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The Caretaker by Johnny Cash
The Caretaker
KEY: Bb / CAPO: 1 / PLAY: A
VERSE:
A E
I live in the cemetery
D A
Oh Caretaker they call me
E
In the winter time I rake the leaves
D A
And in the summer I cut the weeds
A D A
When a funeral comes the people cry and pray
E A
They bury their dead then they all go away
D A
But thru their grief I still can see
E A
Their hate and greed and jealousy
D A
So here I work and I somehow hide
E A
From a world that rushes by outside
D A
And each night when I rest my head
E D A
I'm contented as the peaceful dead
CHORUS:
A
But who's gonna cry when old John dies
E D A
Who's gonna cry when old John dies
VERSE:
Once I was a young man
Dashing with the girls
Now no one wants an old man
I lost my handsome curls
But I wanna say when my time comes
Lay me facing the rising sun
Put me in a corner where I buried my pop
Tell the preacher to pray and cover me up
Don't lay flowers where my head should be
Maybe God will let some grow from me
And all the little childern that I loved like my own
Will they be sorry that old John's gone
CHORUS:
Who's gonna cry when old John dies
Who's gonna cry when old John dies
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version 2
KEY: Bb / CAPO: 1 / PLAY: A
VERSE:
A E
I live in the cemetery
D A
Oh Caretaker they call me
E
In the winter time I rake the leaves
D A
And in the summer I cut the weeds
A D A
When a funeral comes the people cry and pray
E A
They bury their dead then they all go away
D A
But thru their grief I still can see
E A
Their hate and greed and jealousy
D A
So here I work and I somehow hide
E A
From a world that rushes by outside
D A
And each night when I rest my head
E D A
I'm contented as the peaceful dead
CHORUS:
A
But who's gonna cry when old John dies
E D A
Who's gonna cry when old John dies
VERSE:
Once I was a young man
Dashing with the girls
Now no one wants an old man
I lost my handsome curls
But I wanna say when my time comes
Lay me facing the rising sun
Put me in a corner where I buried my pop
Tell the preacher to pray and cover me up
Don't lay flowers where my head should be
Maybe God will let some grow from me
And all the little childern that I loved like my own
Will they be sorry that old John's gone
CHORUS:
Who's gonna cry when old John dies
Who's gonna cry when old John dies
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version 3
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:A
Capo:no capo
[Verse 1]
A E D A
I live in the cemetery, 'Old Caretaker' they call me
A E D A
In the wintertime I rake the leaves and in the summer I cut the weeds
D A
When a funeral comes the people cry and pray
E A
They bury their dead then they all go away
D A
And here I work and I somehow hide
E A
from a world that rushes by outside
D A
But each night when I rest my head
E D A
I'm contented as the peaceful dead
[Chorus]
A
But who's going to cry when old John dies?
E D A
Who's going to cry when old John dies?
[Verse 2]
A E D A
Once I was a young man, dashing with the girls
A E D A
Now no one wants an old man, I lost my handsome curls
D A
But I want to say, when my time comes
E A
Lay me facing the rising sun
D A
Put me in a corner where I buried my pup
E A
Tell the preacher to pray then cover me up
D A
Don't plant flowers where my head should be
E A
Maybe God would let some grow for me
D A
And all the little children that I love like my own
E D A
Will they be sorry that old John's gone?
[Chorus]
A
But who's going to cry when old John dies?
E D A
Who's going to cry when old John dies?
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