Chords for Johnny Cash's Graceful Goodbye - Part 2
Tempo:
119.55 bpm
Chords used:
G
E
D
A
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Eb]
One, two, [C]
one.
It don't hurt anymore.
All my [G] teardrops have dried.
No more walking [D] the floor with that burning [G] inside.
Mike Campbell and Ben [C] Montage and Smokey,
a lot of the music that was on American Five and American Six
was done in [G] California after my father died.
So during the process of doing the vocals,
[D] most of the musicians that were recording with my dad
were the [G] musicians that were on American Three and American Four.
And [C] they're thanked on there.
[G]
[D]
But [G] I'm very grateful of Rick's choice of musicians.
He has a [C] wonderful ear.
He [G] knows where he's headed with his sound.
He has purpose and [A] definition in what he does.
And I try not to question.
[D] I [G] can't believe that it's true.
[Dm] [G] I've forgotten [C] somehow that I cared so [G] before.
And it's wonderful [D] now.
I don't hurt [G] anymore.
Dad, when he was young, his [Eb] very favorite music
was cowboy music, gospel music and cowboy music.
But he went and saw movies all the time
and went to see the Gene Autry films, Roy Rogers films.
And I think that was one of his first glimpses
into Hollywood and being an entertainer.
And that inspired him a lot.
The [E] songs did.
And Cool Water was one of those songs.
Keep a moving, Dan.
Don't you listen to him, Dan.
[A] He's a devil, not a man.
[B] And he spreads a burning [A] sand with water.
Dan,
[D] can you see [A] that big green tree
[D] where the water's running free?
[E] And it's waiting there for [A] me and you.
It's water.
[E] Cool, clear water.
[A]
There's a little irony in it.
I think there's a laugh in there, too.
[Eb] [G] Give me a drink of peace, a drink of life.
Last night I had the strangest dream
[C] I've ever known
[G] before.
I [D] dreamed that all the [G] world agreed [D] to put an end [G] to war.
Rick really [C] believed in this song
[Eb] and wanted my dad [D] to record it.
And my father always loved the song.
The room was filled [G] with men
[C] and the papers they were [G] signing
said [D] they'd never fight
[G] again.
It [C] meant a lot to Dad because he believed [G] in peace.
My father was always one not to make
too loud political statements.
He never did.
I [D] dreamed that all the world [G] agreed [D] to put an end [G] to war.
I've lived a lot of life in these rooms of the Cabin Studio,
working with my father, working with my mother.
There's something about these walls,
there's something about the history that is in,
is just ingrained [B] in this wood.
[Abm]
[B] I remember my father sitting [E]
in this very chair that I'm sitting in.
[A]
[E] Aloha, aloha.
My father had sang aloha his whole life long,
for years and years.
But I think it [A] was Dad's way of giving everything a fond farewell.
[E] Embrace, ahoy, hey-ah, hey-ah,
[B] until we meet [E] again.
It's one of my favorite things on the record
because there's a light and there's a laugh at the end.
And I think that was always very important to Dad,
that he show the light.
[G] If he would expose the [Ebm] dark,
he would in the end show you [B] the purpose, the truth, the light.
And that's what aloha was [E] about to me.
American [A] Five and American [Am] Six,
the intention were [E] that they be focused on spiritual life,
focused on spirituality, [Gb] focused on the strength.
[B] And [Gb] my father, [E] he would not stop.
[A] Though my mother died, though his body [A] was giving out,
[E] he would not give up.
And up until right at the very end,
he was [B] going to go [E] to the MTV Music Awards,
he was going to do these things.
Even though my mother had passed, [A] his drive had not diminished.
[E] His body gave up, but his spirit did not.
[B] Until we meet [E]
again.
[C] [E]
[A]
[E]
[Gb]
[B]
[E]
One, two, [C]
one.
It don't hurt anymore.
All my [G] teardrops have dried.
No more walking [D] the floor with that burning [G] inside.
Mike Campbell and Ben [C] Montage and Smokey,
a lot of the music that was on American Five and American Six
was done in [G] California after my father died.
So during the process of doing the vocals,
[D] most of the musicians that were recording with my dad
were the [G] musicians that were on American Three and American Four.
And [C] they're thanked on there.
[G]
[D]
But [G] I'm very grateful of Rick's choice of musicians.
He has a [C] wonderful ear.
He [G] knows where he's headed with his sound.
He has purpose and [A] definition in what he does.
And I try not to question.
[D] I [G] can't believe that it's true.
[Dm] [G] I've forgotten [C] somehow that I cared so [G] before.
And it's wonderful [D] now.
I don't hurt [G] anymore.
Dad, when he was young, his [Eb] very favorite music
was cowboy music, gospel music and cowboy music.
But he went and saw movies all the time
and went to see the Gene Autry films, Roy Rogers films.
And I think that was one of his first glimpses
into Hollywood and being an entertainer.
And that inspired him a lot.
The [E] songs did.
And Cool Water was one of those songs.
Keep a moving, Dan.
Don't you listen to him, Dan.
[A] He's a devil, not a man.
[B] And he spreads a burning [A] sand with water.
Dan,
[D] can you see [A] that big green tree
[D] where the water's running free?
[E] And it's waiting there for [A] me and you.
It's water.
[E] Cool, clear water.
[A]
There's a little irony in it.
I think there's a laugh in there, too.
[Eb] [G] Give me a drink of peace, a drink of life.
Last night I had the strangest dream
[C] I've ever known
[G] before.
I [D] dreamed that all the [G] world agreed [D] to put an end [G] to war.
Rick really [C] believed in this song
[Eb] and wanted my dad [D] to record it.
And my father always loved the song.
The room was filled [G] with men
[C] and the papers they were [G] signing
said [D] they'd never fight
[G] again.
It [C] meant a lot to Dad because he believed [G] in peace.
My father was always one not to make
too loud political statements.
He never did.
I [D] dreamed that all the world [G] agreed [D] to put an end [G] to war.
I've lived a lot of life in these rooms of the Cabin Studio,
working with my father, working with my mother.
There's something about these walls,
there's something about the history that is in,
is just ingrained [B] in this wood.
[Abm]
[B] I remember my father sitting [E]
in this very chair that I'm sitting in.
[A]
[E] Aloha, aloha.
My father had sang aloha his whole life long,
for years and years.
But I think it [A] was Dad's way of giving everything a fond farewell.
[E] Embrace, ahoy, hey-ah, hey-ah,
[B] until we meet [E] again.
It's one of my favorite things on the record
because there's a light and there's a laugh at the end.
And I think that was always very important to Dad,
that he show the light.
[G] If he would expose the [Ebm] dark,
he would in the end show you [B] the purpose, the truth, the light.
And that's what aloha was [E] about to me.
American [A] Five and American [Am] Six,
the intention were [E] that they be focused on spiritual life,
focused on spirituality, [Gb] focused on the strength.
[B] And [Gb] my father, [E] he would not stop.
[A] Though my mother died, though his body [A] was giving out,
[E] he would not give up.
And up until right at the very end,
he was [B] going to go [E] to the MTV Music Awards,
he was going to do these things.
Even though my mother had passed, [A] his drive had not diminished.
[E] His body gave up, but his spirit did not.
[B] Until we meet [E]
again.
[C] [E]
[A]
[E]
[Gb]
[B]
[E]
Key:
G
E
D
A
C
G
E
D
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ One, two, [C]
one.
It don't hurt anymore. _
_ _ All my [G] teardrops have dried. _ _
No more walking [D] the floor _ with _ that burning [G] _ inside. _ _
Mike Campbell and Ben [C] Montage and Smokey,
a lot of the music that was on American Five and American Six
was done in [G] California after my father died.
So during the process of doing the vocals,
[D] most of the musicians that were recording with my dad
were the [G] musicians that were on American Three and American Four. _
_ _ And [C] they're thanked on there.
_ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
But [G] I'm very grateful of Rick's choice of musicians.
He has a [C] wonderful ear.
_ _ _ He [G] knows where he's headed with his sound.
He has purpose and [A] definition in what he does.
And I try not to question.
[D] I [G] can't believe that it's true.
[Dm] [G] I've forgotten [C] somehow that _ I cared so [G] before. _ _ _ _
And it's wonderful [D] now. _
_ _ I don't hurt [G] anymore. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Dad, when he was young, his [Eb] very favorite music
was cowboy music, gospel music and cowboy music.
But he went and saw movies all the time
and went to see the Gene Autry films, Roy Rogers films.
And I think that was one of his first glimpses
into Hollywood and being an entertainer. _
And that inspired him a lot.
The [E] songs did.
And Cool Water was one of those songs.
Keep a moving, Dan.
Don't you listen to him, Dan.
[A] He's a devil, not a man.
[B] And he spreads a burning [A] sand with water.
Dan, _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ can you see [A] that big green tree
[D] where the water's running free?
[E] And it's waiting there for [A] me and you. _ _ _ _ _
It's water. _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ Cool, _ _ clear _ _ water.
_ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ There's a little irony in it.
I think there's a laugh in there, too.
[Eb] _ _ [G] _ _ Give me a drink of peace, a drink of life.
Last night I had the _ strangest dream _
[C] I've ever known _
[G] before. _ _ _
I [D] dreamed that all the [G] world agreed [D] to put an end [G] to war.
_ Rick really [C] _ believed in this song
[Eb] and wanted my dad [D] to record it.
And my father always loved the song.
The room was filled [G] with men _ _ _
[C] and the papers _ they were [G] signing
_ said [D] they'd never _ fight _
[G] again.
_ It [C] meant a lot to Dad because he believed [G] in peace.
My father was always one not to make
too loud political statements.
He never did.
I [D] dreamed that all the world [G] _ agreed [D] to put an _ end [G] to war. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I've lived a lot of life in these rooms of the Cabin Studio,
_ working with my father, working with my mother.
_ There's something about these walls,
there's something about the history that is in,
is just ingrained [B] in this wood.
_ [Abm] _ _
[B] _ I remember my father sitting [E]
in this very chair that I'm sitting _ in.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ Aloha, aloha. _
My father had sang aloha his whole life long, _ _
for years and years.
_ But I think it [A] was Dad's way of giving everything a fond farewell. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] Embrace, ahoy, hey-ah, hey-ah, _ _
[B] _ _ _ until we _ meet _ [E] again.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ It's one of my favorite things on the record
because there's a light and there's a laugh at the end.
And I think that was always very important to Dad,
that _ _ he show the light.
[G] If he would expose the [Ebm] dark,
he would in the end show you [B] the purpose, the truth, the light.
And that's what aloha was [E] about to me.
American [A] Five and American [Am] Six,
the intention were [E] that they be focused on spiritual life, _ _
focused on spirituality, [Gb] _ _ focused on the strength.
[B] And [Gb] my father, [E] he _ would not stop.
_ [A] Though my mother died, though _ his body [A] was giving out, _
[E] he would not give up. _
_ And up until right at the very end,
_ he was [B] going to go [E] to the MTV Music Awards,
he was going to do these things.
_ Even though my mother had passed, [A] his drive had not diminished. _ _
_ _ [E] _ His body gave up, but his spirit did not. _ _
_ [B] Until _ _ we _ _ meet [E] _
_ again.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ One, two, [C]
one.
It don't hurt anymore. _
_ _ All my [G] teardrops have dried. _ _
No more walking [D] the floor _ with _ that burning [G] _ inside. _ _
Mike Campbell and Ben [C] Montage and Smokey,
a lot of the music that was on American Five and American Six
was done in [G] California after my father died.
So during the process of doing the vocals,
[D] most of the musicians that were recording with my dad
were the [G] musicians that were on American Three and American Four. _
_ _ And [C] they're thanked on there.
_ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
But [G] I'm very grateful of Rick's choice of musicians.
He has a [C] wonderful ear.
_ _ _ He [G] knows where he's headed with his sound.
He has purpose and [A] definition in what he does.
And I try not to question.
[D] I [G] can't believe that it's true.
[Dm] [G] I've forgotten [C] somehow that _ I cared so [G] before. _ _ _ _
And it's wonderful [D] now. _
_ _ I don't hurt [G] anymore. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Dad, when he was young, his [Eb] very favorite music
was cowboy music, gospel music and cowboy music.
But he went and saw movies all the time
and went to see the Gene Autry films, Roy Rogers films.
And I think that was one of his first glimpses
into Hollywood and being an entertainer. _
And that inspired him a lot.
The [E] songs did.
And Cool Water was one of those songs.
Keep a moving, Dan.
Don't you listen to him, Dan.
[A] He's a devil, not a man.
[B] And he spreads a burning [A] sand with water.
Dan, _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ can you see [A] that big green tree
[D] where the water's running free?
[E] And it's waiting there for [A] me and you. _ _ _ _ _
It's water. _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ Cool, _ _ clear _ _ water.
_ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ There's a little irony in it.
I think there's a laugh in there, too.
[Eb] _ _ [G] _ _ Give me a drink of peace, a drink of life.
Last night I had the _ strangest dream _
[C] I've ever known _
[G] before. _ _ _
I [D] dreamed that all the [G] world agreed [D] to put an end [G] to war.
_ Rick really [C] _ believed in this song
[Eb] and wanted my dad [D] to record it.
And my father always loved the song.
The room was filled [G] with men _ _ _
[C] and the papers _ they were [G] signing
_ said [D] they'd never _ fight _
[G] again.
_ It [C] meant a lot to Dad because he believed [G] in peace.
My father was always one not to make
too loud political statements.
He never did.
I [D] dreamed that all the world [G] _ agreed [D] to put an _ end [G] to war. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I've lived a lot of life in these rooms of the Cabin Studio,
_ working with my father, working with my mother.
_ There's something about these walls,
there's something about the history that is in,
is just ingrained [B] in this wood.
_ [Abm] _ _
[B] _ I remember my father sitting [E]
in this very chair that I'm sitting _ in.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ Aloha, aloha. _
My father had sang aloha his whole life long, _ _
for years and years.
_ But I think it [A] was Dad's way of giving everything a fond farewell. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] Embrace, ahoy, hey-ah, hey-ah, _ _
[B] _ _ _ until we _ meet _ [E] again.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ It's one of my favorite things on the record
because there's a light and there's a laugh at the end.
And I think that was always very important to Dad,
that _ _ he show the light.
[G] If he would expose the [Ebm] dark,
he would in the end show you [B] the purpose, the truth, the light.
And that's what aloha was [E] about to me.
American [A] Five and American [Am] Six,
the intention were [E] that they be focused on spiritual life, _ _
focused on spirituality, [Gb] _ _ focused on the strength.
[B] And [Gb] my father, [E] he _ would not stop.
_ [A] Though my mother died, though _ his body [A] was giving out, _
[E] he would not give up. _
_ And up until right at the very end,
_ he was [B] going to go [E] to the MTV Music Awards,
he was going to do these things.
_ Even though my mother had passed, [A] his drive had not diminished. _ _
_ _ [E] _ His body gave up, but his spirit did not. _ _
_ [B] Until _ _ we _ _ meet [E] _
_ again.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _