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Big Iron by Johnny Cash
Big Iron
Intro:
# = Strum slowly
#
|--------------------------------0------------------------|
|------------------1-------------1------------------------|
|--------------0---0h2--2--2--2--2------------------------|
|-------0h2-------------2--2--0--2-----------------5------|
|---3----------------------------0----0---------3---------|
|----------------------------------------3---1--------1---|
C Am F
C Am
To the town of Aqua Fria rode a stranger one fine day
C Am
Hardly spoke to folks around him didn't have too much to say
F C
No one dared to ask his business no one dared to make a slip
C Am
For the stranger there among them had a big iron on his hip
F C
Big iron on his hip
It was early in the morning when he rode into the town
He came riding from the south side slowly looking all around
He's an outlaw loose and running came the whisper from each lip
And he's here to do some business with the big iron on his hip
Big iron on his hip
In this town there lived an outlaw by the name of Texas Red
Many men had tried to take him and that many men were dead
He was vicious and a killer though a youth of twenty four
And the notches on his pistol numbered one and nineteen more
One and nineteen more
Now the stranger started talking made it plain to folks around
He was an Arizona Ranger wouldn't be too long in town
He came here to take an outlaw back alive or maybe dead
And he said it didn't matter he was after Texas Red
After Texas Red
The morning passed so quickly it was time for them to meet
It was twenty past eleven when they walked out on the street
Folks were watching from their windows everybody held their breath
They knew this handsome ranger was about to meet his death
Was about to meet his death
There was forty feet between them when they stopped to make their play
And the swiftness of the ranger is still talked about today
Texas Red had not cleared leather when a bullet fairly ripped
And the ranger's aim was deadly with the big iron on his hip
The Big iron on his hip
F C
Big iron Big iron
C Am
When he tried to match the ranger with the Big iron on his hip
F C
Big iron on his hip
Outro:
C Csus2 C
Walk down from C to Am:
|--0---------------0---|
|--1---------------1---|
|--0---------------2---|
|--2---------------2---|
|--3---3---2---0---0---|
|--3-------------------|
C Am
You can reverse this to use it from Am to C.
Walk down from Am to F:
|---0----------------0----|
|---1----------------1----|
|---2----------------2----|
|---2----------------3----|
|---0---0------------3----|
|------------3---1---1----|
Am F
Bass Strumming on C:
h = hammer on/pull off
^ = Upstroke
^ ^ ^ ^
|-------0--0---------0--0------0--0--------0--0-------|
|-------1--1---------1--1------1--1--------1--1-------|
|-------0------------0---------0-----------0----------|
|-------2------0h2-------------2-----------2----------|
|---3----------------------3---------------3----------|
|-------------------------------------3---------------|
Bass Strumming on Am:
^ ^ ^ ^
|-----0--0---------0--0------0-0-----0-0--|
|-----1--1---------1--1------1-1-----1-1--|
|-----2------------2---------2-------2----|
|-----2------0h2-------------2-------2----|
|--0----------------------0----------0----|
|---------------------------------0-------|
Occasionally, you will hear Cash doing this on the Am:
|------------------0-----|
|------------------1-----|
|------------------2-----|
|------------------2-----|
|------------0-----------|
|---0---3----------------|
Am
Bass Strumming on F:
|-------1--1--------1--1----|
|-------1--1--------1--1----|
|-------2-----------2-------|
|-------3-----------3-------|
|-------3------3------------|
|--1------------------------|
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version 2
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
Original in C
"." indicates that the previous chord is played again.
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[Verse 1]
C . Am . . .
To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day
C . . Am . .
Hardly spoke to folks around him, didn't have too much to say
F . C .
No one dared to ask his business, no one dared to make a slip
C . Am .
For the stranger there among them had a big iron on his hip
F C . .
Big iron on his hip
[Verse 2]
C . Am . . .
It was early in the morning when he rode into the town
C . . Am . .
He came riding from the south side, slowly looking all around
F . C .
He's an outlaw loose and running, came the whisper from each lip
C . Am .
And he's here to do some business with the big iron on his hip
F C . . .
Big iron on his hip
[Verse 3]
C . Am . . .
In this town, there lived an outlaw by the name of Texas Red
C . . Am . .
Many men had tried to take him and that many men were dead
F . C .
He was vicious and a killer though a youth of twenty-four
C . Am . .
And the notches on his pistol numbered one and nineteen more
F C . . .
One and nineteen more
[Verse 4]
C . Am Am . .
Now the stranger started talking, made it plain to folks around
C . . Am . .
He was an Arizona Ranger, wouldn't be too long in town
F . C .
He came here to take an outlaw back alive or maybe dead
C . Am .
And he said it didn't matter, he was after Texas Red
F C . . .
After Texas Red
[Verse 5]
C . Am . . .
The morning passed so quickly, it was time for them to meet
C . . Am . .
It was twenty past eleven when they walked out in the street
F . C .
Folks were watching from their windows, everybody held their breath
C . Am . .
They knew this handsome ranger was about to meet his death
F C . .
Was about to meet his death
[Verse 6]
C . Am . . .
There was forty feet between them when they stopped to make their play
C . . Am . .
And the swiftness of the ranger is still talked about today
F . C .
Texas Red had not cleared leather when a bullet fairly ripped
C . Am .
And the ranger's aim was deadly with the big iron on his hip
F C . .
The big iron on his hip
[Outro]
F . C .
Big iron, big iron
C .
When he tried to match the ranger
Am .
With the big iron on his hip
F C . . .
The big iron on his hip
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version 3
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:C
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-------------------1-------|---------------------------|
G|-------0-0h2---2---2-------|---------2-0---------------|
D|---0h2---2---2-2-0-2-------|---------3-----------------|
A|-3-----------------0-------|-0-----3-------------------|
E|---------------------------|---3-1---------------------|
e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---1-1-----1-1---1-1---1-1-|---1-1-----1-1---1-1-------|
G|---0-0-----0-0---0-0---0-0-|---0-0-----0-0---0-0-------|
D|-------0h2-----------------|-------0h2-----------------|
A|-3-x-------x---3-x-----x---|-3-x-------x---3-x---3--2--|
E|---x-------x-----x---3-x---|---x-------x-----x---------|
e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---1-1-----1-1---1-1-------|---1-1-----1-1---1-1-------|
G|---2-2-----2-2---2-2-------|---2-2-----2-2---2-2-------|
D|-------0h2-----------------|-------0h2-----------------|
A|-0-x-------x---0-x---------|-0-x-------x---0-x---0--2--|
E|---x-------x-----x---0--3--|---x-------x-----x---------|
First two bars are the intro and the rest is the pattern repeated throughout the song for the chord
progression.
To play further just repeat the C/Am strumming bars with the songs chord progression.
To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day
Hardly spoke to folks around him, didn't have too much to say
No one dared to ask his business, no one dared to make a slip
For the stranger there among them had a big iron on his hip
Big iron on his hip
It was early in the morning when he rode into the town
He came ridin' from the south side, slowly lookin' all around
He's an outlaw loose and running, came the whisper from each lip
And he's here to do some business with the big iron on his hip
Big iron on his hip
In this town there lived an outlaw by the name of Texas Red
Many men had tried to take him and that many men were dead
He was vicious and a killer, though a youth of twenty-four
And the notches on his pistol numbered one and nineteen more
One and nineteen more
Now the stranger started talking, made it plain to folks around
He was an Arizona Ranger, wouldn't be too long in town
He came here to take an outlaw back alive or maybe dead
And he said it didn't matter, he was after Texas Red
After Texas Red
The morning passed so quickly, it was time for them to meet
It was twenty past eleven when they walked out in the street
Folks were watching from their windows, everybody held their breath
They knew this handsome ranger was about to meet his death
Was about to meet his death
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There was forty feet between them when they stopped to make their play
And the swiftness of the ranger is still talked about today
Texas Red had not cleared leather when a bullet fairly ripped
And the ranger's aim was deadly with the big iron on his hip
The big iron on his hip
Big iron, big iron
When he tried to match the ranger with the big iron on his hip
The big iron on his hip
| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
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