WHY DO YOU PUNISH ME by JOHNNY CASH Chords

Tempo:
61.6 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Ab

Db

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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WHY DO YOU PUNISH ME  by  JOHNNY  CASH chords
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[Eb] [Ab]
Why do you punish me for loving you?
You're [Eb] counting my mistakes, how [Ab] about yours?
Why do you sentence me to nights of tears?
[Eb] Convicting all these dreams I've dreamed for all [Ab] these years.
[Db] My heart cries out behind these [Ab] prison bars.
It pleads [Eb] to you for your true [Bb] love to set [Eb] it free.
[Ab] Why do you punish me?
Is love a crime?
If so, [Eb] I'll spend a lifetime loving, [Ab] serving time.
[Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Db] My heart cries out behind these [Ab] prison bars.
It pleads [Eb] to you for your true [Bb] love to set [Eb] it free.
[Ab] Why do you punish me?
Is love a crime?
If so, [Eb] I'll spend a lifetime loving, [Ab] serving time.
Key:  
Eb
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Ab
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Db
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Bb
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Eb
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Ab
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Db
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Bb
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To learn Johnny Cash - (For Loving You) Why Do You Punish Me chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: Bb, Eb, Ab, Eb, Ab, Db and Ab. Kick off your practice at a gentle 30 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 62 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of Ab Major.

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_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ Why do you punish me for loving you?
You're [Eb] counting my mistakes, how [Ab] about yours?
_ Why do you sentence me to nights of tears?
_ [Eb] Convicting all these dreams I've dreamed for all [Ab] these years.
_ [Db] My heart cries out behind these [Ab] prison bars.
_ It pleads [Eb] to you for your true [Bb] love to set [Eb] it free.
_ [Ab] Why do you punish me?
Is love a crime?
_ If so, [Eb] I'll spend a lifetime loving, [Ab] serving time.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Db] My heart cries out behind these [Ab] prison bars.
_ It pleads [Eb] to you for your true [Bb] love to set [Eb] it free.
_ [Ab] Why do you punish me?
Is love a crime?
If so, [Eb] I'll spend a lifetime loving, [Ab] serving time.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

The INTEGRAL JOHNNY CASH 1954 - 1962 album includes this song.

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