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Lumberjack by Johnny Cash
Lumberjack
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:Ab
Capo:1st fret
[Verse 1]
A D A
I lived on a farm out in Iowa
A E
I pulled the corn and I worked in the hay
A D
Got trapped by a girl but I wiggled free
A E A
Heard the Oregon timber calling me
[Chorus]
A D A
Will you tell me something, Mr. Lumberjack?
A E
Is it one for forward and three for back?
A D
Is it two for stop or four for go?
A A
Boy, ask a whistle punk, I don't know
[Verse 2]
A D A
Well, I learned this fact from a logger named Ray
A E
You don't cut timber on a windy day
A D
Stay out of the woods when the moisture's low
A E A
Or you ain't gonna live to collect your dough
[Chorus]
A D A
Will you tell me something, Mr. Lumberjack?
A E
Is it one for forward and three for back?
A D
Is it two for stop or four for go?
A E A
Boy, ask a whistle punk, I don't know
[Verse 3]
A D A
Well you work in the woods from morning to night
A E
You laugh and sing and you cuss and fight
A D
On Saturday night you go to Eugene
A E A
And on a Sunday morning, your pockets are clean
[Chorus]
A D A
Will you tell me something, Mr. Lumberjack?
A E
Is it one for forward and three for back?
A D
Is it two for stop or four for go?
A A
Boy, ask a whistle punk, I don't know
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version 2
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
The verse goes with one strumm per chord.
On the last line of every verse start putting in the rhythm
and carry it through the chorus - return to single strums
on the last chorus line and transition into the next verse.
Listen to the original record and you'll
know how it's supposed to be played.
[Verse 1]
C Am C
I lived on a farm out in Iowa
C C G
I pulled the corn and I worked in the hay
C C Am
Got trapped by a girl but I wiggled free
C C Am
Heard the Oregon timber calling me
[Chorus]
C Am C
Will you tell me something, Mr. Lumberjack?
C G
Is it one for forward and three for back?
C C Am
Is it two for stop or four for go?
C Am C
Boy, ask a whistle punk, I don't know
[Verse 2]
C Am C
Well, I learned this fact from a logger named Ray
C C G
You don't cut timber on a windy day
C C Am
Stay out of the woods when the moisture's low
C Am C
Or you ain't gonna live to collect your dough
[Chorus]
C Am C
Will you tell me something, Mr. Lumberjack?
C G
Is it one for forward and three for back?
C C Am
Is it two for stop or four for go?
C Am C
Boy, ask a whistle punk, I don't know
[Verse 3]
C Am C
Well you work in the woods from morning to night
C C G
You laugh and sing and you cuss and fight
C C Am
On Saturday night you go to Eugene
C Am C
And on a Sunday morning, your pockets are clean
[Chorus]
C Am C
Will you tell me something, Mr. Lumberjack?
C G
Is it one for forward and three for back?
C C Am
Is it two for stop or four for go?
C Am C
Boy, ask a whistle punk, I don't know
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