Music for Bill, Robert and Friends
by Johnny Cash Intro [ G – C -D ] [G] Well I [G] left Kentucky back in ’49, I [C] went to Detroit working on an assembly line. The [D] first year they had me puttin wheels on [G] Cadillacs. Every [G] day I’d watch them beauties roll by …
TIE ME KANGAROO DOWN, SPORT TIE ME KANGAROO DOWN SPORT Intro and Verse 1. Time: 2/2 Tenor: C Bass: C (Spoken to a tap beat- I just slap the side of my guitar) . . . There’s an old Australian stockman Lying, dying, And he gets himself up onto one … CLICK TO VIEW SONGTie me Kangaroo down, Sport
These Hands These Hands C G7 C These [] hands ain’t the hands of a gentleman G7 C These hands are calloused and old E7 F C These hands raised a family these hands built a home Am D7 G7 Now these hands raised to praise the Lord C G7 …
Sweet Nothings Uh huh, honey, alright. My baby whispers in my [G] ear. [C] Um, um, sweet [G] nothings He knows the things I like to hear. Um, Um, sweet nothings. Things he wouldn’t tell nobody else Secrets, baby, I keep them to myself Sweet nothings, um, um sweet nothings. …
Short People and Tall People [Intro] – [ C | Am | D | G ] (x2) [C] Short people got [Am] no reason . . . [D] Short people got [G] no reason [C] Short people got [Am] no reason . . . To [D] live [G] …
[ LISTEN FIRST ON YOUTUBE ] – – – G – C – D – G As [G] I walked west on [C] Glendale, a [D] woman she did [G] hark. She [Em] asked me just to [C] see her home she [D] lived in Central [G] Park. [ CHORUS ] … CLICK TO VIEW SONGBeatitudes Women (New York Girls)
Lydia, the Tattooed Lady This next song goes out to my sixth ex-wife. Her name was Lydia. I met her at the World’s Fair in 1940. Ah Lydia. She was the most glorious creature under the sun. Ahhhhh… [A] Lydia, oh! Lydia, say have you met Lydia Oh! Lydia, the …
I’m Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate our Home – [ LISTEN TO FIRST PART ] [C] I came crawling home last night, like [F] many nights before: [C] I finally made it to my feet as she [F] opened up the [C] door. And she said, [F] “You’re not …
[Intro] – – – – [Am] [Verse] – – – – On a [Am] long and lonesome highway, east of Omaha, you can [G] listen to the engine moanin’ out its one note song. You [Dm] can think about the woman, or the girl you knew the night [Am] before. … CLICK TO VIEW SONGTurn the Page
(G) When I got older, losing my hair. Not too long ago (D) Little did I know I’d also spill my food. (D) People here do (G) not treat me rude. (G) Now it just hurts whenever I walk. (G7) Both my back and (C) feet (Cm) I know I’m …