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.
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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:
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