Chords for JOHNNY CASH CHATTANOOGA CITY LIMIT SING WITH LYRICS
Tempo:
98.25 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Dm
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Dm] [D]
[G]
I was thumbing a ride one Saturday morning [C] out of Nashville,
told my sack [D] I lent my car to a gal that lived in Chattanooga,
and she hadn't ever [G] brought it back.
She was drinking pretty heavy when I let her have [C] it.
I hope she knows it was only a loan.
[D] There ain't no telling what I might have told her back at the time,
but that old car was [G] also my home.
About five miles out, I was getting kind of [C] tired, sweating hard,
and feeling kind of weak.
[D] I woke up with no cigarettes or nothing to drink,
and I hadn't had a [G] bite to eat.
My nerves were so quick I couldn't tell where I was [C] shaking,
then I set a break, sang my song.
[D] Some fella stuck his head out a 57 Chevy and hollered,
hey [G] man, come on.
I told them I was headed down to [C] Chattanooga.
They said, hop in, we'll go in there too.
[D] And the way they took off in a cloud of smoke,
I still ain't [G] believing it was true.
They had the windows down, and I was sitting in the [C] back
with my tongue still hung in my throat.
[D] He was hitting just about 110, and he said,
man, what [G] do you think of this boat?
Well, there was two semis struggling up [C] ahead,
one trying to pass the other.
[D] They had the whole road blocked, so he passed them on the right.
And let me tell [G] you something, brother,
I was so nervous that my teeth was [C] clicking,
there wasn't no way my head could think.
[D] Then the one that was sitting on the passenger side turned and said,
hey man, [G] you want something to drink?
I just shook my head because I couldn't talk.
[C] He said, OK.
And then he said, cheers.
[D] Them fools was drinking whiskey and wine and chasing it [G] down with beer.
Well, I started sweating that old sticky [C] sweat,
and I know I was white as a sheet.
[D] Then one turned the radio on wide open and said, hey man, [G] check that beat.
By the time we reached the top of Mount Eagle,
[C] I thought I heard a rumbling sound.
[D] And then I saw a sign that said Fallen Rock.
And right there, I was [G] floorboard bound.
I was rolling and squirming on the old [C] floorboard too weak to set or stand.
[D] And then the driver said, we're doing 120.
Look here, man, [G] no hands.
I got up enough nerve to raise up and look,
[C] and by now there couldn't be no surprise.
[D] But his hair was blowing all over my face and dandruff blown [G] in both eyes.
He never did drive on the right or left.
He [C] just kept on riding that line.
[D] I rubbed my eyes and saw the [Am] prettiest thing, the Chattanooga [G] city limit sign.
He slowed down and I said, Mr.
Please, [C] I'd like to get off right here.
[D] He said, all right, on into town with us.
We're going to go down and pick up [G] some more beer.
I said, please, once more.
And he stopped the car [C] and then he handed me my sack.
[D] Said they'd look for me on the road later on in case I wanted to catch a [G] ride back.
I got out and sat down to the side of the road, [C] feeling sick
and looking mighty pale.
[D] I don't remember anything much after that, but next morning I woke [G] up in jail.
I didn't know anybody in my cell and [C] didn't want to ask why I was there.
But [D] they all kept grinning and turning their heads.
And it was more than my head [G] could bear.
So I called the jailer and asked him [C] to tell me why I was there.
If he'd be so kind.
He [A] said for stopping the traffic while I was hugging and kissing
the Chattanooga city limit sign.
[G]
[G]
I was thumbing a ride one Saturday morning [C] out of Nashville,
told my sack [D] I lent my car to a gal that lived in Chattanooga,
and she hadn't ever [G] brought it back.
She was drinking pretty heavy when I let her have [C] it.
I hope she knows it was only a loan.
[D] There ain't no telling what I might have told her back at the time,
but that old car was [G] also my home.
About five miles out, I was getting kind of [C] tired, sweating hard,
and feeling kind of weak.
[D] I woke up with no cigarettes or nothing to drink,
and I hadn't had a [G] bite to eat.
My nerves were so quick I couldn't tell where I was [C] shaking,
then I set a break, sang my song.
[D] Some fella stuck his head out a 57 Chevy and hollered,
hey [G] man, come on.
I told them I was headed down to [C] Chattanooga.
They said, hop in, we'll go in there too.
[D] And the way they took off in a cloud of smoke,
I still ain't [G] believing it was true.
They had the windows down, and I was sitting in the [C] back
with my tongue still hung in my throat.
[D] He was hitting just about 110, and he said,
man, what [G] do you think of this boat?
Well, there was two semis struggling up [C] ahead,
one trying to pass the other.
[D] They had the whole road blocked, so he passed them on the right.
And let me tell [G] you something, brother,
I was so nervous that my teeth was [C] clicking,
there wasn't no way my head could think.
[D] Then the one that was sitting on the passenger side turned and said,
hey man, [G] you want something to drink?
I just shook my head because I couldn't talk.
[C] He said, OK.
And then he said, cheers.
[D] Them fools was drinking whiskey and wine and chasing it [G] down with beer.
Well, I started sweating that old sticky [C] sweat,
and I know I was white as a sheet.
[D] Then one turned the radio on wide open and said, hey man, [G] check that beat.
By the time we reached the top of Mount Eagle,
[C] I thought I heard a rumbling sound.
[D] And then I saw a sign that said Fallen Rock.
And right there, I was [G] floorboard bound.
I was rolling and squirming on the old [C] floorboard too weak to set or stand.
[D] And then the driver said, we're doing 120.
Look here, man, [G] no hands.
I got up enough nerve to raise up and look,
[C] and by now there couldn't be no surprise.
[D] But his hair was blowing all over my face and dandruff blown [G] in both eyes.
He never did drive on the right or left.
He [C] just kept on riding that line.
[D] I rubbed my eyes and saw the [Am] prettiest thing, the Chattanooga [G] city limit sign.
He slowed down and I said, Mr.
Please, [C] I'd like to get off right here.
[D] He said, all right, on into town with us.
We're going to go down and pick up [G] some more beer.
I said, please, once more.
And he stopped the car [C] and then he handed me my sack.
[D] Said they'd look for me on the road later on in case I wanted to catch a [G] ride back.
I got out and sat down to the side of the road, [C] feeling sick
and looking mighty pale.
[D] I don't remember anything much after that, but next morning I woke [G] up in jail.
I didn't know anybody in my cell and [C] didn't want to ask why I was there.
But [D] they all kept grinning and turning their heads.
And it was more than my head [G] could bear.
So I called the jailer and asked him [C] to tell me why I was there.
If he'd be so kind.
He [A] said for stopping the traffic while I was hugging and kissing
the Chattanooga city limit sign.
[G]
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_ [Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
I was thumbing a ride one Saturday morning [C] out of Nashville,
told my sack [D] I lent my car to a gal that lived in Chattanooga,
and she hadn't ever [G] brought it back. _ _
She was drinking pretty heavy when I let her have [C] it.
I hope she knows it was only a loan.
[D] There ain't no telling what I might have told her back at the time,
but that old car was [G] also my home. _
About five miles out, I was getting kind of [C] tired, sweating hard,
and feeling kind of weak.
[D] I woke up with no cigarettes or nothing to drink,
and I hadn't had a [G] bite to eat. _ _
My nerves were so quick I couldn't tell where I was [C] shaking,
then I set a break, sang my song.
[D] Some fella stuck his head out a 57 Chevy and hollered,
hey [G] man, come on. _
I told them I was headed down to [C] Chattanooga.
They said, hop in, we'll go in there too.
[D] And the way they took off in a cloud of smoke,
I still ain't [G] believing it was true. _
They had the windows down, and I was sitting in the [C] back
with my tongue still hung in my throat.
[D] He was hitting just about 110, and he said,
man, what [G] do you think of this boat? _
Well, there was two semis struggling up [C] ahead,
one trying to pass the other.
[D] They had the whole road blocked, so he passed them on the right.
And let me tell [G] you something, brother, _
I was so nervous that my teeth was [C] clicking,
there wasn't no way my head could think.
[D] Then the one that was sitting on the passenger side turned and said,
hey man, [G] you want something to drink? _
I just shook my head because I couldn't talk.
[C] He said, OK.
And then he said, cheers.
[D] Them fools was drinking whiskey and wine and chasing it [G] down with beer. _ _
Well, I started sweating that old sticky [C] sweat,
and I know I was white as a sheet.
[D] Then one turned the radio on wide open and said, hey man, [G] check that beat. _
By the time we reached the top of Mount Eagle,
[C] I thought I heard a rumbling sound.
[D] And then I saw a sign that said Fallen Rock.
And right there, I was [G] floorboard bound. _
I was rolling and squirming on the old [C] floorboard too weak to set or stand.
[D] And then the driver said, we're doing 120.
Look here, man, [G] no hands. _
I got up enough nerve to raise up and look,
[C] and by now there couldn't be no surprise.
[D] But his hair was blowing all over my face and dandruff blown [G] in both eyes. _
He never did drive on the right or left.
He [C] just kept on riding that line.
[D] I rubbed my eyes and saw the [Am] prettiest thing, the Chattanooga [G] city limit sign. _
He slowed down and I said, Mr.
Please, [C] I'd like to get off right here.
[D] He said, all right, on into town with us.
We're going to go down and pick up [G] some more beer.
I said, please, once more.
And he stopped the car [C] and then he handed me my sack.
[D] Said they'd look for me on the road later on in case I wanted to catch a [G] ride back. _ _
I got out and sat down to the side of the road, [C] feeling sick
and looking mighty pale.
[D] I don't remember anything much after that, but next morning I woke [G] up in jail. _ _
I didn't know anybody in my cell and [C] didn't want to ask why I was there.
But [D] they all kept grinning and turning their heads.
And it was more than my head [G] could bear. _ _
So I called the jailer and asked him [C] to tell me why I was there.
If he'd be so kind.
He [A] said for stopping the traffic while I was hugging and kissing
the Chattanooga city limit sign.
_ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
I was thumbing a ride one Saturday morning [C] out of Nashville,
told my sack [D] I lent my car to a gal that lived in Chattanooga,
and she hadn't ever [G] brought it back. _ _
She was drinking pretty heavy when I let her have [C] it.
I hope she knows it was only a loan.
[D] There ain't no telling what I might have told her back at the time,
but that old car was [G] also my home. _
About five miles out, I was getting kind of [C] tired, sweating hard,
and feeling kind of weak.
[D] I woke up with no cigarettes or nothing to drink,
and I hadn't had a [G] bite to eat. _ _
My nerves were so quick I couldn't tell where I was [C] shaking,
then I set a break, sang my song.
[D] Some fella stuck his head out a 57 Chevy and hollered,
hey [G] man, come on. _
I told them I was headed down to [C] Chattanooga.
They said, hop in, we'll go in there too.
[D] And the way they took off in a cloud of smoke,
I still ain't [G] believing it was true. _
They had the windows down, and I was sitting in the [C] back
with my tongue still hung in my throat.
[D] He was hitting just about 110, and he said,
man, what [G] do you think of this boat? _
Well, there was two semis struggling up [C] ahead,
one trying to pass the other.
[D] They had the whole road blocked, so he passed them on the right.
And let me tell [G] you something, brother, _
I was so nervous that my teeth was [C] clicking,
there wasn't no way my head could think.
[D] Then the one that was sitting on the passenger side turned and said,
hey man, [G] you want something to drink? _
I just shook my head because I couldn't talk.
[C] He said, OK.
And then he said, cheers.
[D] Them fools was drinking whiskey and wine and chasing it [G] down with beer. _ _
Well, I started sweating that old sticky [C] sweat,
and I know I was white as a sheet.
[D] Then one turned the radio on wide open and said, hey man, [G] check that beat. _
By the time we reached the top of Mount Eagle,
[C] I thought I heard a rumbling sound.
[D] And then I saw a sign that said Fallen Rock.
And right there, I was [G] floorboard bound. _
I was rolling and squirming on the old [C] floorboard too weak to set or stand.
[D] And then the driver said, we're doing 120.
Look here, man, [G] no hands. _
I got up enough nerve to raise up and look,
[C] and by now there couldn't be no surprise.
[D] But his hair was blowing all over my face and dandruff blown [G] in both eyes. _
He never did drive on the right or left.
He [C] just kept on riding that line.
[D] I rubbed my eyes and saw the [Am] prettiest thing, the Chattanooga [G] city limit sign. _
He slowed down and I said, Mr.
Please, [C] I'd like to get off right here.
[D] He said, all right, on into town with us.
We're going to go down and pick up [G] some more beer.
I said, please, once more.
And he stopped the car [C] and then he handed me my sack.
[D] Said they'd look for me on the road later on in case I wanted to catch a [G] ride back. _ _
I got out and sat down to the side of the road, [C] feeling sick
and looking mighty pale.
[D] I don't remember anything much after that, but next morning I woke [G] up in jail. _ _
I didn't know anybody in my cell and [C] didn't want to ask why I was there.
But [D] they all kept grinning and turning their heads.
And it was more than my head [G] could bear. _ _
So I called the jailer and asked him [C] to tell me why I was there.
If he'd be so kind.
He [A] said for stopping the traffic while I was hugging and kissing
the Chattanooga city limit sign.
_ [G] _ _ _ _