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One Piece At A Time Full Album by Johnny Cash
One Piece At A Time Full Album
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:1st fret
# Title
1.) Let There Be Country
2.) One Piece at a Time
3.) In A Young Girl's Mind
4.) Mountain Lady
5.) Michigan City Howdy Do
6.) Sold Out Of Flagpoles
7.) Committed to Parkview
8.) Daughter of a Railroad Man
9.) Love Has Lost Again
10.) Go On Blues
[!] Capo on 1st fret for all songs except: [!]
3.) In A Young Girl's Mind = no capo
5.) Michigan City Howdy Do = no capo
8.) Daughter of a Railroad Man = capo on 3rd fret
9.) Love Has Lost Again = no capo
10.) Go On Blues = no capo
1.) "Let There Be Country"
[Intro]
F C G7 C
[Verse 1]
C F
Tom T. Hall is forty now
G7 C
And so is Bobby Bare
F
Willie Nelson's getting gray
G7 C
And Faron Young don't care
F C
But the young ones keep on coming on
G7 C
The old are slow to go
F C
Let there be country
G7 C
And let the country grow
[Chorus]
F C
Let there be country
G7 C
Let the music roll along
F C
Let there be country
G7 C
And let me share the song
[Verse 2]
C F
No one picks like Bill Monroe
G7 C
And don't George Jones sing great?
F
I can tell that the people care
G7 C
By the people at my gate
F C
Webb Pierce invites the tourists in
G7 C
And Ray keeps them away
F C
Let there be country
G7 C
And let the country play
[Chorus]
F C
Let there be country
G7 C
Let the music roll along
F C
Let there be country
G7 C
And let me share the song
[Verse 3]
C F
Ernest Tubb's got all of the soul
G7 C
He's had for all these years
F
Porter Wagoner's recitations
G7 C
Still bring me to tears
F C
And when they do play Kitty Wells
G7 C
You know she's still the Queen
F C
Let there be country
G7 C
And keep the country green
[Chorus]
F C
Let there be country
G7 C
Let the music roll along
F C
Let there be country
G7 C
And let me share the song
[Verse 4]
C F
Little Jimmy Dickens still sends
G7 C
Shivers through the crowd
F
Mother Maybelle whispers now
G7 C
But the heart comes through real loud
F C
Gene Autry don't sing no more
G7 C
Good ol' Tex Ritter's gone...
N.C.
And somewhere downtown Nashville
F
A young man just got off the bus
F
With a guitar in his hand, a pocketful of songs
C
A lot of talent and a heart full of hope
G7
And he's gonna be the next big country star
N.C. C
And the country wheels roll on
[Chorus]
F C
Let there be country
G7 C
Let the music roll along
F C
Let there be country
G7 C
And let me share the song
F C
Let there be country
G7 C
Let the music roll along
F C
Let there be country
G7 C
And let me share the song
2.) "One Piece at a Time"
[Intro]
E A B7 E
[Verse 1]
E
Well, I left Kentucky back in '49
A
And went to Detroit working on assembly line
B7 E
The first year, they had me putting wheels on Cadillac's
E
Every day, I'd watch them beauties roll by
A
And sometimes I'd hang my head and cry
B7 E
'cause I always wanted me one that was long and black
E
One day, I devised myself a plan
A
That should be the envy of most any man
B7 E
I'd sneak it outta there in a lunchbox in my hand
E
Now, getting caught meant getting fired
A
But I figured I'd have it all by the time I retired
B7 E
I'd have me a car worth at least a hundred grand
[Chorus]
E
I'd get it one piece at a time
A
And it wouldn't cost me a dime
B7 E
You'll know it's me when I come through your town
E
I'm gonna ride around in style
A
I'm gonna drive everybody wild
B7 E
'cause I'll have the only one there is around
[Verse 2]
E
So the very next day when I punched in
A
With my big lunchbox and with help from my friend
B7 E
I left that day with a lunchbox full of gears
E
I've never considered myself a thief
A
But GM wouldn't miss just one little piece
B7 E
Especially if I strung it out over several years
E
The first day, I got me a fuel pump
A
And the next day, I got me an engine and a trunk
B7 E
Then I got me a transmission and all the chrome
E
The little things I could get in my big lunchbox
A
Like nuts and bolts and all four shocks
B7 E
But the big stuff we snuck out in my buddy's mobile home
E
Now up to now, my plan went alright
A
'til we tried to put it all together one night
B7 E
And that's when we noticed that something was definitely wrong
E
The transmission was a '53
A
And the motor turned out to be a '73
B7 E
And when we tried to put in the bolts, all the holes were gone
E
So we drilled it out so that it would fit
A
And with a little bit of help from an adapter kit
B7 E
We had that engine running just like a song
E
Now the headlights, they was another sight
A
We had two on the left and one on the right
B7 E
But when we pulled out the switch, all three of 'em come on
E
The back end looked kind of funny too
A
But we put it together and when we got through
B7 E
Well, that's when we noticed that we only had one tail fin
E
About that time, my wife walked out
A
And I could see in her eyes that she had her doubts
B7 E
But she opened the door and said, "Honey, take me for a spin"
E
So we drove uptown just to get the tags
A
And I headed her right on down main drag
B7 E
I could hear everybody laughing for blocks around
E
But up there at the courthouse, they didn't laugh
A
'cause to type it up, it took the whole staff
B7 E
And when they got through, the title weighed sixty pounds
[Chorus]
E
I got it one piece at a time
A
And it didn't cost me a dime
B7 E
You'll know it's me when I come through your town
E
I'm gonna ride around in style
A
I'm gonna drive everybody wild
B7 E
'cause I'll have the only one there is around
[Outro]
E
Uh, yeah, Red Rider, this is the Cottonmouth
E
In the psychobilly Cadillac, come on
E
Huh? Uh, this is the Cottonmouth
E
And negatory on the cost of this machine there, Red Rider
E
You might say I went right up to the factory and picked it up
E
It's cheaper that way
E
Uh, what model is it?
E A
Well, it's a '49, '50, '51, '52, '53, '54, '55, '56
B7 E
'57 '58 '59 automobile
A
It's a '60, '61, '62, '63, '64, '65, '66, '67
B7 E
'68, '69, '70 automobile
3.) "In A Young Girl's Mind"
***[!] No capo [!]***
[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
G
Hand me my guitar
C G
There's a song that I was singing
Em
Back when I was young
D A7 D
And I had a good time
C G
Looking for love
Em C
In the misty waters
G C
Of the seas that roll
Am D G
In a young girl's mind
[Chorus]
C G C G
Only in shadows and lonely at night
C G D
She turns to you softly, you turn on the light
D
You use her and abuse her
C G
And you know it ain't right
Em
To treat one who loves you so badly
G D G
When she's doing the best that she can
C G D G
You know she's doing the best that she can
[Verse 2]
G
Do you believe in dreams?
C G
Do you believe in dreamers?
G Em
Hoping that you'll find
D A7 D
What you're looking for
C G
You don't have to worry
Em C
'cause there's a bright tomorrow
G C
In the dreams that roll
Am D G
In a young girl's mind
[Chorus]
C G C G
Only in shadows and lonely at night
C G D
She turns to you softly, you turn on the light
D
You use her and abuse her
C G
And you know it ain't right
Em
To treat one who loves you so badly
G D G
When she's doing the best that she can
C G D G
You know she's doing the best that she can
[Verse 3]
G
So hand me my guitar
C G
There's a song that I was singing
Em
Back when I was young
D A7 D
And I had a good time
C G
Looking for love
Em C
In the misty waters
G C
Of the seas that roll
Am D G
In a young girl's mind
C
Of the seas that roll
Am D G
In a young girl's mind
4.) "Mountain Lady"
[Intro]
A E7 A
[Verse 1]
A A7
Mountain lady
D A
Do you sit on your front porch in the cool of the day?
E7
Mountain lady
D A
Did you think your kids would ever come back to stay?
A7
Mountain lady
D A
Does the columbine still twine around your door?
E7
And did you ever get a rug
D A A7
To cover the cracks where my diaper drug on your wooden floor?
[Chorus]
D
Oh, you Appalachian lady
A D
Once I was your little baby
A E7
And you rocked me in your homemade rocking chair
D
Since I heard the wild goose calling
A D
I have done a lot of falling
A E7 A
Mountain lady, someday I'll come to you there
[Interlude]
A E7 A
[Verse]
A A7
Mountain lady
D A
Does the country church bell ring on Sunday morn?
E7
Mountain lady
D A
Do you still wear that old apron, ragged and torn?
A7
Mountain lady
D A
On winter nights, before our old fireplace
E7
As you look into the flame
D A A7
Do you ever call my name and do you see my face?
[Chorus]
D
Oh, you Appalachian lady
A D
Once I was your little baby
A E7
And you rocked me in your homemade rocking chair
D
Since I heard the wild goose calling
A D
I have done a lot of falling
A E7 A
Mountain lady, someday I'll come to you there
N.C. A
Mountain lady
5.) "Michigan City Howdy Do"
***[!] No capo [!]***
[Intro]
D
[Verse]
D
Well, Johnson Van Dyke Grigsby was paroled in '89
G D
He never walked on a carpet, never tasted dinner wine
A7 G
His old eyes were slowly fading as he walked out of the gate
D A7 D
And he breathed the first free air he'd breathed since 1908
[Chorus]
G
Howdy do, Michigan City, you're sure a pretty sight
D
But I know there's bigger cities and more exciting nights
G
But I think your girls are pretty and I love your children too
D
Michigan City, Indiana, howdy do
A7 D
Michigan City, Indiana, howdy do
[Interlude]
D
[Verse 2]
D
Filled with the joy of freedom, he didn't know that he was old
G D
'cause time don't really matter when it's bubbling in your soul
A7 G
Well, I don't think he was bitter, 'cause he sure had a smile
D A7 D
And down the streets of Michigan City, he walked his first free miles
[Chorus]
G
Howdy do, Michigan City, you're sure a pretty sight
D
But I know there's bigger cities and more exciting nights
G
But I think your girls are pretty and I love your children too
D
Michigan City, Indiana, howdy do
A7 D
Michigan City, Indiana, howdy do
[Outro]
D
6.) "Sold Out Of Flagpoles"
[Intro]
E A D G
[Verse 1]
E
I walked down past the courthouse square
A
Three blocks or maybe four
D
Run into my old friend there
G
That runs a handy hardware store
E
I said, "Morning, Lonnie. What's the good word?"
A
He said, "Abraham Lincoln, Lone Ranger
D G
Mickey Mouse, and I'm sold out of flagpoles"
E
I popped the top off a soda pop
A
Laid a quarter on the bar
D
I said, "Inflation is a dirty dog.
G
My payday sure ain't going far."
E
"Liberty," said Lonnie
A
"E Pluribus Unum
D G
In God we trust, and I'm sold out of flagpoles"
E
I said, "Hey, Lonnie, did you see
A
Evel Knievel jumping on TV?
D
Jumped thirteen buses with his machine.
G
Reckon he could jump fourteen?"
E
"No doubt," said Lonnie
A
"Winners keep on winning.
D G
Even losers win sometimes, and I'm sold out of flagpoles"
[Interlude]
E A D G
E A D G
[Verse 2]
E
"Ain't this been a year," I said
A
"For frost and blight and flood and drought.
D
Twice as many tornados.
G
Reckon it's all caused by fallout"
E
"Nah, it's the season," said Lonnie
A
"They change. Wind's gonna blow.
D G
Always did, and I'm sold out of flagpoles"
E
"Hey, what do you think about the sheriff's daughter
A
Running off with the preacher's son?
D
The sheriff's wife had to hold him back
G
From going after them with his gun"
E
"Boys and girls," said Lonnie
A
Will get together.
D G
Everything's normal, and I'm sold out of flagpoles"
[Outro]
E A D G
And I'm sold out of flagpoles
E A D G
Sold out of flagpoles
E A D G
Sold out of flagpoles
7.) "Committed to Parkview"
[Intro]
A D A
D A
[Verse 1]
A E
Theres a man across the hall who sits staring at the floor
A
And he thinks he's Hank Williams, hear him singing through the door
D A
Theres a girl in 202 who stops by to visit me
B7 E
And she talks about her songs and the star that she should be
A D
There's a lot of real fine talent staying in or passing through
A D A D A
And for one thing or another, they're committed to Parkview
[Verse 2]
A E
There's a girl in 207 coming down on Thorazine
A
And a superstar's ex-drummer trying to kick Benzedrine
D A
There's a real fine country singer who has tried and tried and tried
B7 E
They just brought him in this morning, an attempted suicide
A D
There are those who never made it, those who did and now are through
A D A D A
Some came of their own good choosing, some committed to Parkview
[Interlude]
A D A
D A
[Verse 3]
A E
There's a girl who cries above me loud enough to wake the dead
A
They don't know what she has taken that has scrambled up her head
D A
There's a boy just down below me who's the son of some well-known
B7 E
He was brought in by his mother 'cause his daddy's always gone
A D
There's a bum from down on Broadway and a few quite well-to-do
A D A D A
Who have withdrawn from the rat race and committed to Parkview
[Verse 4]
A E
They wake me about 6:30, just before the morning meal
A
While they're taking my blood pressure, they ask me how I feel
D A
And I always say, "Fantastic! There ain't nothing wrong with me!"
B7 E
And then they give me my injection and I go right back to sleep
A D
And my days are kind of foggy and the nights are dreamy too
N.C. A D A D A
For they're taking good care of me while committed to Parkview
8.) "Daughter of a Railroad Man"
***[!] Capo on 3rd fret [!]***
[Intro]
E A
D G
[Verse 1]
E
Leaving in a cloud of burning cinders
A
Cinders from a fire of love gone out
D G
Never looking back when she's highballing
D G
She's the daughter of a railroad man, no doubt
[Verse 2]
E
Waking in a new bed every morning
A
Breaking in a new heart every night
D G
Up and running while the world is sleeping
D G
She's the daughter of a railroad man, alright
[Chorus]
G
She is long and sleek and made for moving
G
She's outward-bound at any time she can
C G Em
She won't be staying long in any station
G D G
She's the daughter of a railroad man
[Interlude]
E
A
D G
D G
[Verse 3]
E
Cries out in the night when she gets lonely
A
You can bet she won't be lonely long
D G
On down the line, someone waits her arrival
D G
And the daughter of a railroad man is gone
[Chorus]
G
She is long and sleek and made for moving
G
She's outward-bound at any time she can
C G Em
She won't be staying long in any station
G D G
She's the daughter of a railroad man
[Outro]
E
A
D G
D G
E
A
9.) "Love Has Lost Again"
***[!] no capo [!]***
[Intro]
G
F C
[Verse 1]
G
I guess we're over
F C
And it's all been said before
G
But I still want you
F C
Though there's no reason anymore
Am
I can't remember
F C
When you and I began
G
It makes no difference
F C
'cause love has lost again
[Interlude]
G
F C
G
F C
[Verse 2]
G
If there's a reason
F C
We forgot it long ago
G
And if there's an answer
F C
It's one I'll never know
Am
The price of giving
F C
I just don't understand
G
But it's collected
F C
And love has lost again
[Interlude]
G
F C
G
F C
Am
F C
G
F C
[Verse 3]
G
All that's left now
F C
Is the closing of the door
G
It sounds so final
F C
But I don't listen anymore
Am
It's not the last time
F C
That I'll break instead of bend
G
But for the moment
F C
Love has lost again
Am
It's not the last time
F C
That I'll break instead of bend
G
But for the moment
F C
Love has lost again
[Outro]
G
F C
10.) "Go On Blues"
***[!] no capo [!]***
[Intro]
C#7 C7 B7
E C7/G B7/F#
E A
B7 E
A
B7 E
[Chorus]
E A
Go on blues, go on lonesome
B7 E
Get your dark clouds off of me
A
Go on blues, go on trouble
B7 E
Turn loose of me, set me free
[Pre-Chorus]
A D
I've been down through that valley with you
F# B7
Now I've found me somebody who loves me too
[Chorus]
E A
Go on blues, go away from me
B7 E
Go on by me, go on blues
[Piano Solo]
E A
B7 E
A
B7 E
[Pre-Chorus]
A D
I've been down through that valley with you
F# B7
Now I've found me somebody who loves me too
[Chorus]
E A
Go on blues, go on by me
B7 E
Stay away from me, go on blues
E A
Yeah, go on blues, go on by me
B7 E
Get away from me, go on blues
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