleans
E A
Go on, I've had enough, dump my blues down in the gulf
E B7 E
She loves you, Big River, more than me
[Bridge]
E A E
B7 E
[Verse 3]
E
Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry, cry, cry
F#7 B7
And I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky
E A
And the tears that I cried for that woman are gonna flood you, Big River
E B7 E
Then I'm gonna sit right here until I die
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7.) "Belshazzar"
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[!] Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3Hb2jdGRZU [!]
[Intro]
A E7 A
[Verse 1]
A
Well, the Bible tells us about a man who ruled Babylon and all its land
E7 A
Around the city, he built a wall and declared that Babylon would never fall
A
He had concubines and wives, he called his Babylon "paradise"
E7 A
On his throne, he drank and ate, but for Belshazzar, it was getting late
[Chorus]
A
For he was weighed in the balance and found wanting
E7
His kingdom was divided, couldn't stand
A
He was weighed in the balance and found wanting
E7 A
His houses were built upon the sand
A E7 A
[Verse 2]
A
Well, the people feasted and drank their wine and praised the false gods of his time
E7 A
All holy things, they scorned and mocked, but suddenly, all their mocking stopped
A
For on the wall, there appeared a hand, nothing else, there was no man
E7 A
In blood, the hand began to write and Belshazzar couldn't hide his fright
[Chorus]
A
For he was weighed in the balance and found wanting
E7
His kingdom was divided, couldn't stand
A
He was weighed in the balance and found wanting
E7 A
His houses were built upon the sand
A E7 A
[Verse 3]
A
Well, no one around could understand what was written by the mystic hand
E7 A
Belshazzar tried but couldn't find a man who could give him peace of mind
A
But Daniel the prophet, a man of God, he saw the writing on the wall in blood
A E7 A
Belshazzar asked him what it said and Daniel turned to the wall and read
[Chorus]
A
"My friend, you're weighed in the balance and found wanting
E7
Your kingdom is divided, it can't stand
A
You're weighed in the balance and found wanting
E7 A
Your houses are built upon the sand"
A E7 A
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8.) "Born to Lose"
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[!] Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQ-zEnovWMA [!]
[Intro]
B7 E
[Verse 1]
E A E
Born to lose, I've lived my life in vain
A E
Every dream has only brought me pain
E7 A
All my life, I've always been so blue
B7 E
Born to lose and now I'm losing you
[Verse 2]
E A E
Born to lose, it seems so hard to bear
A E
How I long to always have you near
E7 A
You've grown tired and now you say we're through
B7 E
Born to lose and now I'm losing you
[Interlude]
B7 E
[Verse 3]
E A E
Born to lose, my every hope is gone
A E
It's so hard to face that empty dawn
E7 A
You were all the happiness I knew
B7 E
Born to lose and now I'm losing you
[Verse 4]
E A E
There's no use to dream of happiness
A E
All I see is only loneliness
E7 A
All my life, I've always been so blue
B7 E
Born to lose and now I'm losing you
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9.) "New Mexico"
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[!] Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpgVRc_s6H8 [!]
[Verse 1]
N.C. A E7 A
It was in the town of Griffin, the year was '83
D A
It was there an old cowpuncher stepped up and said to me
D A
"How do you do, young fellow and how would you like to go
E7 A
And spend a pleasant summer out in New Mexico?"
[Verse 2]
A E7 A
"I'll furnish you good wages, your transportation too
D A
If you will but go with me one summer season through
D A
But if you should get homesick and back to Griffin go
E7 A
Then I'll furnish you no horses from the hills of Mexico"
[Verse 3]
A E7 A
We left the town of Griffin in the merry month of May
D A
When all the world was lovely and everything was gay
D A
With saddles on our horses, marching onward, we did go
E7 A
Until we reached Old Boggy out in New Mexico
[Verse 4]
A E7 A
It was there our pleasures ended and our troubles, they began
D A
The first hailstorm fell on us, those cattle, how they ran
D A
Through all the thorns and thistles, us cowboys had to go
E7 A
While the Indians watched upon us out in New Mexico
[Verse 5]
A E7 A
Well, when the drive was over, the riders would not pay
D A
To all you happy people, this much I have to say
D A
Go back to your friends and loved ones, tell others not to go
E7 A
To the godforsaken country they call New Mexico
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10.) "I Forgot to Remember to Forget"
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[!] Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TD_jHjoRYRc [!]
[Intro]
E E7 A
[Verse]
A E7
I forgot to remember to forget her
A
I can't seem to get her off my mind
D A
I thought I'd never miss her but I found out somehow
E7 A
I think about her almost all the time
[Chorus]
D A
The day she went away, I made myself a promise
E E7
That I'd soon forget we'd ever met
A A7 D
But something sure is wrong 'cause I'm so blue and lonely
A E7 A
I forgot to remember to forget
[Piano Solo]
A D
A E7 A
[Chorus]
D A
The day she went away, I made myself a promise
E E7
That I'd soon forget we'd ever met
A A7 D
But something sure is wrong 'cause I'm so blue and lonely
A E7 A E7 A
I forgot to remember to forget
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11.) "Two Timin' Woman"
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[!] Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctnatlPngxw [!]
[Intro]
G7 C
[Verse 1]
C
I woke up this morning in a terrible mood
C7
Now, you talk about a woman treating a good man rude
F C
She had me talking to myself, gazing at that mean ol' wall
G7 C
She had another daddy waiting down at the end of the hall
[Verse 2]
C
She changes with the weather like the leaves I recall
C7
She blossoms in the spring but then she's gone in the fall
F C
A two-timing woman with a heart of solid stone
G7 C
She tells me that she loves me but her heart's a little under-grown
[Interlude]
C
C7
F C
G7 C
[Verse 3]
C
Well, she drifts around the country like a steamboat on a foam
C7
She said she'd never leave me but she got the urge to roam
F C
She never changes course, she just goes along that same ol' way
G7 C
Well, I hope she keeps a-drifting, rolls along back home someday
[Verse 4]
C
'cause if I ever find her, gonna chain her to the floor
C7
And tell her, "Now, sit there, woman. You ain't leaving no more.
F C
I'm gonna tame you, Mama, 'til you're eating from my hand.
G7 C
It ain't that I don't love you, honey. It's just to make you understand."
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12.) "Story of a Broken Heart"
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[!] Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDYilyJdXYg [!]
[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
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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