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Sings The Songs That Made Him Famous Full Album by Johnny Cash


       Sings The Songs That Made Him Famous Full Album 


Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:1st fret

#    Title
1.) Ballad of a Teenage Queen
2.) There You Go
3.) I Walk the Line
4.) Don't Make Me Go
5.) Guess Things Happen That Way
6.) Train of Love
7.) The Ways of a Woman in Love
8.) Next in Line
9.) You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven
10.) I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)
11.) Home of the Blues
12.) Big River
 
[!] Capo on 1st fret for all songs (except "Home of the Blues") [!]
 


1.) "Ballad of a Teenage Queen"



 
[Chorus]
 A                   D       A
(Dream on, dream on, teenage queen
D         A          E     A
Prettiest girl we've ever seen)
 
 
[Verse 1]
                D      A
There's a story in our town
                 E       A
Of the prettiest girl a-round
                D       A
Golden hair and eyes of blue
                     E        A
How those eyes could flash at you
                      E         A
(How those eyes could flash at you)
 
 
[Chorus]
D                    A
Boys hung 'round her by the score
                   E       A
But she loved the boy next door
                   E    A
Who worked at the candy store
 A                   D       A
(Dream on, dream on, teenage queen
D         A          E     A
Prettiest girl we've ever seen)
 
 
[Verse 2]
                 D       A
She was tops in all they said
                   E      A
It never once went to her head
             D         A
She had everything it seems
                 E       A
Not a care, this teenage queen
                  E       A
(Not a care, this teenage queen)
 
 
[Chorus]
D                A
Other boys could offer more
                   E       A
But she loved the boy next door
                   E    A
Who worked at the candy store
                     D       A
(Dream on, dream on, teenage queen
D          A    E       A
You should be a movie queen)
 
 
[Verse 3]
               D         A
He would marry her next spring
                 E         A
Saved his money, bought a ring
               D      A
Then one day a movie scout
                E         A
Came to town to take her out
                 E         A
(Came to town to take her out)
 
 
[Chorus]
D                A
Hollywood could offer more
                 E       A
So she left the boy next door
                E    A
Working at the candy store
                     D       A
(Dream on, dream on, teenage queen
D       A      E       A
See you on the movie screen)
 
 
[Verse 4]
              D     A
Very soon she was a star
                 E     A
Pretty house and shiny cars
                    D        A
Swimming pool and a fence a-round
                    E      A
But she missed her old hometown
                     E      A
(But she missed her old hometown)
 
 
[Chorus]
D                 A
All the world was at her door
                E       A
All except the boy next door
                   E    A
Who worked at the candy store
                     D       A
(Dream on, dream on, teenage queen
D       A          E     A
Saddest girl we've ever seen)
 
 
[Verse 5]
                 D       A
Then one day the teenage star
                   E       A
Sold her house and all her cars
                 D         A
Gave up all her wealth and fame
                E        A
Left it all and caught a train
                 E          A
(Left it all and caught a train)
 
 
[Chorus]
D             A
Do I have to tell you more
                     E        A
She came back to the boy next door
                   E    A
Who worked at the candy store
                D        A
(Now this story has some more
       D       A          E     A
You'll hear it all at the candy store)
 


2.) "There You Go"



 
[Intro]
N.C.         E
You're gonna break another heart
             D             A
You're gonna tell another lie
E    A
 
 
[Verse 1]
                    D                   E      A
Well, here I am and there you go, you're gone again
                    D                 E      A
I know you're gonna be the way you've always been
D                   A               E       A
Breaking hearts and telling lies is all you know
                  D               E             A
Another guy gives you the eye and... there you go
 
 
[Chorus]
           D               A
There you go, you're gone again
              E                A
I should have known I couldn't win
           D                A
There you go, you're by his side
             E
You're gonna break another heart
             D             A
You're gonna tell another lie
 
 
[Guitar Solo]
     D    E    A
     D    E    A
D    A    E    A
     D    E    A
     E         A
 
 
[Verse 2]
  A                D               E                  A
Because I love you so, I take much more than I should take
                D                E              A
I want you even though I know my heart is gonna break
    D               A               E     A
You build me up and for a while I'm all aglow
                            D                E             A
Then your fickle heart sees someone else and... there you go
 
 
[Chorus]
           D               A
There you go, you're gone again
              E                A
I should have known I couldn't win
           D                A
There you go, you're by his side
             E
You're gonna break another heart
             D             A
You're gonna tell another lie
 
 
[Outro]
E    A
 


3.) "I Walk the Line"



 
[Intro]
A  D  A  E
B7  E
 
 
[Verse 1]
         B7                           E
I keep a close watch on this heart of mine
          B7                     E
I keep my eyes wide open all the time
           A                         E
I keep the ends out for the tie that binds
               B7               E
Because you're mine, I walk the line
A
 
 
[Verse 2]
          E                     A
I find it very, very easy to be true
          E                          A
I find myself alone when each day is through
            D                  A
Yes, I'll admit that I'm a fool for you
               E                A
Because you're mine, I walk the line
D
 
 
[Verse 3]
            A                       D
As sure as night is dark and day is light
           A                       D
I keep you on my mind both day and night
          G                               D
And happiness I've known proves that it's right
              A                 D
Because you're mine, I walk the line
A
 
 
[Verse 4]
             E                      A
You've got a way to keep me on your side
            E                           A
You give me cause for love that I can't hide
          D                             A
For you I know I'd even try to turn the tide
               E                A
Because you're mine, I walk the line
E
 
 
[Verse 5]
         B7                           E
I keep a close watch on this heart of mine
          B7                     E
I keep my eyes wide open all the time
           A                         E
I keep the ends out for the tie that binds
               B7               E
Because you're mine, I walk the line
 


4.) "Don't Make Me Go"



 
[Intro]
E    A
 
 
[Verse 1]
                              D
You take my hand and smile at me
          A                 E
But I can tell you'd rather be
 D              E                 A   E
Alone or with somebody else you know
    A              D
And when your eyes look into mine
     A                E
That old time love light doesn't shine
D               E                   A   A7
But let me try again, don't make me go
 
 
[Chorus]
        D
I want you, don't make me go
               A
My heart would break, I'd miss you so
        E                            A   A7
Trading love for sympathy is old to me
            D
What's this lovesick heart to do
        A
When it cries for only you
        E                                   A
Hold me close, I love you so, don't make me go
 
 
[Guitar Solo]
D    A    E    A
 
 
[Verse 2]
                 D
I'm sorry that I never knew
    A              E
The way to show my love for you
D                   E               A     E
I took too much for granted all the time
    A                   D
Two hearts in love must give and take
     A                   E
When one heart fails, the other breaks
 D                          E                 A     A7
Don't make me go, I want to show this love of mine
 
 
[Chorus]
        D
I want you, don't make me go
               A
My heart would break, I'd miss you so
        E                            A   A7
Trading love for sympathy is old to me
            D
What's this lovesick heart to do
        A
When it cries for only you
        E                                   A
Hold me close, I love you so, don't make me go
 


5.) "Guess Things Happen That Way"



 
[Intro]
E
   (Buh-do-buh-do)
           A
Buh-do-buh-do (Buh-do-buh-do)
           E
Buh-do-buh-do (Buh-do-buh-do)
           A
Buh-do-buh-do (Buh-do-buh-do)
 
 
[Verse 1]
                            D
Well, you ask me if I'll forget my baby
A                  D
   I guess I will... someday
A                        E                        A
   I don't like it but I guess things happen that way (buh-do-buh-do)
E
   (Buh-do-buh-do)
    A              D
You ask me if I'll get along
A                  D
   I guess I will... some way
A                        E                        A
   I don't like it but I guess things happen that way (buh-do-buh-do)
A7
   (Buh-do-buh-do)
 
 
[Chorus]
D                A               E               A
God gave me that girl to lean on, then he put me on my own
D                 A           E                     A
   Heaven help me be a man and have the strength to stand alone
A                        E                        A
   I don't like it but I guess things happen that way (buh-do-buh-do)
 
 
[Bridge]
           E
Buh-do-buh-do (Buh-do-buh-do)
           A
Buh-do-buh-do (Buh-do-buh-do)
           E
Buh-do-buh-do (Buh-do-buh-do)
           A
Buh-do-buh-do
 
 
[Verse 2]
                   D
You ask me if I'll miss her kisses
A                  D
   I guess I will... everyday
A                        E                        A
   I don't like it but I guess things happen that way (buh-do-buh-do)
E
   (Buh-do-buh-do)
    A              D
You ask me if I'll find another
A                D
   I don't know... I can't say
A                        E                        A
   I don't like it but I guess things happen that way (buh-do-buh-do)
A7
   (Buh-do-buh-do)
 
 
[Chorus]
D                A               E               A
God gave me that girl to lean on, then he put me on my own
D                 A           E                     A
   Heaven help me be a man and have the strength to stand alone
A                        E                        A
   I don't like it but I guess things happen that way (buh-do-buh-do)
 
 
[Outro]
           E
Buh-do-buh-do (Buh-do-buh-do)
           A
Buh-do-buh-do (Buh-do-buh-do)
           E
Buh-do-buh-do (Buh-do-buh-do)
           A
Buh-do-buh-do (Buh-do-buh-do)
           E
Buh-do-buh-do (Buh-do-buh-do)
 


6.) "Train of Love"



 
[Intro]
E
 
 
[Verse 1]
E
Train of love's a-coming, big black wheels a-humming
A
People waiting at the station, happy hearts are drumming
E
Train man, tell me maybe, ain't you got my baby?
 
 
[Chorus]
B7
Every so often, everybody's baby gets the urge to roam
                                       E
But everybody's baby but mine's coming home
 
 
[Verse 2]
     E
Now, stop your whistle blowing, 'cause I've got ways of knowing,
       A
You're bringing other people's lovers but my own keeps going
E
Train of love deceiving, when she's not gone she's leaving
 
 
[Chorus]
B7
Every so often, everybody's baby gets the urge to roam
                                       E
But everybody's baby but mine's coming home
 
 
[Guitar Solo]
E        A
E
 
 
[Verse 3]
E
Train of love, now hasten, sweethearts standing waiting
A
Here and there and everywhere, they're gonna be embracing
E
Train man, tell me maybe, ain't you got my baby?
 
 
[Chorus]
B7
Every so often, everybody's baby gets the urge to roam
                                       E
But everybody's baby but mine's coming home
 
 
[Guitar Solo]
E
 
 
[Verse 4]
E
Train of love's a-leaving, leaving my heart grieving
     A
But early or late, I sit and wait because I'm still believing
      E
We'll walk away together, though I may wait forever
 
 
[Chorus]
B7
Every so often, everybody's baby gets the urge to roam
                                       E
But everybody's baby but mine's coming home
 
 
[Outro]
E
 


7.) "The Ways of a Woman in Love"



 
[Intro]
E    A
 
 
[Verse 1]
                                     E
You've cut out your dancing, and you never see a show
                                            A
Your friends come by to pick you up and you hardly ever go
    D                                A
It seems your head is in the clouds above
                   E              A
You've got the ways of a woman in love
 
 
[Verse 2]
                                  E
I walk by your house at night and hope that I might see
                                   A
The guy who's got you in a spin, I wish that guy was me.
   D                                   A
I don't know why it's you I'm dreaming of
                   E              A
You've got the ways of a woman in love
 
 
[Chorus]
D                      A
Many is the night I've stayed awake and cried
D                                     A               E
Now you'll never know how much you've hurt my foolish pride
 
 
[Verse 3]
A                          E
I recall your kisses, the times I held you tight
                                   A
Now when I come to see you, you're sitting in the light
D                                      A
Missing all the things that we dreamed of
                   E              A
You've got the ways of a woman in love
 
 
[Piano Solo]
D    A
  E  A
 
 
[Chorus]
D                      A
Many is the night I've stayed awake and cried
D                                     A               E
Now you'll never know how much you've hurt my foolish pride
 
 
[Verse 4]
A                          E
I recall your kisses, the times I held you tight
                                   A
Now when I come to see you, you're sitting in the light
D                                      A
Missing all the things that we dreamed of
                   E              A
You've got the ways of a woman in love
                   E              A
You've got the ways of a woman in love
 


8.) "Next in Line"



 
[Intro]
C
 
 
[Verse 1]
     C
The next in line will be someone who loves you
                                           C7
The next in line is me 'cause it's my time
    F                            C
Now how long will it be 'til you end my misery
D7                                G7
You'd better be prepared to linger when you get to me
     C
The time has come for you to love me if you ever are
  C                                   C7
Come to me now so I can make you mine
  F                               C
I watch them rush to you so fast, I waited so I'd be the last
D7                 G7              C C# D
It's my time cause I'm the next in line
 
 
[Bridge]
D        D7
G    D
E7  A7  D
 
 
[Verse 2]
     D
The next in line will want your love forever
                                     D7
The next in line is me and here I am
     G                    D
Give me a day or two and I'll get through to you
           E7                       A7
You'd have been my baby long ago if you'd turn down a few
D
This ol' heart can't take much more a-waiting for your love
                                          D7
I'm tired and we're running short of time
     G                          D
I'll make you love me more than everyone before
        E7                A7              D D# E
It's my time to try cause I'm the next in line
 
 
[Bridge]
A    E
F#7  B7  E
 
 
[Verse 3]
  E
I stood and watched you take their hearts and break 'em one by one
                                                     E7
My time is coming so I waited while you had your fun
A                               E
Now I'm through a-waiting way behind
F#7                B7              E
It's my time cause I'm the next in line
 


9.) "You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven"



 
[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 sunsets 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
 


10.) "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)"



 
[Verse]
N.C.      A
Today, I passed you on the street
        D                 A
And my heart fell at your feet
        E7                                A
I can't help it if I'm still in love with you
          A
Somebody else stood by your side
       D               A
And he looked so satisfied
        E7                                A   A7
I can't help it if I'm still in love with you
 
 
[Chorus]
  D                                  A
A picture from the past came slowly stealing
      E7                                     A   A7
As I brushed your arm and walked so close to you
     D                             A
Then suddenly, I got that old time feeling
        E7                                A
I can't help it if I'm still in love with you
 
 
[Bridge]
E7    A  A7
 
 
[Chorus]
      D                               A
It's hard to know another's lips will kiss you
    E7                              A  A7
And hold you just the way I used to do
    D                            A
Oh, heaven only knows how much I miss you
        E7                                    A
I can't help it if I'm still in love with you
 


11.) "Home of the Blues"



 
[!] 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
 
 
[Chorus]
            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
 
 
[Guitar Solo]
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
 


12.) "Big River"



 
[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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