Artist: Johnny Cash    Strum Pattern: D DUD DU    Roman Numerals: II, III, III7, VI, VII    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]    Entered by: Leadpencil9   
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D (D,F♯,A) - - D A D F♯

E (E,G♯,B) E B E G♯ B E

E7 (E,G♯,B,D) E B D G♯ B E

A (A,C♯,E) - A E A C♯ E

B (B,D♯,F♯) - B F♯ B D♯ F♯

Section 1

"Hello I'm Johnny Cash!

One night I had a backstage pass to the Willie Nelson Show..."

Chorus

There

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Second] were wackoes and weirdoes

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Second] And

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] dingbats and dodoes

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] And

[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Third] athletes and movie stars

[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Third] And

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] David Allan Coe

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] There

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Second] was leather and lace

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Second] And

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] every minority race

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] With

[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Third] a backstage pass

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] to the Willie Nelson Show

Verse 1

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] Kristofferson got an

[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Third] offer for a movie

[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Third] Promoters closed

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] another deal or two

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] Waylon got a call from

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Second] his son Shooter

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Second] And

[BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Seventh] he went home

[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Third] the minute he was through

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] I moved with

[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] the mob at intermission

[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Third] To the green room where you

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] see who you can see

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] There were has-been's

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Second] and would-be's and never-were's

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] Paupers

[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Third] punks and

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] millionaires and me

Chorus

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] There

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Second] were wackoes and weirdoes

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Second] And

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] dingbats and dodoes

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] And

[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Third] athletes and movie stars

[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Third] And

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] David Allan Coe

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] There

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Second] was leather and lace

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Second] And

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] every minority race

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] With

[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Third] a backstage pass

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] to the Willie Nelson Show

Verse 2

Hells

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] Angels blocked the

[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Third] traffic to the building

[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Third] In order for the beer

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] truck to come through

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] And waitin' in the wings

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Second] to sing with Willie

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Second] Were

[BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Seventh] hopeful stars of

[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Third] flickering magnitude

[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Third] There

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] was a singer Willie

[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Third] knew back in the fifties

[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Third] Who once paid him fifty

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] dollars for a song

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] There were women who once

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Second] did and some who still would

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Second] I

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] heard one

[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Third] ask "did

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] Connie come along ?"

Chorus

There

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Second] were wackoes and weirdoes

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Second] And

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] dingbats and dodoes

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] And

[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Third] athletes and movie stars

[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Third] And

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] David Allan Coe

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] There

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Second] was leather and lace

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Second] And

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] every minority race

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] With

[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Third] a backstage pass

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] to the Willie Nelson Show

Outro

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] I wish you could've been there

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] Well maybe

you were !