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With His Hot And Blue Guitar Full Album by Johnny Cash
With His Hot And Blue Guitar Full Album
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:1st fret
[!] Tune to Standard tuning at 450 Hz. [!]
[!] Capo on 1st fret for all songs [!]
# Title
1.) Rock Island Line
2.) I Heard That Lonesome Whistle
3.) Country Boy
4.) If the Good Lord's Willing
5.) Cry! Cry! Cry!
6.) Remember Me
7.) So Doggone Lonesome
8.) I Was There When It Happened
9.) I Walk the Line
10.) The Wreck of the Old 97
11.) Folsom Prison Blues
12.) Doin' My Time
1.) "Rock Island Line"
[Intro]
E
[Verse 1]
E
Now this here's a story about the Rock Island Line
E
Well, the Rock Island Line, she runs down into New Orleans
E
There's a big tollgate down there and you know
E
If you got certain things on board when you go through the tollgate
E
Well, you don't have to pay the man no toll
E
Well, a train driver, he pulled up to the tollgate
E
And a man hollered and asked him what all he had on board and he said
[Chorus]
E
"I got livestock, I got livestock
E
I got cows, I got pigs, I got sheep, I got mules
E
I got all livestock"
[Verse 2]
E
Well, he said, "You're alright, boy, you don't have to pay no toll
E
You can just go right on through." So he went on through the tollgate
E
And as he went through, he started picking up a little bit of speed
E
Picking up a little bit of steam
E
He got on through, he turned and looked back at the man, he said
[Chorus]
E
"Well, I fooled you, I fooled you
E
I got pig iron, I got pig iron, I got all pig iron"
[Chorus]
E
Down the Rock Island Line, she's a mighty good road,
B7
Rock Island Line, it's the road to ride
E
Rock Island Line, it's a mighty good road
E
Well, if you ride, you got to ride it like you find it
B7 E
Get your ticket at the station for the Rock Island Line
[Verse 3]
E
Looked cloudy in the west and it looked like rain
B7
Round the curve came a passenger train
B7
Northbound train on a southbound track
N.C.
He's alright a-leaving but he won't be back
[Chorus]
E
Well, the Rock Island Line, she's a mighty good road,
B7
Rock Island Line, it's the road to ride
E
Rock Island Line, it's a mighty good road
E
Well, if you ride, you got to ride it like you find it
B7 E
Get your ticket at the station for the Rock Island Line
[Verse 4]
E
Oh, I may be right and I may be wrong
B7 E
But you're gonna miss me when I'm gone
E
Well, the engineer said before he died
B7
There were two more drinks that he'd like to try
B7
The conductor said what could they be
N.C.
A hot cup of coffee and a cold glass of tea
[Chorus]
E
Well, the Rock Island Line, she's a mighty good road,
B7
Rock Island Line, it's the road to ride
E
Rock Island Line, it's a mighty good road
E
Well, if you ride, you got to ride it like you find it
B7 E
Get your ticket at the station for the Rock Island Line
2.) "I Heard That Lonesome Whistle"
[Intro]
A E A
[Verse 1]
A
I was riding Number Nine
D A
Heading south from Caroline
E A
I heard that lonesome whistle blow
A
I got in trouble, had to roam
D A
I left my gal and left my home
E A
I heard that lonesome whistle blow
[Chorus]
D
Just a kid actin' smart
A
I went and broke my darling's heart
E
I guess I was too young to know
A
They took me off the Georgia Main
D A
Locked me to a ball and chain
E A
I heard that lonesome whistle blow
[Interlude]
A E A
[Verse 2]
A
All alone I bear the shame
D A
I'm a number, not a name
E A
I heard that lonesome whistle blow
A
All I do is sit and cry
D A
When that evening train goes by
E A
I heard that lonesome whistle blow
[Chorus]
D
I'll be locked here in this cell
A
'til my body's just a shell
E
And my hair turns whiter than snow
A
I'll never see that gal of mine
D A
I'm in Georgia doing time
E A
I heard that lonesome whistle blow
3.) "Country Boy"
[Verse 1]
N.C. A E
Country boy, ain't got no shoes
A E
Country boy, ain't got no blues
E
Well, you work all day while you're wanting to play
E
In the sun and the sand, with a face that's tan
E
But at the end of the day, when your work is done
B7 E
You ain't got nothin' but fun
[Verse 2]
A E
Country boy, ain't got no ills
A E
Country boy, don't owe no bills
E
You get a wiggly worm and then you watch him squirm
E
While you put him on a hook and you drop him in a brook
E
And if everything's gonna turn out right
B7 E
You're gonna fry fish tonight
[Chorus 1]
A E
Country boy, you're lucky free
A B7 E
Country boy, I wish I was you and you was me
[Guitar Solo]
A E
A E
E
B7 E
[Verse 3]
A E
Country boy, got work to do
A E
Country boy, in the morning dew
E
You gotta cut the weeds, you gotta plant the seeds
E
There's many a row, you know you gotta hoe
E
But when it's quitting time, and your work is through
B7 E
There's a lot of life in you
[Verse 4]
A E
Country boy, you got a shaggy dog
A E
Country boy, up a holler log
E
Well, he comes in a run when you pick up your gun
E
And with a shell or two and your dog and you
E
When you get your rabbit, you'll skin his hide
B7 E
He's gonna be good fried
[Chorus 2]
A E
Country boy, you got a lot to lose
A B7 E
Country boy, how I wish I was in your shoes
4.) "If the Good Lord's Willing"
[Intro]
A B7 E
[Verse 1]
B7
If the good Lord's willing and the creek stays down
E
I'll be in your arms time the moon comes around
B7 E
For a taste of love that's shining in your eyes
B7
If the rooster crows at the cracking of the dawn
E
I'll be there just as sure as you're born
A B7 E
If the good Lord's willing and the creeks don't rise
[Chorus 1]
A
I'll comb my hair down, brush my teeth
E
Shine up, slick up, dress up neat
E
Get everything a-looking just right
F# B
'cause I wanna look pretty when I see you tonight
[Verse 2]
E
Just as sure as the rabbits are a-jumping in the holler
A
I'll be there, you can bet your bottom dollar
B7 E
If the good Lord's willing and the creeks don't rise
[Guitar Solo]
A E B7 E
A E B7 E
[Verse 3]
B7
If the good Lord's willing and the creek stays low
E
I'll be there a-knocking at your door
B7 E
With a hug and a kiss for the one I idolize
B7
I'll wear my suit, my Sunday best
E
I'll be there a-looking my best
A B7 E
If the good Lord's willing and the creeks don't rise
[Chorus 2]
A
I'll feed the mules and slop the hogs
E
Feed the cows and chop all the logs
E
Get all of my workin' done
F# B
'cause tonight we're gonna have lots of fun
[Verse 4]
E
Just as sure as there ever was a preacher man
A
I'll be there with a ring for your hand
B7 E
If the good Lord's willing and the creeks don't rise
5.) "Cry! Cry! Cry!"
[Intro]
A E B7 E
[Verse 1]
E
Everybody knows where you go when the sun goes down
B7
I think you only live to see the lights of town
E
I wasted my time when I would try, try, try
A B7 E
'cause when the lights have lost their glow, you'll cry, cry, cry
[Verse 2]
E
Soon your sugar daddies will all be gone
B7
You'll wake up some cold day and find you're alone
E
You'll call for me, but I'm gonna tell you, "Bye, bye, bye"
A B7 E
When I turn around and walk away, you'll cry, cry, cry
[Chorus]
E
You're gonna cry, cry, cry; and you'll cry alone
A E
When everyone's forgotten and you're left on your own
B7 E
you're gonna cry, cry, cry
[Solo]
E A E B7 E
[Verse 3]
E
I lie awake at night to wait 'til you come in
B7
You stay a little while and then you're gone again
E
Every question that I ask I get a lie, lie, lie
A B7 E
For every lie you tell, you're gonna cry, cry, cry
[Verse 4]
E
When your fickle love gets old, no one will care for you
B7
Then you'll come back to me for a little love that's true
E
I'll tell you, "No" and then you'll ask me, "why, why, why?"
A B7 E
When I remind you of all of this you'll cry, cry, cry
[Chorus]
E
You're gonna cry, cry, cry; and you'll want me then
A E
It'll hurt when you think of the fool you've been
B7 E
you're gonna cry, cry, cry
[Outro]
A E B7 E
6.) "Remember Me"
[Intro]
A E A
[Verse]
A
When you're all alone and blue
D
No one to tell your troubles to
A E A
Remember me, I'm the one who loves you
A
When this whole world turns you down
D
Not a true friend can be found
A E A
Remember me, I'm the one who loves you
[Pre-Chorus]
D
And through all kinds of weather
A
You'll find I'll never change
F#
Through the sunshine and the shadows
B E
I'll always be the same
[Chorus]
A
We're together right or wrong
D
Where you go, I'll tag along
A E A
Remember me, I'm the one who loves you
[Repeat Intro]
A E A
[Pre-Chorus]
D
And through all kinds of weather
A
You'll find I'll never change
F#
Through the sunshine and the shadows
B E
I'll always be the same
[Chorus]
A
We're together right or wrong
D
Where you go, I'll tag along
A E A
Remember me, I'm the one who loves you
7.) "So Doggone Lonesome"
[Intro]
B7 E
[Verse 1]
E
I do my best to hide this lowdown feeling
B7
I try to make believe there's nothing wrong
E A
But they're always asking me about you, darling
E B7 E
And it hurts me so to tell them that you're gone
[Verse 2]
E
If they ask me, I guess I'd be denying
B7
That I've been unhappy all alone
E A
But if they heard my heart, they'd hear it crying,
E B7 E
"Where's my darling, when's she coming home?"
[Chorus 1]
A E
I ask myself a million times what's right for me to do
A E B7
To try to lose my blues alone or hang around for you
E A
Well, I make it pretty good until that moon comes shining through
E B7 E
And then I get so doggone lonesome
[Guitar Solo]
A B7 E
A B7 E
A B7 E
B7 E
[Verse 3]
E
Time stands still when your awaiting
B7
Sometimes I think my heart is stopping too
E A
One lonely hour seems forever
E B7 E
Sixty minutes more to wait for you
[Verse 4]
E
But I guess I'll keep waiting 'til you're with me
B7
'cause I believe that loving you is right
E A
But I don't care if the sun don't rise tomorrow
E B7 E
If I can't have you with me tonight
[Chorus 2]
A E
Well, I know I'll keep on loving you 'cause true love can't be killed
A E B7
I ought to get you off of my mind but I guess I never will
E A
I could have a dozen others but I know I'd love you still
E B7 E
'cause I get so doggone lonesome
[Outro]
B7 E
8.) "I Was There When It Happened"
[Intro]
E B7 E A E
[Verse 1]
N.C. E A E
There are some people who say we cannot tell
B7 E
Whether we are saved or whether all is well
N.C. E A
They say we only can hope and trust that it is so
E B7 E A E
Well, I was there when it happened and so I guess I ought to know
[Chorus]
N.C. B7
Yes, I know when Jesus saved me (saved my soul)
E
The very moment He forgave me (made me whole)
F#
He took away my heavy burdens
B
Lord, He gave me peace within (peace within)
N.C. E
Satan can't make me doubt it (I won't doubt it)
A
It's real and I'm gonna shout it (I'm gonna shout it)
E
I was there when it happened
B7 E A E
And so I guess I oughta know
N.C.
[Instrumental]
E B7 E A E
[Verse 2]
N.C. E A E
I don't care who tells me salvation is not real
B7 E
Though the world may argue that we cannot feel
N.C. E A
The heavy burden's lifted and the vile sins go
E B7 E A E
I was there when it happened and so I guess I oughta know
[Chorus]
N.C. B7
Yes, I know when Jesus saved me (saved my soul)
E
The very moment He forgave me (made me whole)
F#
He took away my heavy burdens
B
Lord He gave me peace within (peace within)
N.C. E
Satan can't make me doubt it (I won't doubt it)
A
It's real and I'm gonna shout it (I'm gonna shout it)
E
I was there when it happened
B7 E A E
And so I guess I oughta know
9.) "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
10.) "The Wreck of the Old 97"
[Intro]
A E A
[Verse 1]
A D
They gave him his orders at Monroe, Virginia
A E
They said "Steve, you're way behind time
A D
This is not 38, this is Old 97
A E A
Put her into Spencer on time"
A D
Then he turned around and said to his big greasy fireman,
A E
"Hey, shovel on a little more coal
A D
And when we cross that White Oak Mountain
A E A
Watch Old 97 roll"
[Solo]
A D A E
A D A E A
[Verse 2]
A D
But it's a mighty rough road from Lynchburg to Danville
A E
In a line on a three mile grade
A D
It was on that grade that he lost his air brakes
A E A
You see what a jump he made
A D
He was going down the grade making ninety miles an hour
A E
His whistle broke into a scream
A D
He was found in the wreck with his hand on the throttle
A E A
Scalded to death by the steam
A D
Well now, all you ladies you better take a warning
A E
From this time on and learn
A D
Never speak harsh words to your true lover husband
A E A
He may leave you and never return
11.) "Folsom Prison Blues"
[Intro]
B7 E
[Verse 1]
E
I hear the train a-coming, it's rolling round the bend
E
And I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when
A E
I'm stuck in Folsom Prison, and time keeps dragging on
B7 E
But that train keeps a-rolling on down to San Antone
[Verse 2]
E
When I was just a baby, my Mama told me, "Son,
E
Always be a good boy, don't ever play with guns"
A E
But I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die
B7 E
When I hear that whistle blowing, I hang my head and cry
[Solo]
E
A E
B7 E
[Verse 3]
E
I bet there's rich folks eating in a fancy dining car
E
They're probably drinking coffee and smoking big cigars
A E
Well, I know I had it coming, I know I can't be free
B7 E
But those people keep a-moving, and that's what tortures me
[Solo]
E
A E
B7 E
[Verse 4]
E
Well, if they freed me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine
E
I bet I'd move it on a little farther down the line
A E
Far from Folsom Prison, that's where I want to stay
B7 E
And I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away
12.) "Doin' My Time"
[Verse 1]
N.C. E
On this old rock pile with a ball and chain
E
They call me by a number not a name, Lord, Lord
A E
Gotta do my time, I gotta do my time
B7 E
With an aching heart on that gal of mine
E
You can hear my hammer, you can hear my saw
E
Gonna swing it like John Henry all day long, Lord, Lord
A E
Gotta do my time, I gotta do my time
B7 E
With an aching heart on that gal of mine
[Guitar Solo]
E A
E B7 E
[Verse 2]
E
When that old judge looked down at me
E7
Said, "I'll put you in that penitentiary," Lord, Lord
A E
Gotta do my time, I gotta do my time
B7 E
With an aching heart on that gal of mine
[Guitar Solo]
E A
E B7 E
[Verse 3]
E
Well, now it won't be long, just a few more days
E
They'll let me out of here, I'm gonna stay, Lord, Lord
A E
With that gal of mine, with that gal of mine
B7 E
She's waited for me, while I've done my time
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