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Songwriter Full Album by Johnny Cash
Songwriter Full Album
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
# Title
1.) Hello Out There
2.) Spotlight
3.) Drive On
4.) I Love You Tonite
5.) Have You Ever Been To Little Rock?
6.) Well Alright
7.) She Sang Sweet Baby James
8.) Poor Valley Girl *
9.) Soldier Boy *
10.) Sing It Pretty Sue
11.) Like A Soldier
* = capo on 1st fret
1.) "Hello Out There"
[Intro]
G
G C
D G
[Verse 1]
G C G
Hello out there, this is planet Earth
G
Calling (calling, calling, calling, calling)
G C G
Hello out there, our net worth
G
Is falling (falling, falling, falling, falling)
G C G
We're the third from the sun, we are blue and white
G
Spinning (spinning, spinning, spinning, spinning)
G C G
If you wish upon a star, wish upon us tonight
G
We're dimming (dimming, dimming, dimming, dimming)
[Interlude]
G
[Verse 2]
G C G
Hello out there, we're in the Milky Way
G
Sailing (sailing, sailing, sailing, sailing)
G C G
In this final fight for life and peace
G
We're failing (failing, failing, failing, failing)
G C G
Hello out there, you'll see a morning star
G
Gaining (gaining, gaining, gaining, gaining)
G C G
And the alpha and omega will be
G
Reigning (reigning, reigning, reigning, reigning)
[Chorus]
Em Bm
And the die is cast and the lines are drawn
C G
And the time is soon to be
Em Bm
When the angels sound their seven trumpets
A D
'cross the land and the sea
D G
And the King will come and reign a thousand years
C G
And restore His earthly realm
C G
And there will be no night for He will be our light
D G
Throughout eternity with Him
[Interlude]
G C
D G
[Outro]
G C
Hello out there, hello out there
D G
Hello, hello, hello, hello, hello
G
2.) "Spotlight"
[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
G
Spotlight, don't let it show
C G
That my heart went with her when I let her go
Em G
Don't let anybody see deep within the soul of me
A D
Or they'll see that something there is not quite right
[Chorus]
C G
Tonight, spotlight
C7
[Verse 2]
G
Spotlight, that's way too much
C G
Let there be upon the air a tender touch
Em G
Let your magic velvet hue bathe me in a gentle blue
A D
Softly so there's not a single tear in sight
[Chorus]
C G
Tonight, spotlight
C7
[Guitar Solo]
G
C G
G
C G
[Verse 3]
G
Spotlight, the tears are gone
C G
Blind me 'til I'm standing here alone
Em G
Don't let me recall again anything that might have been
A D
Let me feel that losing her will be alright
[Chorus]
C G
Tonight, spotlight
C G
Tonight, spotlight
C G
Tonight, spotlight
[Outro]
C G
C G
C G
C G
3.) "Drive On"
[Intro]
A
[Verse 1]
A
I got a friend named Whiskey Sam
D
He was my boonie rat buddy for a year in 'Nam
E
He said, "Is my country just a little off track?
A
Took 'em twenty-five years to welcome me back."
A
But, it's better than not coming back at all
D
Many a good man I saw fall
E
And even now, every time I dream
A
I hear the men and the monkeys in the jungle scream
[Chorus]
A
But drive on, it don't mean nothin'
E A
My children love me and they understand
D A
And I got a woman that loves her man, drive on
A
It don't mean nothin', it don't mean nothin'
E A
Drive on
[Verse 2]
A
I remember one night, Tex and me
D
Walked right up on two V.C.
E
But we had our 16's on rock and roll
A
And we separated them from their souls
A
We were crazy and we were wild
D
And I have seen the tiger smile
E
I spit in a bamboo viper's face
A
And I'd be dead, but by God's grace
[Chorus]
A
Drive on, it don't mean nothin'
E A
My children love me and they understand
D A
And I got a woman that loves her man, drive on
A
It don't mean nothin', it don't mean nothin'
E A
Drive on
[Verse 3]
A
When a mortar fell twenty feet away
D
And I carry shrapnel to this day
E
I came home, but Tex did not
A
And I can't talk about the hit he got
A
I got a little limp now when I walk
D
And I got a little tremolo when I talk
E
But I finally found out who I am
A
I'm a walking, talking miracle from Vietnam
[Chorus]
A
Drive on, it don't mean nothin'
E A
My children love me and they understand
D A
And I got a woman that loves her man, drive on
A
It don't mean nothin', it don't mean nothin'
E A
Drive on
[Guitar Solo]
F D
A
F D
A
F D
A
4.) "I Love You Tonite"
[Intro]
F G7 C
[Verse 1]
C G7 C
It sure has been a party, hasn't it, baby?
F G7 C
We've really been down that road a time or two
F G7 C Am
We checked into the best hotels from San Francisco to Paris
D7 G7
And lived like royalty, me and you
C G7 C
But remember years ago in that church in Ottawa?
F G7 C
We told God of our love and asked for His care
F G7 C Am
And so He made us happen and He blessed us
D7 G7 C
So if we were in the fold or out, He was always there
[Chorus]
F G7 C
And I love you tonight
F G7 C
Even more than I loved you in the sixties
F G7 C Am
And I know that we are right
D7 G7
Even more than I knew it in the seventies
F G7 C
Oh, baby, ain't we a sight?
F G7 C
Can you believe we made it through the eighties?
F G7 C C/B Am
And will we make the millennium? Well, we might
F G7 C
I love you tonight
F G7 C
[Verse 2]
C G7 C C7
It's funny how we never settle down
F G7 C
Though we love our home and sitting by the fire
F G7 C Am
But we can't be at home for three days 'til we get itchy feet
D7 G7
And people always ask, "When are you gonna retire?"
C G7 C
But your people have always been my people
F G7 C
And you have always gone wherever I go
F G7 C C/B Am
And when it's all over, I hope we will go together
F G7 C C7
I don't want you to be alone, you know
[Chorus]
F G7 C
And I love you tonight
F G7 C
Even more than I loved you in the sixties
F G7 C Am
And I know that we are right
D7 G7
Even more than I knew it in the seventies
F G7 C
Oh, baby, ain't we a sight?
F G7 C
Can you believe we made it through the eighties?
F G7 C C/B Am
And will we make the millennium? Well, we might
F G7 C
I love you tonight
F G7 C
5.) "Have You Ever Been To Little Rock?"
[Intro]
C G
F G C
C G
F G C
[Chorus]
C
Have you ever been to Little Rock?
G
Have you ever been to Little Rock?
F G
Those Arkansas women
C
Born with beauty and grace
[Verse 1]
C
Up in the Ozark Mountains
G
The one they call Betty Jean
F G
You can see God's country
C
Put a smile on your face
C
It's the land of my family
G
Down in Cleveland County
F G
It's where my mama and daddy were born
C
Where the singing pines grow
C
They got some hot spring water
G
Down in the Ouachita country
F G
Wash away your misery
C
You feel like Henry Ford
[Interlude]
C G
F G C
[Verse 2]
C
Right off the scenic highway
G
Shake the hand of a farmеr
F G
Have a cool watermelon
C
That wеighs a hundred pounds
C
And in the Mississippi Delta land
G
They're growing rice and cotton
F G
In the fields all week long
C
Saturday night in town
[Interlude]
C G
F G C
[Verse 3]
C
Yes, I love my people
G
And I'm proud of my raising
F G
Sweet Arkansas memories
C
Until they leave me down
[Chorus]
C
Have you ever been to Little Rock?
G
Have you ever been to Little Rock?
F G
Those Arkansas women
C
Born with beauty and grace
[Outro]
C G
F G C
6.) "Well Alright"
[Intro]
A
[Verse 1]
A E7
I met her at the laundromat, she was washing extra hot
A
I said, "Don't you need a little help with that big load you got?"
D
She said, "No," but did a double take and then she smiled and said, "I might"
E7 A
As I rolled up my sleeves, I said to myself, "Well, alright."
A
Well, alright
[Verse 2]
A E7
I put it on automatic and she sat down on the floor
A
She said, "Just keep it on medium hot." I said, "I've done this before"
D
Then I opened up the dryer and I set it on soft and light
E7 A
She said, "Be gentle with my silk and lace." And I said, "Well, alright"
[Chorus]
A
Mmm-hmm-hmm
D
Mmm-hmm-hmm
E7
Mmm-hmm-hmm
A
Well, alright
[Verse 3]
A E7
Hеr clothes were in the basket folded down, so nice and warm
A
She headed for the door when I said, "I will take you home"
D
She said, "I just live up the street," I said, "It's a dangerous night.
E7 A
Take my arm and I'll carry the basket." And she said, "Well, alright."
A
Well, alright
[Verse 4]
A E7
The world's half full of women and the world's half full of men
A
And sometimes one or the other opens up to let one in
D
But the one I met at the laundromat that dangerous beautiful night
E7 A
Said, "Yes, I do," and "Yes, I will," and I said, "Well alright"
[Chorus]
A
Mmm-hmm-hmm
D
Mmm-hmm-hmm
E7
Doodle-doodle-doo
A
Well, alright
7.) "She Sang Sweet Baby James"
[Intro]
F C Am
C G7 C
[Verse 1]
C G7 C
She had a heart full of love
F C
For her baby, for life, and James Taylor
F C Am
She nursed her baby, and she closed her eyes
D7 G7
She was a cowgirl, truck driver, and sailor
C G7 C
In her mind, she wasn't abandoned
F C
Though the baby was all that she had
F C Am
She was lonely at night when the babe was asleep
D7 G7 C
But when singing, it wasn't so bad
[Chorus]
F C
And she sang "Sweet Baby James"
F C
And she flew o'er the turnpikes, the mountain and sea
F C
And she looked to the skies, where hеaven should be
G7
Said, "Could it be thеre's no heaven for me?
C Am
The only difference in my life and hell are the flames"
F G7 C
So she sang "Sweet Baby James"
[Interlude]
F C Am
C G7 C
[Verse 2]
C G7 C
She had to work for a living
F C
And her mom kept the babe every day
F C Am
The driving paid minimum wages to all
D7 G7
And was so little carry-home pay
C G7 C
But she'd take her own flights of fancy
F C
Each time she found herself alone
F C Am
She'd get on her dream song and she'd sail away
D7 G7 C
With her baby to find that new home
[Chorus]
F C
And she sang "Sweet Baby James"
F C
And she flew o'er the turnpikes, the mountains and sea
F C
And she looked to the skies, where hеaven should be
G7
Said, "Could it be thеre's no heaven for me?
C Am
The only difference in my life and hell are the flames"
F G7 C
So she sang "Sweet Baby James"
G7 C Am
"The only difference in my life and hell are the flames"
F G7 C
So she sang "Sweet Baby James"
[Outro]
F C Am
C G7 C
8.) "Poor Valley Girl"
[!] Capo on 1st fret [!]
[Intro]
D7 G
[Verse 1]
G D7
She never could give up the homestead on the farm
G
Where they handed off tobacco in the big tobacco barn
D7
And the long straight rows that ran from the house down to the road
G
That went to A.P. Carter's Store, down the logging truck she rode
[Chorus]
C G
Oh, she'd sit and she'd gaze at the foggy mountain top
D7 G
Where the swift hawk circled 'round the Clinch Mountain rocks
C G
At the school down in Hiltons, she'd read about the world
D7 G
Created to be conquered by this poor valley girl
[Break]
D7 G
[Verse 2]
G D7
Her mother was an Addington, from over Copper Creek
G
Her father was of sturdy stock, she was royal but meek
D7
Her laughter was infectious, her music was pure joy
G
She'd win the hearts of many men, as she had many a boy
[Verse 3]
G D7
Her mother became famous, Maybelle and her guitar
G
With sisters Helen and Anita; the family was four star
D7
She gave the world two daughters, and a son with auburn curls
G
And I thank God that he gave me this sweet poor valley girl
[Chorus]
C G
Oh, she'd sit and she'd gaze at the foggy mountain top
D7 G
Where the swift hawk circled 'round the Clinch Mountain rocks
C G
At the school down in Hiltons, she'd read about the world
D7 G
Created to be conquered by this poor valley girl
9.) "Soldier Boy"
[!] Capo on 1st fret [!]
[Intro]
G C G
D G
C G
D G
[Verse 1]
G C G
Here comes a boy with a backpack on
C G
He's going anywhere but home
C G
Be some changes while he's gone
D G
He's got a job to carry on
[Verse 2]
G C G
Here comes a boy in a dark green suit
C G
Size 11 combat boots
C G
He can run and he can shoot
D G
He's got a gun that goes "root-toot-toot"
[Interlude]
G C G
D G
C G
D G
[Verse 3]
G C G
Here's comes a jet with a tail of white
C G
He'll be there before daylight
C G
Got some wrongs to be made right
D G
May not return, but I think he might
[Verse 4]
G C G
Here comes a ship sailing out to sea
C G
Boys on deck for all to see
C G
Waving bye to you and me
D G G7
Keep the land and the water free
[Chorus]
C G
Solider boy, walking boy, sailor boy and flying boy
C G D
You won't be no boy no more after what you're going for
C G
And all you women, thanks to you, doing what you have to do
C G
Praying for you 'til you're through
C G
Doodle-doodle-doo, doodle-doo, doo, doo
[Interlude]
G C G
D G
C G
D G
[Verse 5]
G C G
Here comes a boy with a backpack on
C G
He's going anywhere but home
C G
Be some changes while he's gone
D G G7
He's got a job to carry on
[Chorus]
C G
Solider boy, walking boy, sailor boy and flying boy
C G D
You won't be no boy no more after what you're going for
C G
And all you women, here's to you, doing what you have to do
C G
Peace because of all of you
C G
Doodle-doodle-doo, doodle-doo, doo, doo
[Outro]
G C G
D G
C G
D G
10.) "Sing It Pretty Sue"
[Intro]
E7 A
[Verse 1]
A
So you gave up all between us for a glamorous career
E7 D A
And with all your talent you should be the big star of the year
A
Then you'll be public property so I release my claim to you
E7 A
Go on and give 'em all you've got; sing it pretty, Sue
[Chorus 1]
D A
But I can't take just part of you and give the world a half
D A E7
So smile for all the papers and give 'em autographs
A
Go on to every city so your public can see you
E7 A
But I'll watch on television, so sing it pretty, Sue
[Interlude]
E7 A
[Verse 2]
A
I hope you'll soon be on the top of every hit-parade
E7 D A
And I'll try to be excited 'bout the progress that you've made
A
I'll collect your pictures like any fan would do
E7 A
And I'll buy all your records, so sing it pretty, Sue
[Chorus 2]
D A
But I won't ever tell a soul that we have ever met
D A E7
I will just be one of millions who'll give the praise you get
A
And maybe every year or so, I'll drop a card to you
E7 A
To tell you I'm still listening, so sing it pretty, Sue
11.) "Like A Soldier"
[Intro]
D E7 A
[Verse 1]
A
With the twilight colors falling and the evening laying shadows
E7
Hidden memories come stealing from my mind
E7
As I feel my own heart beating out, the life that's precious to me
A
I wonder how I ever was that kind
A
But the wild road that I rambled always seemed to be there calling
E7
And they said a hundred times I should've died
E7
But now my present miracle is that you're here beside me
A
So I believe that they were roads I had to ride
[Chorus]
D E7 A
I'm like a soldier getting over the war
D E7 A F#m
I'm like a young man gettin' over his crazy days
D E7 A F#m
Like a bandit getting over his lawless ways
D E7 A
But every day is better than the day before
D E7 A
I'm like a soldier getting over the war
[Interlude]
D E7 A
[Verse 3]
A
There were nights that I don't remember and there's pain that I've forgotten
E7
And I did some things I choose not to recall
E7
There are faces that come to me in my darkest secret memories
A
Faces that I wish would not come back at all
A
In my dream's parade of people from the other times and places
E7
There's not one that matters now, no matter who
E7
I'm just thankful for the journey and that I've survived the battles
A
And that my spoils of victory is you
[Chorus]
D E7 A
I'm like a soldier getting over the war
D E7 A F#m
I'm like a young man gettin' over his crazy days
D E7 A F#m
Like a bandit getting over his lawless ways
D E7 A
But every day is better than the day before
D E7 A
I'm like a soldier getting over the war
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