Artist: Johnny Cash    Genre: Country    Tempo: Slow    Roman Numerals: i, III, IV, VI, VII    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]    Entered by: ICDb   
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Am (A,C,E) - A E A C E

C (C,E,G) - C E G C E

D (D,F♯,A) - - D A D F♯

F (F,A,C) F C F A C F

G (G,B,D) G B D G B G

Intro

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison]

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third]

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth]

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison]

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third]

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth]

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison]

Verse 1

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] I hurt

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] myself

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] today   to

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] see if

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] I still

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] feel

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] I focus

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] on the

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] pain   the

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] only

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] thing that's

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] real

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] The needle

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] tears a

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] hole   the

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] old fami

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] liar

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] sting

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] Try to

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] kill it

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] all a

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] way   but I

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] remember

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] every

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Minor Seventh] thing

Chorus 1

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] What have I

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] become?

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] My sweetest

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Minor Seventh] friend

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] Everyone I

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] know   goes

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] away in the

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Minor Seventh] end

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] And you could have it

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] all

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] My empire of

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Minor Seventh] dirt

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] I will let you

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] down   I will

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Minor Seventh] make you

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] hurt

Instrumental

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison]

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third]

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth]

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison]

Verse 2

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] I wear this

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] crown of

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] thorns   u

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] pon my

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] liars

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] chair

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] Full of

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] broken

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] thoughts

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] I can

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] not re

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] pair

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] Beneath the

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] stains of

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] time   the

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] feeling

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] disa

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] ppears

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] You are

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] someone

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] else

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] I am

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] still right

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Minor Seventh] here

Chorus 2

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] What have I

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] become?

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] My sweetest

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Minor Seventh] friend

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] Everyone I

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] know   goes

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] away in the

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Minor Seventh] end

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] And you could have it

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] all

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] My empire of

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Minor Seventh] dirt

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] I will let you

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] down   I will

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Minor Seventh] make you

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] hurt

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] If I could start a

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] gain  a

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] million miles

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Minor Seventh] away

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] I would keep my

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] self

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Minor Seventh] I would find a

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] way