TAB by Song : 324877
Tab List Area
1 Pages 1 Results
The Sound Of Johnny Cash Full Album by Johnny Cash
The Sound Of Johnny Cash Full Album
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:1st fret
# Title
1.) Lost on the Desert
2.) Accidentally on Purpose
3.) In the Jailhouse Now
4.) Mr. Lonesome
5.) You Won't Have Far to Go
6.) In Them Old Cottonfields Back Home
7.) Delia's Gone
8.) I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know
9.) You Remembered Me
10.) I'm Free From the Chain Gang Now
11.) Let Me Down Easy
12.) Sing It Pretty, Sue
[!] Capo on 1st fret for all songs [!]
1.) "Lost on the Desert"
[Chorus]
F C
A burning hot sun, a cry for water
F G7
Black wings circle the sky
C F C
Stumbling and falling, somebody's calling
F G7 C
You're lost on the desert to die
[Verse 1]
C F C
I had to give up and they took me to jail
G7
But I hid all the money I got
F C
Way out on the desert where no one could get it
G7 C
And I left a mark at the spot
F C
Then I got away and a-ran for the desert
F G7
The devil had taken control
C F C
I needed water, but he said I'd make it
F G7 C
"Near the money is a big waterhole"
[Chorus]
F C
A burning hot sun, a cry for water
F G7
Black wings circle the sky
C F C
Stumbling and falling, somebody's calling
F G7 C
You're lost on the desert to die
[Interlude]
F C
F G7 C
[Verse 2]
C F C
Just up ahead is where I left my mark
G7
Or it may be to the left or the right
F C
I've been running all day and they'll catch up tomorrow
G7 C
I've got to find it tonight
F C
Then up jumped the devil and ran away laughing
F G7
He drank all the waterholes dry
C F C
He moved my mark 'til I'm running in circles
F G7 C
And lost on the desert to die
[Chorus]
F C
A burning hot sun, a cry for water
F G7
Black wings circle the sky
C F C
Stumbling and falling, somebody's calling
F G7 C
You're lost on the desert to die
[Outro]
C F C
(Lost on the desert to die)
F C
Lost on the desert to die
F C
(Lost on the desert to die)
F C
Lost on the desert to die
2.) "Accidentally on Purpose"
[Intro]
D7 G
[Verse]
G C G
Accidentally, I saw you this morning
D7 G
You were lovely, dressed in your wedding gown
C G
And they say that you married a stranger to me
A7 D7
That had drifted to our old hometown
G C G
Accidentally, you met him one evening
D7 G G7
And you say it was love at first sight
C G
Accidentally, on purpose, you married
D7 G
Accidentally, on purpose, for spite
[Chorus]
C G
'cause I saw you out cheating and running around
A7 D7
And I was just a fool with a heart of a clown
G C G
Accidentally, you were mistaken that night
D7 G
Accidentally, on purpose, for spite
[Interlude]
D7 G
[Chorus]
C G
'cause I saw you out cheating and running around
A7 D7
And I was just a fool with a heart of a clown
G C G
Accidentally, you were mistaken that night
D7 G C G
Accidentally, on purpose, for spite
3.) "In the Jailhouse Now"
[Intro]
C
[Verse 1]
C
I had a friend named Bill Campbell
C
He used to rob, steal and gamble
F
And on the side, he'd beg so he mopped up
F
I told him he shouldn't do it
F
And Campbell told me he knew it
D7 G7
So he started begging with a bucket instead of a cup
[Chorus]
N.C. C
He's in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now)
F
He's in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now)
G7
Well, Campbell fluffed his dove
G7
When he wore a tuxedo to the country club
C
He's in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now)
[Interlude]
F C G7 C
[Verse 2]
C
I met his old gal Sadie
C
She said, "Have you seen Bill lately?"
F
I said, "I don't believe that he's about"
F
She went down to the jail
F
She went down to take him his mail
D7 G7
Then she whispered, "Sheriff, please don't let him out"
[Chorus]
N.C. C
He's in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now)
F
He's in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now)
G7
While Campbell's put away
G7
Sadie's with the sheriff everyday
C
He's in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now)
[Interlude]
F C G7 C
[Verse 3]
C
Well, I remember the last election
C
The Prohibitionists were in action
F
They's trying to elect themselves a president
F
Bill Campbell and John Austin
F
Walked from New Orleans to Boston
D7 G7
And they've got a bottle in every settlement
[Chorus]
N.C. C
They're in the jailhouse now (they're in the jailhouse now)
F
They're in the jailhouse now (they're in the jailhouse now)
G7
They were down at the railroad track
G7
Stealing a train to haul it back
C
They're in the jailhouse now (they're in the jailhouse now)
4.) "Mr. Lonesome"
[Intro]
E A B7
E A B7
[Verse]
E G#m
I've got no fire inside of me
A E
Can't be the man I try to be
A Am E A B7
Oh, Mr. Lonesome, hanging 'round
E G#m
Don't wanna see nobody
A E
Don't wanna be nobody
A Am E E7
Oh, Mr. Lonesome got me down
[Chorus 1]
A B7 E
He makes me leave the party
A E
When folks are laughing hearty
A B7 E A B7
Happiness is one thing he can't stand
E G#m
Nobody wants or needs me
A E
I go just where he leads me
A Am E E7
Oh, Mr. Lonesome got my hand
[Chorus 2]
A B7 E
And so my whole life over
A E
Each day is like the other
A B7 E A B7
But, still, if my one wish could be
E G#m
If that old chain that binds me
A E
Breaks when true love finds me
A Am E E7
And Mr. Lonesome sets me free
[Outro]
A Am E
Oh, Mr. Lonesome got me down
5.) "You Won't Have Far to Go"
[Intro]
A E A
[Verse]
A E A
I can see now that you've stacked the cards
A E A A7
So I'll leave you with my best regards
D A D
When you've played the field with nothing left to show
A E A
Look for me, you won't have far to go
[Verse 2]
A E A
Love's a gamble and I'm a gambling man
A E A A7
I've done everything to make you understand
D A D
But the odds are high and luck is running low
A E A
Look for me, you won't have far to go
[Chorus]
D A
You won't have far to go if you want me
E A
'cause I'm going to stick close to you
D A D
And I'm not the kind to say I told you so
A E A
Look for me, you won't have far to go
[Interlude]
A E A
[Chorus]
D A
You won't have far to go if you want me
E A
'cause I'm going to stick close to you
D A D
And I'm not the kind to say I told you so
A E A
Look for me, you won't have far to go
D E A
(Far to go)
6.) "In Them Old Cottonfields Back Home"
[Intro]
C
[Verse 1]
C
When I was a little bitty baby
F C
My mama would rock me in my cradle
G7
In them old cotton fields back home
C
When I was a little bitty baby
F C
My mama would rock me in my cradle
G7 C
In them old cotton fields back home
[Chorus]
F
Now, when them cotton bolls get rotten
C
You can't pick very much cotton
G7
In them old cotton fields back home
C
It was down in Louisiana
F C
Just about a mile from Texarkana
G7 C
In them old cotton fields back home
D
[Verse 2]
D
When I was a little bitty baby
G D
My mama would rock me in my cradle
A7
In them old cotton fields back home
D
When I was a little bitty baby
G D
My mama would rock me in my cradle
A7 D
In them old cotton fields back home
[Chorus]
G
Now, when them cotton bolls get rotten
D
You can't pick very much cotton
A7
In them old cotton fields back home
D
It was down in Louisiana
G D
Just about a mile from Texarkana
A7 D
In them old cotton fields back home
C
[Verse 3]
C
When I was a little bitty baby
F C
My mama would rock me in my cradle
G7
In them old cotton fields back home
C
When I was a little bitty baby
F C
My mama would rock me in my cradle
G7 C
In them old cotton fields back home
[Chorus]
F
Now, when them cotton bolls get rotten
C
You can't pick very much cotton
G7
In them old cotton fields back home
C
It was down in Louisiana
F C
Just about a mile from Texarkana
G7 C
In them old cotton fields back home
G7 C
In them old cotton fields back home
G7 C
In them old cotton fields back home
7.) "Delia's Gone"
[Intro]
A D E7 A
[Verse 1]
A D
Delia, oh, Delia
A
Delia all my life
D
If I hadn't have shot poor Delia
B7 E
I'd have had her for my wife
A D E7 A
Delia's gone, one more round, Delia's gone
[Verse 2]
A D
First time I shot her
A
Shot her in the side
D
Hard to watch her suffer
B7 E
But with the second shot, she died
A D E7 A
Delia's gone, one more round, Delia's gone
[Verse 3]
A D
Well, the guilty get a sentence
A
But I ain't gonna tell you mine
D
'cause I got a brother in Memphis
B7 E
Doing life or ninety-nine
A D E7 A
Delia's gone, one more round, Delia's gone
[Interlude]
A D E7 A
C
[Verse 4]
C F
But jailer, oh, jailer
C
Jailer, I can't sleep
F
'cause all around my bedside
D7 G7
I hear the patter of Delia's feet
C F G7 C
Delia's gone, one more round, Delia's gone
[Verse 5]
C F
Now, you give me my hammer
C
I'll drag the ball and chain
F
And every rock I bust
D7 G7
I seem to ring out Delia's name
C F G7 C
Delia's gone, one more round, Delia's gone
C F G7 C
Delia's gone, one more round, Delia's gone
[Outro]
C
Oh, Delia, Delia's gone
F G7 C
Like a July snow, Delia's gone
8.) "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know"
[Intro]
C F C G7
C G7
[Verse 1]
C G7
You think you know the smile on her lips
C
The thrill at the touch of her fingertips
F C G7 C G7
But I forgot more than you'll ever know about her
[Verse 2]
C G7
You think you'll find a heaven of bliss
C
In each caress and each tender kiss
F C G7 C
But I forgot more than you'll ever know about her
[Chorus]
F
You stole her love from me one day
C
You didn't care how you've hurt me
D7
But you can never steal away
G7
Memories of what used to be
[Verse 3]
C G7
You think she's yours to have and to hold
C
But someday you'll learn, when her love grows cold
F C G7 C
That I forgot more than you'll ever know about her
[Interlude]
C F C G7
C
[Chorus]
F
You stole her love from me one day
C
You didn't care how you hurt me
D7
But you can never steal away
G7
Memories of what used to be
[Verse 4]
C G7
You think she's yours to have and to hold
C
But someday you'll learn, when her love grows cold
F C G7 C
That I forgot more than you'll ever know about her
9.) "You Remembered Me"
[Intro]
C G D7 G
[Verse 1]
G D7 C G
You were young and needed love and I was wild and free
C G D7 G
But every time you said a prayer, you said a prayer for me
D7 C G
By the ring upon your hand, we vowed fidelity
C G D7 G
There were times that I forgot, but you remembered me
C G D7 G
(There were times that I forgot, but you remembered me)
[Chorus]
D7 G
You remembered only that wedding bells would ring
D7 A D7
You remembered only to count the days 'til spring
G D7 C G
You knew only love and honor, but I couldn't see
C G D7 G
I regret that I forgot 'cause you remembered me
C G D7 G
(I regret that I forgot 'cause you remembered me)
[Interlude]
C G D7 G
[Verse 2]
G D7 C G
I believed that promises were made to break apart
C G D7 G
But every time I broke a vow, I always broke your heart
D7 C G
So here's to you, God bless you now, wherever you may be
C G D7 G
There were times that I forgot but you remembered me
C G D7 G
(There were times that I forgot but you remembered me)
[Chorus]
D7 G
You remembered only that wedding bells would ring
D7 A D7
You remembered only to count the days 'til spring
G D7 C G
You knew only love and honor, but I couldn't see
C G D7 G
I regret that I forgot 'cause you remembered me
C G D7 G
(I regret that I forgot 'cause you remembered me)
[Outro]
C G D7 G
10.) "I'm Free From the Chain Gang Now"
[Intro]
G C G C
G D7 G
[Chorus]
G C G
I got rid of the shackles that bound me
A7 D7
And the guards that were always around me
G C G C
There were tears on the mail mother sent me in jail
G D7 G
But I'm free from the chain gang now
[Verse 1]
G C G
Back home, I was known and respected
A7 D7
Then, one day, I was wrongly suspected
G C G C
So they put me in chains in a cold freezing rain
G D7 G
But I'm free from the chain gang now
[Interlude]
G C G C
G D7 G
[Verse 2]
G C G
All the years I was known by a number
A7 D7
How I kept my mind is a wonder
G C G C
And the bare prison cell that was one step from hell
G D7 G
But I'm free from the chain gang now
[Verse 3]
G C G
I pray that the gossip will spare me
A7 D7
When I return to the one I will marry
G C G C
Like a bird in a tree, I got my liberty
G D7 G
And I'm free from the chain gang now
11.) "Let Me Down Easy"
[Intro]
G D7 G
[Verse]
G
Let me down easy, if you must go
G7
Why not deceive me? It won't hurt me so
C G
Truth is so painful, tell me a lie
D7 G G7
Let me down easy, and I'll get by
[Chorus]
C G
Let me down easy, for old time's sake
D7 A7 D7
Is it too much to ask, when my heart's gonna break?
N.C. G C
I'm bound to lose you, I'm bound to cry
G D7 G
Oh, let me down easy and I'll get by
[Interlude]
G D7 G G7
[Chorus]
C G
Let me down easy, for old time's sake
D7 A7 D7
Is it too much to ask, when my heart's gonna break?
N.C. G C
I'm bound to lose you, I'm bound to cry
G D7 G
Oh, let me down easy and I'll get by
12.) "Sing It Pretty, Sue"
[Intro]
G7 C
[Verse 1]
C
So you gave up all between us for a glamorous career
G7 F C
And with all your talent, you should be the big star of the year
C
Then you'll be public property, so I release my claim to you
G7 C
Go on and give 'em all you've got, sing it pretty, Sue
[Chorus]
F C
I can't take just part of you and give the world a half
F C G7
So smile for all the papers and give 'em autographs
C
Go on to all the cities so your public can see you
G7 C
But I'll watch on television, so sing it pretty, Sue
[Interlude]
G7 C
[Verse 2]
C
I hope you'll soon be on the top of every hit parade
G7 F C
I'll try to be excited 'bout the progress that you've made
C
I'll collect your pictures like any fan would do
G7 C
And I'll buy all your records, so sing it pretty, Sue
[Chorus]
F C
But I won't ever tell a soul that we have ever met
F C G7
I'll just be one of millions who'll give the praise you get
C
And maybe every year or so, I'll drop a card to you
G7 C
To tell you I'm still listening, so sing it pretty, Sue
----------