Artist: Johnny Cash Album: The Legend of Johnny Cash 1. Cry, Cry, Cry 2.Hey Porter 3.Folsom Prison Blues 4.I Walk The Line 5.Get Rhythm 6.Big River 7.I Guess Things Happen That Way 8.Ring of Fire 9.Jackson 10.Boy Named Sue 11.Sunday Morning Comin' Down 12.Man In Black 13.One Piece At A Time 14.Highway Man 15.The Wanderer 16.Delia's Gone 17.Rusty Cage 18.I've Been Everywhere 19.Give My Love To Rose 20.When The Man Comes Around 21.Hurt (1. Cry, Cry, Cry) Everybody knows where you go when the sun goes down. I think you only live to see the lights of town. I wasted my time when I would try, try, try. When the lights have lost their glow, you're gonna cry, cry, cry. Soon your sugar-daddies will all be gone. You'll wake up some cold day and find you're alone. You'll call to me but I'm gonna tell you: "Bye, bye, bye," When I turn around and walk away, you'll cry, cry, cry, You're gonna cry, cry, cry and you'll cry alone, When everyone's forgotten and you're left on your own. You're gonna cry, cry, cry. , , , , , I lie awake at night and wait 'til you come in. You stay a little while and then you're gone again. Every question that I ask, I get a lie, lie, lie. For every lie you tell, you're gonna cry, cry, cry. When your fickle little love gets old, no one will care for you. You'll come back to me for a little love that's true. I'll tell you no and you gonna ask me why, why, why? When I remind you of all of this, you'll cry, cry, cry. You're gonna cry, cry, cry and you'll cry alone, When everyone's forgotten and you're left on your own. You're gonna cry, cry, cry. (2. Hey Porter) Capo 1st Fret Hey,Porter,Hey Porter Would you tell me the time? How much longer will it be 'til we cross that Mason Dixon Line? At daylight will you tell that engineer to slow it down; Or better still, just stop the train 'cause I want to look around. Hey, Porter! Hey Porter! What time did you say? How much longer will it be 'till I can see the light of day? When we hit Dixie will you tell that engineer to ring his bell; And ask everybody that ain't asleep to stand rightup and yell. SOLO Hey, Porter! Hey Porter! It's getting light outside. This old train is puffin' smoke and I have to strain my eyes. But ask that engineer if he will blow his whistle please, Cause I smell frost on cotton leaves, and I feel that Southern breeze. Hey, Porter! Hey, Porter! Please get my bags for me, I need nobody to tell me now that we're in Tennessee Go tell that engineer to make that lonesome whistle scream. We're not so far from home so take it easy on the steam SOLO Hey Porter! Hey Porter! Please open up my door When they stop this train I'm gonna get off first cause I can't wait no more. Tell that engineer I say, "Thanks a lot. I didn't mind the fare I'm gonna set my feet on Southern soil and breathe that Southern air." (3. Folsom Prison Blues) Capo 2nd Fret I hear the train a comin' It's rollin' 'round the bend, And I ain't seen the sunshine, Since, I don't know when, I'm stuck in Folsom Prison, And time keeps draggin' on, But that train keeps a-rollin', On down to San Antone. When I was just a baby, My Mama told me, "Son, Always be a good boy, Don't ever play with guns," But I shot a man in Reno, Just to watch him die, When I hear that whistle blowin', I hang my head and cry. Solo: Repeat Verse I bet there's rich folks eatin', In a fancy dining car, They're probably drinkin' coffee, And smokin' big cigars, But I know I had it comin', I know I can't be free, But those people keep a-movin', And that's what tortures me. Solo: Repeat Verse Well, if they freed me from this prison, If that railroad train was mine, I bet I'd move out on a little, Farther down the line, Far from Folsom Prison, That's where I want to stay, And I'd let that lonesome whistle, Blow my Blues away. 4. I Walk The Line Capo 1 I keep a close watch on this heart of mine I keep my eyes wide open all the time. I keep the ends out for the tie that binds Because you're mine, I walk the line I find it very, very easy to be true I find myself alone when each day is through Yes, I'll admit I'm a fool for you Because you're mine, I walk the line As sure as night is dark and day is light I keep you on my mind both day and night And happiness I've known proves that it's right Because you're mine, I walk the line You've got a way to keep me on your side You give me cause for love that I can't hide For you I know I'd even try to turn the tide Because you're mine, I walk the line I keep a close watch on this heart of mine I keep my eyes wide open all the time. I keep the ends out for the tie that binds Because you're mine, I walk the line 5. Get Rhythm Capo 1st Fret Hey get rhythm when you get the blues come on get rhythm when you get the blues get a rock 'n' roll feelin in your bones put taps on your toes an get gone get rhythm when you get the blues A little shoe shine boy he never gets low down but he's got the dirtiest job in town bending low at the peoples feet on a windy corner of a dirty street when i asked him while he shined my shoes how to you keep from getting the blues he grinned as he raised his little head he popped he shoe shine rag and then he said Get rhythm when you get the blues come on get rhythm when you get the blues a jumpin rhythm makes you feel so fine it will shake all the troubles off your worried mind get rhythm when you get the blues INSTRUMENTAL: Get rhythm when you get the blues come on get rhythm when you get the blues get a rock 'n' roll feelin in your bones put taps on your toes an get gone get rhythm when you get the blues Well i sat and listened to the shoe shine boy and i thought i was gonna jump for joy slapped on the shoe polish left and right he took his shoe shine rag an he held it tight he stopped once to wipe the sweat away i said "you mighty little boy to be a-workin that way" he said i like it with a big wide grin kept on a poppin an he said it again Get rhythm when you get the blues come on get rhythm when you get the blues it only cost a dime just a nickle a shoe it does a million dollars worth of good for you get rhythm when you get the blues 6. Big River Capo 1 Well I taught the weeping willow how to cry, And I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky But the tears that I cried For that women are gonna Flood you Big River and I'm gonna sit right here untill I die I met her accidentally in St. Paul Minnasota , And it tore me up every time I heard her drawl, southern drawl Then I heard my dream was back down stream cavortin in Davenport , and I followed you Big River, when you called Fill : Then you took me to St. Louis later on down the river , a freighter said shes been here but shes gone , boy shes gone I found her trail in Memphis but she just walked up the block she raised a few eyebrows and then she went on down alone Now wont you batter down by Batton Rouge , river queen rolling on, Take that women on down to New Orleans, New Orleans Go on I' ve had enough dump my blues down in the gulf cause she loves you Big River More then me. 7. I Guess Things Happen That Way Well, you ask me if I'll forget my baby I guess I will some day () I don't like it but I guess things happen that way You ask me if I'll get along I guess I will some way () I don't like it but I guess things happen that way God gave me that girl to lean on, then he put me on my own Heaven help me be a man and have the strength to stand alone () I don't like it but I guess things happen that way You ask me if I'll miss her kisses I guess I will every day I don't like it but I guess things happen that way You ask me if I'll find another I don't know, I can't say I don't like it but I guess things happen that way 8. Ring of Fire Love Is Burning Thing And It Makes Firery Ring Bound By Wild Desire I Fell Into A Ring Of Fire I Fell Into Burning Ring Of Fire I Went Down, Down, Down And The Flames Went Higher And It Burns, Burns, Burns The Ring Of Fire The Ring Of Fire Repeat INTRO Twice Repeat CHORUS The Taste Of Love Is Sweet When Hearts Like Ours Meet I Fell For You Like Child Ohh, But The Fire Went Wild Repeat CHORUS Repeat CHORUS And It Burns, Burns, Burns The Ring Of Fire The Ring Of Fire 9.Jackson Both: [] We got married in a fever, hotter than a 'Pepper Sprout' Both: We've been talkin' 'bout Jackson, ever since the fire went [] out John: I'm goin' to [] Jackson, I'm gonna mess a-[] round John: Yea! I'm goin' to [] Jackson, [] look out Jackson [] town. (Just Repeat Same Chords For All Verses) June: Well, go on down to Jackson, go ahead and wreck your health June: Go play our hand you big-talkin' man, make a big fool of yourself June: Yea! go to Jackson, go comb your hair John: "Honey, I'm gonna snowball Jackson." June: "See if I care." John: When I breeze into that city, people gonna stoop and bow June: (Hah!) John: All them women gonna make me, teach 'em what they don't know how John: I'm goin' to Jackson, you turn-a loose-a my coat John: 'Cause, I'm goin' to Jackson June: Goodbye, that's all she wrote. June: But they'll laugh at you in Jackson June: And I'll be dancin' on a 'Pony Keg' June: They'll lead you 'round town like a scalded hound June: With your tail tucked between your legs June: Yea! go to Jackson, you big-talkin' man June: And I'll be waitin' in Jackson, behind my 'Ja(y)-pan Fan', Well!; Both: We got married in a fever, hotter than a 'Pepper Sprout' Both: We've been talkin' 'bout Jackson, ever since the fire went Both: I'm goin' to Jackson, I'm gonna mess around Both: Yea! I'm goin' to Jackson, look out Jackson town. TAG: We got married in a fever, hotter than a 'Pepper Sprout' (FADE) We've been talkin' 'bout Jackson, ever since the fire went... 10. Boy Named Sue My daddy left home when I was three And he didn't leave much to Ma and me Just this old guitar and an empty bottle of booze. Now, I don't blame him cause he run and hid But the meanest thing that he ever did Was before he left, he went and named me 'Sue.' (Repeat For all Verses) Well, he must o' thought that is was quite a joke And it got a lot of laughs from a' lots of folk, It seems I had to fight my whole life through. Some gal would giggle and I'd get red And some guy'd laugh and I'd bust his head, I tell ya, life ain't easy for a boy named 'Sue.' Well, I grew up quick and I grew up mean, My fist got hard and my wits got keen, I'd roam from town to town to hide my shame. But I made me a vow to the moon and stars That I'd search the honky-tonks and bars And kill that man that give me that awful name. Well, it was Gatlinburg in mid-July And I just hit town and my throat was dry, I thought I'd stop and have myself a brew. At an old saloon on a street of mud, There at a table, dealing stud, Sat the dirty, mangy dog that named me 'Sue.' Well, I knew that snake was my own sweet dad From a worn-out picture that my mother'd had, And I knew that scar on his cheek and his evil eye. He was big and bent and gray and old, And I looked at him and my blood ran cold And I said: ÒMy name is 'Sue!' how do you do! Now you gonna die!Ó Well, I hit him hard right between the eyes And he went down but, to my surprise, He come up with a knife and cut off a piece of my ear. But I busted a chair right across his teeth And we crashed through the wall and into the street Kicking and a' gouging in the mud and the blood and the beer. I tell ya, I've fought tougher men But I really can't remember when, He kicked like a mule and he bit like a crocodile. I heard him laugh and then I heard him cuss, He went for his gun and I pulled mine first, He stood there lookin' at me and I saw him smile. And he said: Son, this world is rough And if a man's gonna make it, he's gotta be tough And I know I wouldn't be there to help ya along. So I give ya that name and I said good-bye I knew you'd have to get tough or die And it's that name that helped to make you strong.Ó He said: 'Now you just fought one hell of a fight And I know you hate me, and you got the right To kill me now, and I wouldn't blame you if you do. But ya ought to thank me, before I die, For the gravel in ya guts and the spit in ya eye Cause I'm the son-of-a-bitch that named you 'Sue'.' I got all choked up and I threw down my gun And I called him my pa, and he called me his son, And I come away with a different point of view. And I think about him, now and then, Every time I try and every time I win, And if I ever have a son, I think I'm gonna name him Bill or George! Any damn thing but sue! I still hate that name! 11. Sunday Morning Comin' Down Capo:1st fret Well, I woke up Sunday morning With no way to hold my head that didn't hurt. And the beer I had for breakfast wasn't bad, So I had one more for dessert. Then I fumbled in my closet through my clothes And found my cleanest dirty shirt. Then I washed my face and combed my hair And stumbled down the stairs to meet the day. I'd smoked my mind the night before With cigarettes and songs I'd been picking. But I lit my first and watched a small kid Playing with a can that he was kicking. Then I walked across the street And caught the Sunday smell of someone frying chicken. And Lord, it took me back to something that I'd lost Somewhere, somehow along the way. On a Sunday morning sidewalk, I'm wishing, Lord, that I was stoned. 'Cause there's something in a Sunday That makes a body feel alone. And there's nothing short a' dying That's half as lonesome as the sound Of the sleeping city sidewalk And Sunday morning coming down. (Repeat) In the park I saw a daddy With a laughing little girl that he was swinging. And I stopped beside a Sunday school And listened to the songs they were singing. Then I headed down the street, And somewhere far away a lonely bell was ringing, And it echoed through the canyon Like the disappearing dreams of yesterday. On a Sunday morning sidewalk, I'm wishing, Lord, that I was stoned. 'Cause there's something in a Sunday That makes a body feel alone. And there's nothing short a' dying That's half as lonesome as the sound Of the sleeping city sidewalk And Sunday morning coming down. 12. Man In Black Well, you wonder why I always dress in black Why you never see bright colors on my [] back? And [] why does my ap-[] pearance Seem to [] have a sombre [] tone? Well, there's [] a reason for the things that I have [] on. I wear the black for the poor and the beaten down Livin' in the hopeless, hungry side of [] town I [] wear it for the pri-[] soner Who has [] long paid for his [] crime But is [] there because he's a victim of the [] times. I wear the black for those, who've never read Or listened to the words, that Jesus said About the road to happiness, through love and charity Why, you'd think He's talking straight to you and me. Well, we're doin' mighty fine, I do suppose In our streak-of-lightnin' cars and fancy clothes But just so we're reminded of, the ones who are held back Up front there oughta be a man in black. I wear it for the sick and lonely old For the reckless ones, whose bad trip left them cold I wear the black in mournin', for the lives that could have been Each week we lose a hundred fine young men. And I wear it for the thousands who have died Believin' that the Lord was on their side I wear it for another hundred thousand who have died Believin' that we all were on their side. Well, there's things that never will be right, I know And things need changin' ev'rywhere you go But 'til we start to make a move, to make a few things right You'll never see me wear a suit of white. Aw! I'd love to wear a rainbow every day And tell the world that ev'rything's [] OK But I'll [] try to carry [] off a little [] darkness on my [] back 'Til things are brighter [] I'm the man in [] black. 13. One Piece At A Time Well, I left Kentucky back in '49 And went to Detroit workin' on a 'sembly line The first year they had me puttin' wheels on cadillacs Every day I'd watch them beauties roll by And sometimes I'd hang my head and cry 'Cause I always wanted me one that was long and black. One day I devised myself a plan That should be the envy of most any man I'd sneak it out of there in a lunchbox in my hand Now gettin' caught meant gettin' fired But I figured I'd have it all by the time I retired I'd have me a car worth at least a hundred grand. I'd get it one piece at a time And it wouldn't cost me a dime You'll know it's me when I come through your town I'm gonna ride around in style I'm gonna drive ever'body wild 'Cause I'll have the only one there is around. So the very next day when I punched in With my big lunchbox and with help from my friends I left that day with a lunch box full of gears Now I never considered myself a thief But GM wouldn't miss just one little piece Especially if I strung it out over several years. The first day I got me a fuel pump And the next day I got me an engine and a trunk Then I got me a transmission and all of the chrome The little things I could get in my big lunchbox Like nuts, an' bolts, and all four shocks But the big stuff we snuck out in my buddy's mobile home. Now up to now my plan went allright 'Til we tried to put it all together one night And that's when we noticed that something was definitely wrong. The transmission was a '53 And the motor turned out to be a '73 And when we tried to put in the bolts all the holes were gone. So we drilled it out so that it would fit And with a little bit of help with an -daptor kit We had that engine runnin' just like a song Now the headlight' was another sight We had two on the left and one on the right But when we pulled out the switch all three of 'em come on. The back end looked kinda funny too But we put it together and when we got thru Well, that's when we noticed that we only had one tail-fin About that time my wife walked out And I could see in her eyes that she had her doubts But she opened the door and said "Honey, take me for a spin." So we drove up town just to get the tags And I headed her right on down main drag I could hear ever'body laughin' for blocks around But up there at the court house they didn't laugh 'Cause to type it up it took the whole staff And when they got through the title weighed sixty pounds. I got it one piece at a time And it didn't cost me a dime You'll know it's me when I come through your town I'm gonna ride around in style I'm gonna drive ever'body wild 'Cause I'll have the only one there is around. (Spoken) Ugh! Yow, RED RYDER This is the COTTON MOUTH In the PYSCHO-BILLY CADILLAC Come on Huh, This is the COTTON MOUTH And negatory on the cost of this mow-chine there RED RYDER You might say I went right up to the factory And picked it up, it's cheaper that way Ugh!, what model is it Well, It's a '49, '50, '51, '52, '53, '54, '55, '56 '57, '58' 59' Automobile (Fade) It's a '60, '61, '62, '63, '64, '65, '66, '67 '68, '69, '70 Automobile. 14.Highway Man I was a highwayman, along the coach roads I did ride, Sword and pistol by my side, Many a young maid lost her baubles to my trade, Many a soldier shed his lifeblood on my blade, The bastards hung me in the spring of twenty-five, But I am still alive I was a sailor, I was born upon the tide, With the sea I did abide, I sailed a schooner round the horn of Mexico, I went aloft and furled the main sail in a blow, And when the yard broke off they say that I got killed, But I am living still I was a dam builder, across a river long and wide, Where steel and water did collide, A place called boulder on the wild Colorado, I slipped and fell on the wet concrete below, They buried me in that gray tomb that knows no sounds, But I am still around, I'll always be around, and around, and around, and around, and around I'll fly a starship across the universe divide, And when I reach the other side, I'll find a place to rest my spirit if I can, Perhaps I may become a highwayman again, Or I may simply be a single drop of rain, But I will remain, (All) (same chords as bridge) And I'll be back again, and again, and again, and again, and again (let ring) 15. The Wanderer Tune down half a step I went out walking through the streets paved with gold Lifted some stones Saw the skin and bones Of a city without a soul I went out walking under an atomic sky Where the ground wont turn and the rain it burns Like the tears when I said goodbye Yeah I went with nothing Nothing but the thought of you I went wandering I went drifting through the capitals of tin Where men cant walk Or freely talk And sons turn their fathers in I stopped outside a church house Where the citizens like to sit They say they want the kingdom But they dont want God in it I went out riding Down that ol eight lane I passed by a thousand signs Looking for my own name I went with nothing But the thought youd be there too Looking for you I went out there In search of experience To taste and to touch And to feel as much As a man can Before he repents I went out searching, lookin for one good man A spirit who would not bend or break Who would sit at his fathers right hand I went out walking with a Bible and a gun The word of God lay heavy on my heart I was sure I was the one Now jesus, dont you wait up Jesus, Ill be home soon Yeah I went out for the papers Told her Id be back by noon Yeah I left with nothing But the thought youd be there too Looking for you... Yeah I left with nothing Nothing but the thought of you... I went wandering 16.Delia's Gone Delia, oh Delia, Delia all my life If I hadn't-a shot poor Delia, I'd have had her for my wife Delia's gone, one more round, Delia's gone I went up to Memphis, and I met Delia there Found her in her parlor, and I tied her to her chair Delia's gone, one more round, Delia's gone She was low-down and travellin', and she was cold and mean Kind of evil make me want to grab my sub-machine Delia's gone, one more round, Delia's gone First time I shot her, I shot her in the side Hard to watch her suffer, but with the second shot she died Delia's gone, one more round, Delia's gone But jailer, oh jailer, jailer I can't sleep 'Cuz all around my bedside I hear the patter of Delia's feet Delia's gone, one more round, Delia's gone So if your woman's devilish, you can let her run Or you can bring her down and do her like Delia got done Delia's gone, one more round, Delia's gone Delia's gone, one more round, Delia's gone 17.Rusty Cage ^ ^ V ^ v ^ v ^ v 18. I've Been Everywhere (let it ring) I was totin my pack along the long dusty Winnamucka road When along came a semi with a high canvas covered load If your goin' to Winnamucka, Mack with me you can ride And so I climbed into the cab and then I setteled down inside He asked me if I'd seen a road with so much dust and sand And I said, "Listen! I've traveled every road in this here land!" I've been everywhere, man I've been everywhere, man Crossed the deserts bare, man I've breathed the mountain air, man Travel - I've had my share, man I've been everywhere (strum the rhythm through out " I've been to ") I've been everywhere, man I've been everywhere, man Crossed the deserts bare, man I've breathed the mountain air, man Travel - I've had my share, man I've been everywhere 19.Give My Love To Rose A I found him by the railroad track this morning I could see that he was nearly dead I knelt down beside him and I listened Just to hear the words the dying fellow said He said they let me out of prison down in Frisco For ten long years I've paid for what I've done A I was trying to get back to Louisiana To see my Rose and get to know my son Give my love to Rose please won't you mister Take her all my money, tell her to buy some pretty clothes Tell my boy his daddy's so proud of him And don't forget to give my love to Rose Tell them I said thanks for waiting for me Tell my boy to help his mom at home Tell my Rose to try to find another For it ain't right that she should live alone Mister here's a bag with all my money It won't last them long the way it goes God bless you for finding me this morning And don't forget to give my love to Rose Give my love to Rose please won't you mister Take her all my money, tell her to buy some pretty clothes Tell my boy his daddy's so proud of him And don't forget to give my love to Rose 20.When The Man Comes Around |--x--x--x--x--x-|X 22 |--x--x--x--x--3-| |--x--x--x--x--2-| |--x--3--x--x--x-| Bridge |--x--x--x--x--x-|X 14 |--x--x--x--x--3-| |--x--x--x--x--2-| |--x--3--x--x--x-| Bridge |--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--| |--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--|--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--| |--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--| |--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|X4 |--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--| |--x--x--x--x--x-|X 4 |--x--x--x--x--3-| |--x--x--x--x--2-| |--x--3--x--x--x-| |--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--| |--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--|--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--| |--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--| |--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|X4 |--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--| |--x--x--x--x--x-|X 4 |--x--x--x--x--3-| |--x--x--x--x--2-| |--x--3--x--x--x-| 21. Hurt Repeat I hurt myself today, to see if I still feel I focus on the pain, the only thing thats real The needle tears a hole, the old familiar sting Try to kill it all away, but I remember everything What Have I become, my sweetest friend Everyone I know, goes away in the end And you could have it all, my empire of dirt I will let you down, I will make you hurt repeat intro I wear this crown of thorns, upon my liars chair Full of broken thoughts, I cannot repair Beneath the stains of time, the feeling disappears You are someone else, I am still right here What Have I become, my sweetest friend Everyone I know, goes away in the end And you could have it all, my empire of dirt I will let you down, I will make you hurt If I could start again, a million miles away (hold) I would keep myself, I would find a way. PLEASE RATE AND COMMENT