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Tennessee Flat Top Box by Johnny Cash
Tennessee Flat Top Box
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:2nd fret
[Intro]
G C
[Verse 1]
C G
In a little cabaret in a South Texas border town,
Sat a boy and his guitar, and the people came from all around.
C G
And all the girls from there to Austin,
C
Were slippin' away from home and puttin' jewelry in hock.
G
To take the trip, to go and listen,
C
To the little dark-haired boy who played the Tennessee flat top box.
F
And he would play:
[Instrumental]
[Verse 2]
C G
Well, he couldn't ride or wrangle, and he never cared to make a dime.
But give him his guitar, and he'd be happy all the time.
C G
And all the girls from nine to ninety,
C
Were snapping fingers, tapping toes, and begging him: "Don't stop."
G
And hypnotized and fascinated,
C
By the little dark-haired boy who played the Tennessee flat top box.
F
And he would play:
[Instrumental]
[Verse 3] (same chords progression)
Then one day he was gone, and no one ever saw him 'round,
He'd vanished like the breeze, they forgot him in the little town.
But all the girls still dreamed about him.
And hung around the cabaret until the doors were locked.
And then one day on the Hit Parade,
Was a little dark-haired boy who played the Tennessee flat top box.
And he would play:
[Instrumental]
[Outro]
A C
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version 2
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:1st fret
[Intro]
| A | A | A | D |
| A | A | A |
[Verse 1]
A E
In a little cabaret, in a south Texas border town,
A
Sat a boy and his guitar, and the people came from miles around.
E
And all the girls from there to Austin were slippin' 'way from home
A E
And puttin' jew'lry in hock to take the trip to go and listen
A
To the little dark haired boy that played the Tennessee flat top box.
D
And he would play...
[Guitar Solo]
| D | D | D | A |
| A | A | A | D |
| D | D | D | A |
| A | A | A | D |
| A | A | A |
[Verse 2]
A E
Well, he couldn't ride or wrangle, and he never cared to make a dime.
A
But give him his guitar and he'd be happy all the time.
E
And all the girls from nine to ninety
A
Were snappin' fingers, tappin' toes and beggin' him, "Don't stop!"
E
And hypnotized, and fascinated
A
By the little dark haired boy that played the Tennessee flat top box.
D
And he would play...
[Guitar Solo]
| D | D | D | A |
| A | A | A | D |
| D | D | D | A |
| A | A | A | D |
| A | A | A |
[Verse 3]
A E
Then one day he was gone and no one ever saw him 'round.
A
He vanished like the breeze, and they forgot him in the little town.
E
But all the girls still dreamed about him
A
And hung around the cabaret until the doors were locked.
E
And then one day on the hit parade
A
Was a little dark haired boy that played the Tennessee flat top box.
D
And he would play...
[Outro]
| D | D | D | A |
| A | A | A | D |
| D | D | D | A |
| A | A | A | D |
| A | A | A | A | repeat
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version 3
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:1st fret
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------1/2---2-----2--------2--1/2---2-----2-------2-----|
G|--------0--1/2------2--------2-----1/2------2-------2--------|
D|--3--4--------------------2----------------------2-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---2--0------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------4--2--0---------------------------------------------|
A|------------------4--2--0--------0--------0------------------|
E|---------------------------2--2-----2--2---------------------|
A E
In a little cabaret in a South Texas border town,
A
Sat a boy and his guitar, and the people came from all around.
E
And all the girls from there to Austin,
A
Were slippin' away from home and puttin' jewelery in hock.
E
To take the trip, to go and listen,
A
To the little dark-haired boy who played the Tennessee flat top box.
D
And he would play: A
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------2--2-----0--------------|
D|------------0-----------0-----------0--4--------4-----4--2--------|
A|---0--2--4-----0--2--4-----0--2--4--------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------1/2--2-----2--------2--1/2--2-----2--------2----------------|
G|----------1/2-----2--------2-----1/2-----2--------2-----2--0----------|
D|------------------------2----------------------2-----------4---2--0---|
A|--0--0----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat
A E
Well, he couldn't ride or wrangle and he never cared to make a dime
A
But give him his guitar, and he'd be happy all the time.
E
And all the girls from nine to ninety,
A
Were snapping fingers, tapping toes, and begging him: "Don't stop."
E
And hypnotized and fascinated,
A
By the little dark-haired boy who played the Tennessee flat top box.
D A
And he would play: (Repeat solo)
A E
Then one day he was gone, and no one ever saw him 'round,
A
He'd vanished like the breeze, they forgot him in the little town.
E
But all the girls still dreamed about him.
A
And hung around the cabaret until the doors were locked.
E
And then one day on the Hit Parade,
A
Was a little dark-haired boy who played the Tennessee flat top box.
D A
And he would play: (Repeat Solo)
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version 4
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:2nd fret
[Verse 1]
G D
In a little cabaret in a South Texas border town,
G
G
Sat a boy and his guitar, and the people came from miles around.
D
And all the girls from there to Austin,
G D
Were slipping away from home and putting jewelery in hock.
G
To take the trip, to go and listen,
D G D
To the little dark-haired boy who played the Tennessee flat top box.
G
And he would play SOLO
[Verse 2]
G D
Well, he couldn't ride or wrangle, and he never cared to make a dime.
G
But give him his guitar, and he'd be happy all the time.
D G
And all the girls from nine to ninety,
D G
Were snapping fingers, tapping toes, and begging him: "Don't stop.
D
And hypnotized and fascinated,
G D
By the little dark-haired boy who played the Tennessee flat top box.
G
And he would play SOLO
[Verse 3]
G D
Then one day he was gone, and no one ever saw him 'round,
G
He'd vanished like the breeze, they forgot him in the little town.
D G
But all the girls still dreamed about him.
D
And hung around the cabaret until the doors were locked.
G D
And then one day on the Hit Parade,
G D
Was a little dark-haired boy who played the Tennessee flat top box.
G
And he would play. SOLO
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version 5
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:G
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
G C G 4X
e|---------------------|--------------|--------|-------------|
B|---------------------|--------------|--------|-------------|
G|-3s4-4-----3s4-4-----|--------------|--------|-------------|
D|-4s5-5-0-0-4s5-5-0-0-|-5-5-3-2-0----|--------|-2p0-2p0-2p0-|
A|---------------------|------------3-|-3-2-0--|-------------|
E|---------------------|--------------|-------3|------------3|
[Verse 1]
G D
In a little cabaret in a South Texas border town,
D7 G D
Sat a boy and his guitar, and the people came from all around. And all the girls from there to Austin,
D7 G D
Were slippin' away from home and puttin' jewelry in hock. To take the trip, to go and listen,
D7 G C
To the little dark-haired boy who played the Tennessee flat top box. And he would play:
[Instrumental]
C G
e|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------0-0---------|-3s4--4-4---------------------|
D|-------------------------------2-----2-3-2-0-|-4s5--5-5--0--0-0--5-3-2-0----|
A|----0-2-3-----0-2-3-----0-2-3----------------|----------------------------3-|
E|-3----------3---------3----------------------|------------------------------|
e| | C G | C | G 4X |
B|------------------------------------------|---------------------|-------------||--------|-------------|
G|------------------------------0-0---------|-3s4-4-----3s4-4-----|-------------||--------|-------------|
D|----------------------------2-----2-3-2-0-|-4s5-5-0-0-4s5-5-0-0-|-5-5-3-2-0---||--------|-2p0-2p0-2p0-|
A|---0--2--3----0-2-3---0-2-3---------------|---------------------|-----------3-||-3-2-0--|-------------|
E|-3----------3-------3---------------------|---------------------|-------------||-------3|------------3|
and he would play
[Verse 2]
G D
Well, he couldn't ride or wrangle, and he never cared to make a dime.
D7 G D
But give him his guitar, and he'd be happy all the time. And all the girls from nine to ninety,
D7 G D
Were snapping fingers, tapping toes, and begging him: "Don't stop." And hypnotized and fascinated
D7 G C
By the little dark-haired boy who played the Tennessee flat top box. And he would play:
[Instrumental]
C G
e|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------0-0---------|-3s4--4-4---------------------|
D|-------------------------------2-----2-3-2-0-|-4s5--5-5--0--0-0--5-3-2-0----|
A|----0-2-3-----0-2-3-----0-2-3----------------|----------------------------3-|
E|-3----------3---------3----------------------|------------------------------|
C G 4X
e|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|------------|
G|---------------------------------0-0---------|-3s4--4-4-----------------------------|------------|
D|-------------------------------2-----2-3-2-0-|-4s5--5-5--0--0-0--5-3-2-0------------|-h2p0-h2p0--|
A|----0-2-3-----0-2-3-----0-2-3----------------|----------------------------3--3-2-0--|------------|
E|-3----------3---------3----------------------|--------------------------------------|3---------3-|
[Verse 3]
G D
Then one day he was gone, and no one ever saw him 'round,
D7 G D
He'd vanished like the breeze, they forgot him in the little town. But all the girls still dreamed about him.
D7 G D
And hung around the cabaret until the doors were locked. And then one day on the Hit Parade,
D7 G C
Was a little dark-haired boy who played the Tennessee flat top box. And he would play:
[Instrumental]
C G
e|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------0-0---------|-3s4--4-4---------------------|
D|-------------------------------2-----2-3-2-0-|-4s5--5-5--0--0-0--5-3-2-0----|
A|----0-2-3-----0-2-3-----0-2-3----------------|----------------------------3-|
E|-3----------3---------3----------------------|------------------------------|
C G 4X
e|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|------------|
G|---------------------------------0-0---------|-3s4--4-4-----------------------------|------------|
D|-------------------------------2-----2-3-2-0-|-4s5--5-5--0--0-0--5-3-2-0------------|-h2p0-h2p0--|
A|----0-2-3-----0-2-3-----0-2-3----------------|----------------------------3--3-2-0--|------------|
E|-3----------3---------3----------------------|--------------------------------------|3---------3-|
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version 6
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:G
Capo:no capo
Standard E tuning
e|---------------------------------|--4-|------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|----|------------------------------------|
G|------------4-0-4-0--------------|----|------------------------------------|
D|--0-2-4-5-0-5-0-5-3-2-0----------|----|--0-2-0-2--0-2-0-2--0-2-0-2--0-2-0-2|
A|-------------------------3-3-2-0-|-2--|------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|--3-|------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
G D7
In a little cabaret in a South Texas border town
D7
Sat a boy and his guitar
G
And the people came from miles around
G D7
And all the girls from there to Austin
D7 G
Were slipping away from home and putting jewelery in hock
G D7
To take the trip, to go and listen
D7
To the little dark-haired boy
G
That played the Tennessee flat top box
And he would play
e|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------0-0----------|---2/4-0-2/4-0------------------------|
D|-----------------------2-----2-3-2-0--|---3/5-0-3/5-0--5-3-2-0---------------|
A|--0-2-3---0-2-3---0-2-3---------------|------------------------3-3-2-0-------|
E|-3------3-------3---------------------|--------------------------------3-----|
[Verse 2]
G
Well, he couldn't ride or wrangle
D7
And he never cared to make a dime
D7 G
But give him his guitar, and he'd be happy all the time
G D7
And all the girls from nine to ninety
D7
Were snapping fingers, tapping toes
G
And begging him don't stop
G D7
And hypnotized and fascinated
D7
By the little dark-haired boy
G
That played the Tennessee flat top box
And he would play
e|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------0-0----------|---2/4-0-2/4-0------------------------|
D|-----------------------2-----2-3-2-0--|---3/5-0-3/5-0--5-3-2-0---------------|
A|--0-2-3---0-2-3---0-2-3---------------|------------------------3-3-2-0-------|
E|-3------3-------3---------------------|--------------------------------3-----|
[Verse 3]
G D7
Then one day he was gone, and no one ever saw him around
D7 G
He'd vanished like the breeze, they forgot him in the little town
G D7
But all the girls still dreamed about him
D7 G
And hung around the cabaret until the doors were locked
G D7
And then one day on the Hit Parade
D7
Was a little dark-haired boy
G
That played the Tennessee flat top box
[Outro]
And he would play
e|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------0-0----------|---2/4-0-2/4-0------------------------|
D|-----------------------2-----2-3-2-0--|---3/5-0-3/5-0--5-3-2-0---------------|
A|--0-2-3---0-2-3---0-2-3---------------|------------------------3-3-2-0-------|
E|-3------3-------3---------------------|--------------------------------3-----|
fade
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|--0-2-0-2--0-2-0-2--0-2-0-2--0-2-0-2|
A|------------------------------------|
E|-3--------3--------3--------3-------|
[/]slide
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version 7
Capo:no capo
Verse
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|0-0-0-0--------0-------0----0----------------------------0-0-2--0--------|
D|----------2--2-----2-3---------2-3-2-0----0-2-3-3-0-2-3------------3-2-0-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------3|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------0--0-----------0--0-0-0-0--0--0--0-------|
D|------------------2------0--0-----------------2--2--2--2-0---|
A|----0--2-3-------------------------------------------------3-|
E|-3-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------1-|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------1-|
G|---------------0-0-----0-0--0-0--0-0-----0---0-0---------------------2-|
D|-------------2-----2p0---------------3-2---2------3-2-0------0-2-3-----|
A|----0--2-3-----------------------------------------------3-3-----------|
E|-3---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Listen to the song to get the tune of the song.
At the end repeat the chord until the chorus.
In a little cabaret
In a South Texas border town
Sat a boy and his guitar
And the people came from all around
And all the girls
From there to Austin
Were slippin' away from home
And puttin' jewelry in hock
To take the trip
To go and listen
To the little dark-haired boy
That played the Tennessee flat top box
And he would play
Well, he couldn't ride or wrangle
And he never cared to make a dime
But give him his guitar
And he'd be happy all the time
And all the girls
From nine to ninety
Were snappin' fingers, tappin' toes
And beggin' him: "Don't stop"
And hypnotized and fascinated
By the little dark-haired boy
That played the Tennessee flat top box
And he would play
Then one day he was gone
And no one ever saw him 'round
He vanished like the breeze
And they forgot him in the little town
But all the girls
Still dreamed about him
And hung around the cabaret
Until the doors were locked
And then one day
On the hit parade
Was a little dark-haired boy
That played a Tennessee flat top box
And he would play
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version 8
Capo:no capo
Intro
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-0-1-2-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3------3--1--0----------------------------------|
D|---------------3-3---------3-3-----------3--1------0---------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------1-1----3--1---------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-3-5-3-----5-3-5-3-----5-3-5-3-----5-3-5-3-----------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------3-33------3----|
E|---------6-6---------6-6---------6-6---------6-6--6-5-3-1-------1-1------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-333-1--3-333-1--3--1--0-------3-33------3-----------------------------|
A|----------------------------3--1-------1-1-----3-33-----3----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------1------1-1------------------|
|-Chorus
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|-3-333-1--3-333-1--3--1--0-------|-------0-1-------0-1-------0-1-1-------|
A|----------------------------3--1-|-1-1-3-----1-1-3-----1-1-3-------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-3-3-0-1-0---3333-----3333------3-1-0------------------------------------|
D|-----------3------3-3------3-3--------3-1------0-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------1-1---3-1---------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse
Chorus
Verse
Chorus
In a little cabaret
In a South Texas border town
Sat a boy and his guitar
And the people came from all around
And all the girls
From there to Austin
Were slippin' away from home
And puttin' jewelry in hock
To take the trip
To go and listen
To the little dark-haired boy
That played the Tennessee flat top box
And he would play
Well, he couldn't ride or wrangle
And he never cared to make a dime
But give him his guitar
And he'd be happy all the time
And all the girls
From nine to ninety
Were snappin' fingers, tappin' toes
And beggin' him: "Don't stop"
And hypnotized and fascinated
By the little dark-haired boy
That played the Tennessee flat top box
And he would play
Then one day he was gone
And no one ever saw him 'round
He vanished like the breeze
And they forgot him in the little town
But all the girls
Still dreamed about him
And hung around the cabaret
Until the doors were locked
And then one day
On the hit parade
Was a little dark-haired boy
That played a Tennessee flat top box
And he would play
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version 9
Capo:no capo
This can be played with a capo almost anywhere including second fret or with out. some strings I
doubled up on could be played individually or with the underlying string played open. Use the pattern
from C to get into F and a couple spots that say G are brief. maybe even just the 3rd fret on the E
string. oh, last trick.... Play the picking hitting the strings close to the
back bridge sounds extremely
accurate. gives it that extra twang.
e-------------------------------|
B-------------------------1-1---|
G-------------------------2p2p0-|
D-----------------------------2-|
A-3-2-0-----0-2-3---0-2-3-----3-|
E-------3-3-------3-------------|
C G7
In a little cabaret in a South Texas border town
C
Sat a boy and his guitar and the people came from all around
G7 C G7
And all the girls from there to Austin
C
Were slipping way from home and putting jewelry in hock
G7 C G7
To take the trip to go and listen
C
To the little dark haired boy who played the Tennessee flat top box
F
And he would play
C G7
Well he couldn't ride or wrangle and he never cared to make a dime
C
But give him his guitar and he'd be happy all the time
G7 C G7
And all the girls from nine to ninety
C
We're snapping fingers tapping toes and begging him don't stop
G7 C G7
And hypnotized and fascinated
C
By the little dark haired boy who played the Tennessee flat top box
F
And he would play
G7
Then one day he was gone and no one ever saw him around
C
He vanished like the breeze they forgot him in the little town
G7 C G7
But all the girls still dreamed about him
C
And hung around the cabaret until the doors were locked
G7 C G7
And then one day on the Hit Parade
C
Was a little dark haired boy who played the Tennessee flat top box
F
And he would play
e--------------------------------------------------------------1-|
B------------------------1-1---1----------3/5---3/5---5--3-2-0-1-|
G------------------------2---2---0-3-2-0--3/5---3/5---5--3-2-0-2-|
D-3-2-0-----0-2-3---0-2h3---------------------5-----5----------3-|
A-------3-3-------3----------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------(x2|
| e-------------------------------------|
| B------1-----------------------1-1----|
| G-3/5--3-2-0-------------------2p2p0--|
| D-3/5--3-2-0------------------------2-|
| A------------3-3-2-0-----0-2-3------3-|
) E--------------------3-3--------------|
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version 10
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
Strumming pattern: Traditional country style strum where you play the bass notes:
Hit the A string, strum down strum up, then hit the low E, strum down strum up etc.
[Intro]
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------1/2---1/2-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---0--1--2--1/2---1/2----2--0-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------2-----2--------4--2--0--------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------4--2--0----------0---------0---------0----|
E|-------------------------------------------------0h2p0h2---0h2p0h2---0h2p0h2------|
[Verse]
A E
In a little cabaret in a South Texas border town,
A
Sat a boy and his guitar, and the people came from all around.
E
And all the girls from there to Austin,
A
Were slippin' away from home and puttin' jewelery in hock.
E
To take the trip, to go and listen,
A
To the little dark-haired boy that played the Tennessee flat top box.
D
And he would play...
[Solo]
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------1/2---1/2---------------------|
G|--------------------------------2--2-----2--0-------------1/2---1/2-----2--0------------|
D|--------------0-----------0--4--------4--------4--2-----------2------2--------4--2--0---|
A|--0--0--2--4-----0--2--4-----------------------------0-0--------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------1/2---1/2---------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------2--2-----2--0-------------1/2---1/2-----2--0------------|
D|-----------0-----------0-----------0--4--------4--------4--2-----------2------2--------4--2--0---|
A|--0--2--4-----0--2--4-----0--2--4-----------------------------0-0--------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---4--2--0----------0---------0---------0----|
E|------------0h2p0h2---0h2p0h2---0h2p0h2------|
[Verse]
A E
Well, he couldn't ride or wrangle, and he never cared to make a dime.
A
But give him his guitar, and he'd be happy all the time.
E
And all the girls from nine to ninety,
A
Were snapping fingers, tapping toes, and begging him: "Don't stop."
E
And hypnotized and fascinated,
A
By the little dark-haired boy that played the Tennessee flat top box.
D
And he would play...
[Solo]
[Verse]
A E
Then one day he was gone, and no one ever saw him 'round,
A
He'd vanished like the breeze, they forgot him in the little town.
E
But all the girls still dreamed about him.
A
And hung around the cabaret until the doors were locked.
E
And then one day on the Hit Parade,
A
Was a little dark-haired boy that played a Tennessee flat top box.
D
And he would play...
[Solo]
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
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version 11
Capo:1st fret
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Johnny Cash - Acoustic Guitar (w/ capo 1st fret)'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Luther Perkins - Electric Guitar (w/ capo 1st fret)'
Intro
Q=190(8=s8)
A
4/4
Gtr I (Ac. Gtr. w/ capo 1st fret)
Q Q Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q Q Q Q
|-------------|----------------|----------------|-------------|
|-------------|-1s2---2--------|-1s2---2------2-|-------------|
|-------------|-1s2-2----------|-1s2-2----------|-2-----------|
|----4--5--6--|---------2--2-2-|---------2--2---|----5--4--2--|
|-------------|----------------|----------------|-------------|
|-------------|----------------|----------------|-------------|
Q E E Q Q Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|--------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
|--------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
|----2-2-------|----------------|------2---------|------2----------||
|-0------4--2--|----2-2-4-2-4-2-|----2---4-2-4-2-|----2---4-2-4-2--||
|--------------|-0--------------|-0--------------|-0---------------||
|--------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
|
| Gtr II (El. Gtr. w/ capo 1st fret)
| PM---------------------------------------------|
| W Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E
|--------------|----------------|----------------|------2----------||
|--------------|----------------|----------------|------2----------||
|--------------|----2-----------|----2-----------|-----------------||
|--------------|----------2-4-2-|----------2-4-2-|----2-----2-4-2--||
|--------------|-0--------------|-0--------------|-0---------------||
|--------------|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------0--------||
1st - 3rd Verses
A E
Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q E E E E E E
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||o----------------|------2------2-|-----------------|------0---------|
||-----------------|---------------|-----------------|----1-----1-----|
||-----2-2-4-2-4-2-|----2------2---|---------------2-|------------2-2-|
||o-0--------------|-0------0------|-0-----0-----0---|--------2-------|
||-----------------|---------------|---------0-------|-0--------------|
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| PM--------------------------------------------------------------|
| Q E E H Q Q Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E
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||o----------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------|
||-----------------|---------------|-----2-2---------|------1---------|
||-----2-2---------|----2------2-2-|-------2---2-2-2-|----2-------2---|
||o-0--------------|-0-------------|-0---------------|--------------2-|
||---------0-------|--------0------|---------0-------|-0------0-------|
A
Q Q H Q E E H Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E
|---------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------|
|---------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------|
|---------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------|
|----2----------|----2-2---------|----2-2----2--|-----2-2----2-2--|
|--------2------|--------2-------|--------2-----|-0---------------|
|-0-------------|-0--------------|-0------------|---------0-------|
|
| PM---------------------------------------------------------|
| Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q Q E E E E Q Q
|---------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------|
|---------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------|
|---------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------|
|----2------2-2-|----2-2---2-2-2-|-2--2-2----2--|---2-2-2----2----|
|------2--------|-2--------------|--------------|-0---------------|
|-0------0------|-0------0-------|--------0-----|---------0-------|
E
1/2 4/4
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
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|--------|------2-------2-|------2----2---|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|
|--------|----------------|----2------2---|----1-----1-----|----1-----1-----|
|----2-2-|----2-------2---|----2----------|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|
|-0------|-0--------------|--------0------|----2---2-------|----2---2-------|
|--------|--------0-------|-0-------------|-0--------------|-0--------------|
|
| PM----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Q Q Q E E E E E E H Q E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|--------|----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
|--------|----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
|--------|----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
|----2---|----2-2---2-----|---------------|----2-----2-2-2-|----2-----2-2-2-|
|-0------|--------------0-|-0------0----0-|--------2-------|--------2-------|
|--------|-0------0---4---|-----------4---|-0--------------|-0--------------|
A
Q Q Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E
|--------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
|--------------|------0--------|---------------|------2-------2--|
|----------1---|----1----------|---------------|------------2----|
|----2-----2-2-|----2------2---|----2-2--------|----2-------2----|
|-------2------|----2---2--2-2-|---------------|-0---------------|
|-0------------|-0-------------|-0------2--4---|--------0--------|
|
| PM----------------------------------------------------------|
| Q Q Q Q Q E E Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E E E E E
|--------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
|----2-----2---|----2-2----2-2-|----2----------|----2------------|
|-------2------|--------2------|---------------|-0----0----------|
|-0------------|-0-------------|-0------2--4-4-|--------0-0-3-3--|
E
Q E E Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E H
|----------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------|
|------2-------2-|---------------|------0-------0-|-----------------|
|----2-------2---|---------------|----1-----1-----|-----------------|
|----2-------2---|----2----------|----2-------2---|----2-2----------|
|-0--------------|-0-------------|----2---2-------|--------2--------|
|--------0-------|--------0--0-0-|-0--------------|-0---------------|
|
| PM-------------------------------------------------------------|
| Q Q E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|----------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----2-----------|----2------2-2-|----2-----2-2-2-|----2-----2-2-2--|
|-0--------------|-0----0--------|------2-2-------|------2-2--------|
|--------0-0-3-3-|--------0------|-0--------------|-0---------------|
A
Q E E H Q E E Q. E Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q
|---------------|------0---------|----------------|---------------||
|---------------|------0---------|----------------|---------------||
|---------------|----------------|----------------|---------------||
|----2-2--------|----2---------2-|----2-------2---|---------------||
|--------2------|--------2-------|-2----2-2---2---|-0--0--2--4----||
|-0-------------|-0--------------|-0--------------|---------------||
|
| PM-----------------------------------------------------------|
| Q Q Q E E Q E E Q Q Q E E E E E E Q Q Q E E
|---------------|----------------|----------------|---------------||
|---------------|----------------|----------------|---------------||
|---------------|----------------|----------------|----2----------||
|----2------2-2-|----2-------2---|----2-2---------|----2----------||
|--------2------|------2-2-------|----------------|-0-----2--4-4--||
|-0-------------|-0--------------|-0------2-2-4-4-|---------------||
Interlude
D A
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E +E E E E Q Q Q E E
|----------------|----------------|------------------|---------------|
|----------------|----------------|------------------|---------------|
|----------------|----------------|------2-(2)-2---2-|---------------|
|-0--------------|-0--------------|-0--4---------4---|-5--4--2--2-2--|
|----0-0-2---4---|----0-0-2---4---|------------------|---------------|
|----------------|----------------|------------------|---------------|
|
| PM------------------------------------------------------------|
| Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q
|----------------|----------------|------------------|---------------|
|----------------|----3-----------|------------------|---------------|
|--------------2-|----2---------2-|----2-----------2-|----2-----2----|
|-0--------0-0---|-0----------0---|-0----------0-0---|-------2-------|
|----0---0-------|--------0-0-----|---------0--------|-0-------------|
|----------------|----------------|------------------|---------------|
D
E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E
|----------------|----------------|-------------|-----------------|
|-1s2---2--------|-1s2---2------2-|-------------|-----------------|
|-1s2-2----------|-1s2-2----------|-2-----------|-----------------|
|---------2--2-2-|---------2--2---|----5--4--2--|-5--4---2---2-2--|
|----------------|----------------|-------------|-----------------|
|----------------|----------------|-------------|-----------------|
|
| PM---------------------------------------------------------|
| Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E Q Q Q Q Q E E E E Q
|----------------|----------------|-------------|-----------------|
|----------------|----------------|-------------|-----------------|
|-----2-2----2---|-----2-2----2-2-|----2--------|----2------------|
|---------2------|---------2------|-------------|-0---------------|
|-0--------------|-0--------------|-0-----0--4--|------0-0h2-4----|
|----------------|----------------|-------------|-----------------|
A
E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q Q E E +E E E E Q Q Q E E
|----------------|----------------|-------------------|---------------|
|----------------|----------------|-------------------|---------------|
|---2----------2-|---2------------|-------2-(2)-2---2-|---------------|
|-0-----0--------|-0--------------|-0---4---------4---|-5--4--2--2-2--|
|-----0---2--4---|-----0-0-2--4---|-------------------|---------------|
|----------------|----------------|-------------------|---------------|
|
| PM---------------------------------------------------------------|
| Q Q Q Q E E Q Q E E E E E E Q E E Q Q Q E E
|----------------|----------------|-------------------|---------------|
|-----3----------|-----3----------|-------------------|---------------|
|-----2------2---|---2-2------2-2-|---2-2-2-----------|---------------|
|-0----------0---|-0--------------|-0-----------------|----2-----2-2--|
|---------0------|---------0------|----------3----2p0-|-0-------------|
|----------------|----------------|-------------------|-------0-------|
D
a Q. E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q
|------------------|----------------|--------------|--------------|
|-1s2-----2--------|-1s2---2------2-|--------------|--------------|
|-1s2--------------|-1s2-2----------|-2------------|----2-2-------|
|-----------2--2-2-|---------2------|----5--4---2--|-0------------|
|------------------|------------0---|--------------|--------4--2--|
|------------------|----------------|--------------|--------------|
|
| Q E E Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q E E Q Q E E Q Q
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|------------------|----------------|--------------|--------------|
|------------------|----------------|--------------|--------------|
|-------2-2----2---|-----2------2-2-|----2---------|-0--0-0-------|
|---0--------------|-0--------------|-0-----0-2-4--|--------4--2--|
|-----------0------|---------0------|--------------|--------------|
Outro
A
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E 3x Q E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|-----------------||-----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------o||-----------------|
|----------------|------2---------|------2----------||----2-2----------|
|----2-2-4-2-4-2-|----2---4-2-4-2-|----2---4-2-4-2--||--------4-2-4-2--|
|-0--------------|-0--------------|-0--------------o||-0---------------|
|----------------|----------------|-----------------||-----------------|
|
| PM----------------------------------------------------------------|
| Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E 3x Q Q E E E E
|----------------|----------------|------2----------||-----------------|
|----------------|----------------|------2---------o||-----------------|
|----2-----------|----2-----------|-----------------||----2------------|
|----------2-4-2-|----------2-4-2-|----2-----2-4-2--||----------2-4-2--|
|-0--------------|-0--------------|-0--------------o||-0---------------|
|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------0--------||--------0--------|
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E. S E. S E E E E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------*|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------*|
|----2-2---2---2-|----2-2---2---2-|----2-2---------|------2--2----------*|
|--------4---4---|--------4---4---|--------4-2-4-2-|----2------4-2-4-2--*|
|-0--------------|-0--------------|-0--------------|-0------------------*|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------*|
|
| PM-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------*|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------*|
|----2-----------|----2-----------|----2-----------|------2-------------*|
|----------2-4-2-|----------2-4-2-|----------2-4-2-|-------------2-4-2--*|
|-0--------------|-0--------------|-0--------------|-0------------------*|
|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|-----------0--------*|
In a little cabaret
In a South Texas border town
Sat a boy and his guitar
And the people came from all around
And all the girls
From there to Austin
Were slippin' away from home
And puttin' jewelry in hock
To take the trip
To go and listen
To the little dark-haired boy
That played the Tennessee flat top box
And he would play
Well, he couldn't ride or wrangle
And he never cared to make a dime
But give him his guitar
And he'd be happy all the time
And all the girls
From nine to ninety
Were snappin' fingers, tappin' toes
And beggin' him: "Don't stop"
And hypnotized and fascinated
By the little dark-haired boy
That played the Tennessee flat top box
And he would play
Then one day he was gone
And no one ever saw him 'round
He vanished like the breeze
And they forgot him in the little town
But all the girls
Still dreamed about him
And hung around the cabaret
Until the doors were locked
And then one day
On the hit parade
Was a little dark-haired boy
That played a Tennessee flat top box
And he would play
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
------------------
version 12
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:Fm
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------3/4--4-4-----------3/4--4-4-------------------------|
D|--2-3-4--4/5--5-5--0--0-0---4/5--5-5--0--0-0---/5--3--2--0---|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
C G G G G
e|----0------------3--------------3--------------3--------------3-------------|
B|----1------------0--------------0--------------0--------------0-------------|
G|----0------------0--------------0--------------0--------------0-------------|
D|----2------------0--2-0--2-0----0--2-0--2-0----0--2-0--2-0----0--2-0--2-0---|
A|--3-----2--0-----2--------------2--------------2--------------2-------------|
E|---------------3---------------3--------------3-------------3---------------|
[Verse]
G D7
In a little cabaret in a South Texas border town
D7 G
Sat a boy and his guitar, and the people came from miles around.
G D7
And all the girls... from there to Austin
D7 G
Were slipping away from home and putting jewelery in hock
G D7
To take the trip... to go and listen
D7 G
To the little dark-haired boy who played the Tennessee flat top box
(start chorus riff)
And he would play...
[Chorus]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------0-0---------------|
D|--------------------------------------2-------2--3--2--0---|
A|-----0--2--3-----0--2--3-----0--2--3-----------------------|
E|--3-----------3-----------3--------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--3/4--4-4-----------3/4---------------------------|
D|--4/5--5-5--0--0-0---4/5--0--0-0---/5--3--2--0-----|
A|------------------------------------------------3--|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------0-0---------------|
D|--------------------------------------2-------2--3--2--0---|
A|-----0--2--3-----0--2--3-----0--2--3-----------------------|
E|--3-----------3-----------3--------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--3/4--4-4-----------3/4---------------------------|
D|--4/5--5-5--0--0-0---4/5--0--0-0---/5--3--2--0-----|
A|------------------------------------------------3--|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
C G G G G
e|----0------------3--------------3--------------3--------------3-------------|
B|----1------------0--------------0--------------0--------------0-------------|
G|----0------------0--------------0--------------0--------------0-------------|
D|----2------------0--2-0--2-0----0--2-0--2-0----0--2-0--2-0----0--2-0--2-0---|
A|--3-----2--0-----2--------------2--------------2--------------2-------------|
E|---------------3---------------3--------------3-------------3---------------|
[Verse 2]
G D7
Well, he couldn't ride or wrangle, and he never cared to make a dime
D7 G
But give him his guitar, and he'd be happy all the time
G D7
And all the girls... from nine to ninety
D7 G
Were snapping fingers, tapping toes, and begging him don't stop
G D7
And hypnotized... and fascinated
G
By the little dark-haired boy who played the Tennessee flat top box
(start chorus riff)
And he would play...
[Chorus]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------0-0---------------|
D|--------------------------------------2-------2--3--2--0---|
A|-----0--2--3-----0--2--3-----0--2--3-----------------------|
E|--3-----------3-----------3--------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--3/4--4-4-----------3/4---------------------------|
D|--4/5--5-5--0--0-0---4/5--0--0-0---/5--3--2--0-----|
A|------------------------------------------------3--|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------0-0---------------|
D|--------------------------------------2-------2--3--2--0---|
A|-----0--2--3-----0--2--3-----0--2--3-----------------------|
E|--3-----------3-----------3--------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--3/4--4-4-----------3/4---------------------------|
D|--4/5--5-5--0--0-0---4/5--0--0-0---/5--3--2--0-----|
A|------------------------------------------------3--|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
C G G G G
e|----0------------3--------------3--------------3--------------3-------------|
B|----1------------0--------------0--------------0--------------0-------------|
G|----0------------0--------------0--------------0--------------0-------------|
D|----2------------0--2-0--2-0----0--2-0--2-0----0--2-0--2-0----0--2-0--2-0---|
A|--3-----2--0-----2--------------2--------------2--------------2-------------|
E|---------------3---------------3--------------3-------------3---------------|
[Verse 3]
G D7
Then one day he was gone, and no one ever saw him 'round
D7 G
He vanished like the breeze, and they forgot him in the little town
G D7
But all the girls... still dreamed about him
D7 G
And hung around the cabaret until the doors were locked
G D7
And then one day on the Hit Parade
D7 G
Was a little dark-haired boy who played the Tennessee flat top box
(start chorus riff)
And he would play...
[Chorus]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------0-0---------------|
D|--------------------------------------2-------2--3--2--0---|
A|-----0--2--3-----0--2--3-----0--2--3-----------------------|
E|--3-----------3-----------3--------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--3/4--4-4-----------3/4---------------------------|
D|--4/5--5-5--0--0-0---4/5--0--0-0---/5--3--2--0-----|
A|------------------------------------------------3--|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------0-0---------------|
D|--------------------------------------2-------2--3--2--0---|
A|-----0--2--3-----0--2--3-----0--2--3-----------------------|
E|--3-----------3-----------3--------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--3/4--4-4-----------3/4---------------------------|
D|--4/5--5-5--0--0-0---4/5--0--0-0---/5--3--2--0-----|
A|------------------------------------------------3--|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
C G G G G
e|----0------------3--------------3--------------3--------------3-------------|
B|----1------------0--------------0--------------0--------------0-------------|
G|----0------------0--------------0--------------0--------------0-------------|
D|----2------------0--2-0--2-0----0--2-0--2-0----0--2-0--2-0----0--2-0--2-0---|
A|--3-----2--0-----2--------------2--------------2--------------2-------------|
E|---------------3---------------3--------------3-------------3---------------|
| / Slide-up
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version 13
Capo:no capo
Intro
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|---------0----------0----------0--|
|-0-0-2-4----0-0-2-4----0-0-2-4----|
|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|------------------2---2----------------|
|---2-2----------1/2-1/2-2-2-2-0--------|
|-4-----4-5-4-2------------------4-2-0--|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------0----------0---------0--
|-0-0-2-4----0-0-2-4---0-0-2-4----|
|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------2---2------------------------------------------|
|---2-2---------1/2-1/2-2-2-2-0----------------------------------|
|-4-----4-5-4-2-----------------4-2-0---------2h4p2h4p2----------|
|-------------------------------------4-2-0-------------0--------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
In a little cabaret
In a South Texas border town
Sat a boy and his guitar
And the people came from all around
And all the girls
From there to Austin
Were slippin' away from home
And puttin' jewelry in hock
To take the trip
To go and listen
To the little dark-haired boy
That played the Tennessee flat top box
And he would play
Well, he couldn't ride or wrangle
And he never cared to make a dime
But give him his guitar
And he'd be happy all the time
And all the girls
From nine to ninety
Were snappin' fingers, tappin' toes
And beggin' him: "Don't stop"
And hypnotized and fascinated
By the little dark-haired boy
That played the Tennessee flat top box
And he would play
Then one day he was gone
And no one ever saw him 'round
He vanished like the breeze
And they forgot him in the little town
But all the girls
Still dreamed about him
And hung around the cabaret
Until the doors were locked
And then one day
On the hit parade
Was a little dark-haired boy
That played a Tennessee flat top box
And he would play
------------------
version 14
Capo:no capo
Intro
e -------------------------------------------------|
B -------------------------------------------------|
G ---0-1-1/2-2---2-1/2-2-------2-2-0---------------| Intro
D -4-----1/2---2-2-1/2---2-2-2-------4-2-0-0-------|
A -------------------------------------------4-2-0-|
E--------------------------------------------------|
e ------------------------------------------------|
B ------------------------------------------------|
G ------------------------------------------------|
D -2-2-4-2-4-2---2-2-4-2-4-2----------------------|
A -------------0-------------0--------------------|
E ------------------------------------------------|
e -------------------------------------------------|
B -------------------------------------------------|
G ---------------------0-2-2---0---------1/2-2---2-| Solo
D ---------0---------0-------4---4-2-2-2-1/2---2-2-|
A -0-0-2-4---0-0-2-4-------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------|
e ------------------------------------------------|
B ------------------------------------------------|
G -1/2-2-------2-2-0------------------------------|
D -1/2---2-2-2-------4-2-0-0-------2-2-4-2-4-2----|
A ---------------------------4-2-0-------------0--|
E ------------------------------------------------|
e ---------------------|
B ---------------------|
G ---------------------|
D -2-2-4-2-4-2---------|
A -------------0-------|
E ---------------------|
In a little cabaret
In a South Texas border town
Sat a boy and his guitar
And the people came from all around
And all the girls
From there to Austin
Were slippin' away from home
And puttin' jewelry in hock
To take the trip
To go and listen
To the little dark-haired boy
That played the Tennessee flat top box
And he would play
Well, he couldn't ride or wrangle
And he never cared to make a dime
But give him his guitar
And he'd be happy all the time
And all the girls
From nine to ninety
Were snappin' fingers, tappin' toes
And beggin' him: "Don't stop"
And hypnotized and fascinated
By the little dark-haired boy
That played the Tennessee flat top box
And he would play
Then one day he was gone
And no one ever saw him 'round
He vanished like the breeze
And they forgot him in the little town
But all the girls
Still dreamed about him
And hung around the cabaret
Until the doors were locked
And then one day
On the hit parade
Was a little dark-haired boy
That played a Tennessee flat top box
And he would play
------------------
version 15
Capo:no capo
Intro
e]----------------------------------------------------------]
B]----------------------------------------------------------]
G]-0-1-2-3---3--3-1-0---------------------------------------]
D]--------3---3------3-1--0---------------------------------]
A]--------------------------3-1--1--1--1------3--3--3--3--3-]
E]------------------------------1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1---]
CONTINUE THIS THROUGH VERSE
In a little cabaret
In a South Texas border town
Sat a boy and his guitar
And the people came from all around
And all the girls
From there to Austin
Were slippin' away from home
And puttin' jewelry in hock
To take the trip
To go and listen
To the little dark-haired boy
That played the Tennessee flat top box
And he would play
Well, he couldn't ride or wrangle
And he never cared to make a dime
But give him his guitar
And he'd be happy all the time
And all the girls
From nine to ninety
Were snappin' fingers, tappin' toes
And beggin' him: "Don't stop"
And hypnotized and fascinated
By the little dark-haired boy
That played the Tennessee flat top box
And he would play
Then one day he was gone
And no one ever saw him 'round
He vanished like the breeze
And they forgot him in the little town
But all the girls
Still dreamed about him
And hung around the cabaret
Until the doors were locked
And then one day
On the hit parade
Was a little dark-haired boy
That played a Tennessee flat top box
And he would play
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version 16
Capo:no capo
Intro
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In a little cabaret
In a South Texas border town
Sat a boy and his guitar
And the people came from all around
And all the girls
From there to Austin
Were slippin' away from home
And puttin' jewelry in hock
To take the trip
To go and listen
To the little dark-haired boy
That played the Tennessee flat top box
And he would play
Well, he couldn't ride or wrangle
And he never cared to make a dime
But give him his guitar
And he'd be happy all the time
And all the girls
From nine to ninety
Were snappin' fingers, tappin' toes
And beggin' him: "Don't stop"
And hypnotized and fascinated
By the little dark-haired boy
That played the Tennessee flat top box
And he would play
Then one day he was gone
And no one ever saw him 'round
He vanished like the breeze
And they forgot him in the little town
But all the girls
Still dreamed about him
And hung around the cabaret
Until the doors were locked
And then one day
On the hit parade
Was a little dark-haired boy
That played a Tennessee flat top box
And he would play
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version 17
Capo:no capo
This is the 'chorus' in the song.
Solo
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carry this on through verse
In a little cabaret
In a South Texas border town
Sat a boy and his guitar
And the people came from all around
And all the girls
From there to Austin
Were slippin' away from home
And puttin' jewelry in hock
To take the trip
To go and listen
To the little dark-haired boy
That played the Tennessee flat top box
And he would play
Well, he couldn't ride or wrangle
And he never cared to make a dime
But give him his guitar
And he'd be happy all the time
And all the girls
From nine to ninety
Were snappin' fingers, tappin' toes
And beggin' him: "Don't stop"
And hypnotized and fascinated
By the little dark-haired boy
That played the Tennessee flat top box
And he would play
Then one day he was gone
And no one ever saw him 'round
He vanished like the breeze
And they forgot him in the little town
But all the girls
Still dreamed about him
And hung around the cabaret
Until the doors were locked
And then one day
On the hit parade
Was a little dark-haired boy
That played a Tennessee flat top box
And he would play
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version 18
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
Solo
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A|0-2-4---0-2-4---0-2-4-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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In a little cabaret
In a South Texas border town
Sat a boy and his guitar
And the people came from all around
And all the girls
From there to Austin
Were slippin' away from home
And puttin' jewelry in hock
To take the trip
To go and listen
To the little dark-haired boy
That played the Tennessee flat top box
And he would play
Well, he couldn't ride or wrangle
And he never cared to make a dime
But give him his guitar
And he'd be happy all the time
And all the girls
From nine to ninety
Were snappin' fingers, tappin' toes
And beggin' him: "Don't stop"
And hypnotized and fascinated
By the little dark-haired boy
That played the Tennessee flat top box
And he would play
Then one day he was gone
And no one ever saw him 'round
He vanished like the breeze
And they forgot him in the little town
But all the girls
Still dreamed about him
And hung around the cabaret
Until the doors were locked
And then one day
On the hit parade
Was a little dark-haired boy
That played a Tennessee flat top box
And he would play
| / Slide up
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
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