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Like The 309 by Johnny Cash
Like The 309
(Spoken)
A
It should be a while before I see dark to death
So it would sure be nice if I could get my breath
Well im not the crying nor the whining kind
Till I hear the whistle of the 309,
(Sung)
D A
Of the 309, of the 309
E A
Put me and my box on the 309
A
Take me to the depot
Put me to bed
E A
Blow an electric fan on my knarly old head
A
Everybody take a look, see im doing fine
E A
Then load my box on the 309
D A
On the 309, on the 309
E A
Put me and my box on the 309
A
Hey sweet baby kiss me hard
E A
Draw my bath water Sweep my yard
A
Give a drink of my wine to my Jersey cow
E A
I wouldn't give a hootin' hell for my journey now
D A
On the 309, On the 309
A
I hear the sound of a railroad train
E A
The whistle blows and Im gone again
A
It will take me higher than a Georgia pine
E A
Stand back children its a 309
D A
It's a 309, It's a 309
E A
Put me and my box on a 309
A
A chicken in the pot, A turkey in the corn
E A
I haven't felt this good since jubalee morn'
A
Talk about luck, well I got mine
E A
Asthma comin' down like the 309
A
Write me a letter, sing me a song
E A
Tell me all about it, what I did wrong
A
Meanwhile I will be doing fine
E A
Then load my box on the 309
D A
On the 309, On the 309
E A
Gonna get outta here on the 309
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version 2
Capo:no capo
Am (once)
It should be a while before I see doctor Death
So, it would sure would be nice if i could get my breath
Am (once)
Well I'm not the crying, nor the whining kind
Till I hear the whistle of the 309
Dm Am
Of the 309, of the 309
Am Em Am
Put me in my box on the 309
Am
Take me to the depot, put me to bed
Am Em Am
Blow an electric fan on my gnarly old head
Am
Everybody take a look see I'm doin' fine
Am Em Am
Then load my box on the 309
Am Dm Am
On the 309, on the 309
Am Em Am
Put me in my box on the 309
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version 3
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
A5
It should be a while before I see Doctor Death,
A5
So it would sure be nice if I could get my breath
Well, I'm not the cryin' nor the whinin' kind
'till I hear the whistle of the Three O Nine
[Chorus]
D5 A5
Of the Three O Nine, of the Three O Nine
E5 A5
Put me in my box on the Three O Nine
[Verse]
Take me to the depot, put me to bed
E5 A5
Blow an electric fan on my gnarly old head
Ev'rybody take a look. See I'm doin' fine
E5 A5
Then load my box on the Three O Nine
[Chorus]
D5 A5
On the Three O Nine, on the Three O Nine
E5 A5
Put me in my box on the Three O Nine
[Verse]
A5
Hey, sweet baby, kiss me hard
E5 A5
Draw my bath water, sweep my yard
Give a drink of my wine to my Jersey cow
E5 A5
I wouldn't give a hoot in hell for my journey now
[Chorus]
D5 A5
On the Three O Nine, on the Three O Nine
[Verse]
A5
I hear the sound of a railroad train
E5 A5
The whistle blows, and I'm gone again
It will take me higher than a Georgia pine
E5 A5
Stand back, children, it's the Three O Nine
[Chorus]
D5 A5
It's the Three O Nine, it's the Three O Nine
E5 A5
Put me in my box on the Three O Nine
[Verse]
A5
A chicken in the pot, and turkey in the corn
E5 A5
ain't felt this good since jubilee morn
Talk about luck, well, I got mine
E5 A5
Asthma comin' down like the Three O Nine [exhale]
[Verse]
A5
Write me a letter, sing me a song
E5 A5
Tell me all about it, what I did wrong
Meanwhile, I will be doin' fine
E5 A5
The load my box on the Three O Nine
[Chorus]
D5 A5
On the Three O Nine, on the Three O Nine
E5 A5
Gonna get out of here on the Three O Nine
[Outro]
||: A5 | A5 | A5 | A5 :|| Repeat and fade
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version 4
Capo:no capo
The first two Am chords are like this:
x07555
Also, try to break up the chords into quick single notes like he does.
(Spoken)
Am
It should be a while before I see dark to death
Am
So it would sure be nice if I could get my breath
Well im not the crying nor the whining kind
Till I hear the whistle of the 309,
(Sung)
Dm Am
Of the 309, of the 309
E Am
Put me and my box on the 309
Am
Take me to the depot
Put me to bed
E A
Blow an electric fan on my knarly old head
Am
Everybody take a look, see im doing fine
E Am
Then load my box on the 309
Dm Am
On the 309, on the 309
E Am
Put me and my box on the 309
Am
Hey sweet baby kiss me hard
E Am
Draw my bath water Sweep my yard
Am
Give a drink of my wine to my Jersey cow
E Am
I wouldn't give a hootin' hell for my journey now
Dm Am
On the 309, On the 309
Am
I hear the sound of a railroad train
E Am
The whistle blows and Im gone again
Am
It will take me higher than a Georgia pine
E Am
Stand back children its a 309
Dm Am
It's a 309, It's a 309
E Am
Put me and my box on a 309
Am
A chicken in the pot, A turkey in the corn
E Am
I haven't felt this good since jubalee morn'
Am
Talk about luck, well I got mine
E Am
Asthma comin' down like the 309
A
Write me a letter, sing me a song
E Am
Tell me all about it, what I did wrong
Am
Meanwhile I will be doing fine
E Am
Then load my box on the 309
Dm Am
On the 309, On the 309
E Am
Gonna get outta here on the 309
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version 5
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:A
Capo:5th fret
Define:
Em 022000 Am X02210 Bm X24431
E5 022XXX A5 X022XX B/E 022442
E5/B X22X00 Asus4 x02230 B5 X244XX
Esus4 002200 A5/E 0022X0 B X24442
E/B X22100 A X02220
Em7/G XXX030
E 0221XX
* Single Strum
( ) Designated Riff
(E5) (Esus4) (Bb A) (Em)
e|----------------|--------------------|-----------|--------------|
B|----------------|--------------------|-4/5--5v---|----0-------0-|
G|--0-------------|--------------------|-3/4--4v---|0-0---0---0---|
D|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--------------------|-----------|2-------2-----|
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|4/5-4--2---4/5-4--2-|-----------|2-------------|
E|0---3-0-3-0-3-0-|--------------------|-----------|--------------|
Train Whistle
[Intro]
Em*
It should be a while, before I see doctor death
Em*
So it would sure be nice if I could get my breath
Well I'm not the crying nor the whining kind
Till I hear the whistle of the 309,
[Verse 1]
A5 E5
Of the 309, of the 309
E5 E5/B B5 E5 E5
Put me and my box on the 3 09
[Verse 2]
E5 Em E5
Take me to the depot, put me to bed
Em E5 B5 E5
Blow an electric fan on my knarly old head
E5 E5/B E5
Everybody take a look see I'm doing fine
B E5
Then load my box on the 309
Am Asus4 A5 Em E5 (Bb A)
On the 309, on the 309
E5 E5/B E5 B E5 (Em)
Put me and my box, on the 309
[Instrumental] 1:10
E5 B5 A5 E5
e|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
B|3/5b--5pbr---4/5-5br--5---|-4/5-5br-5b--4/5-5br-5b--4/5-5br-5b-----------------|
G|2/4b---------3----------4-|-3/4---------3/4---------3/4--------2-2/4-4-2-0-----|
D|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------2---|
A|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
( Play this part twice then move onto Verse 3)
[Verse 3]
E5 E5/B E5
Hey sweet baby, kiss me hard
E5/B B5 Em* E5
Draw my bath water, Sweep my yard
E5 E5/B E5 E5
Give a drink of my wine, to my Jersey cow
Em E5 B5 E5
I wouldn't give a hootin' hell, for my journey now
[Bridge]
A5 A5/E E5 E5/B
On the 309, On the 309
E5 E5/B E5
I hear the sound, of a railroad train
E5/B E5
The whistle blows and I'm gone again
E5 E5/B E5
It will take me higher than a Georgia pine
E5 E5/B E5 E5/B E5
Stand back children its a 3 0 9
E5 A5 A5/E Em E5
It's a 309, It's a 309
E5/B B5 E5 E5
Put me and my box, on a 3 09
[Instrumental]
E5 E5/B Em E5 E5/B Em E5 E5/B Em B5 E5
E5 E5/B Em E5 E5/B Em E5 E5/B Em B5 E5
[Verse 4]
E5 Em E5
A chicken in the pot, and a turkey in the corn
Em E5 B Em
I ain't felt this good, since jubalee morn'
E5 Em E5
Talk about luck, well I got mine
B Em (E5) (E5)
And asthma comin' down, like the 309 (Haaaahhh)
E5 Esus4 E5
Write me a letter, sing me a song
Esus4 B/E Em
Tell me all about it, what I did wrong
Em Em7/G* E5
Meanwhile I, will be doing fine
E5/B E5 B E
Then load my box, on the 309
[Outro]
A Em Esus4 E5
On the 309, On the 309
Em E5 E5/B E5
Gonna get outta here on the 3 09
[Instrumental]
(Esus4) E5 (Esus4) E5
(Esus4) E5 (Esus4) E5
(Esus4) E5 (Esus4) E5
Em E5 Em E5
Em E5 Em E5
( To fade....................)
| / Slide up
| b Bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| v vibrate
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