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Witchita Lineman

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Chords and lyrics for Witchita Lineman by Johnny Cash

F/A 
And I drive the mai
Gm 
n 
 
road,
 
Searchin’ in the  
Am7 
sun 
 
for
G 
another 
 
ov
D 
erload.
 
I hear you singing in the  
C 
wires,
 
I can hear you through the  
G 
whine,
Gm 
 
And the Witchita  
D 
Lineman 
 
 
A7sus 
is still on  
Bb 
the 
 
 
C 
li
Bb 
ne
C 
.
 
F/A 
But it don’t look lik
Gm 
e 
 
rain,
 
And if it snows that  
Am7 
stretch down south
 
Won’t  
G 
ever stand the  
D 
strain.
 
And I need you more than want  
C 
you,
 
And I want you for all  
G 
time.
Gm 
 
And the Witchita Lineman  
A7sus 
is still on  
Bb 
the 
 
 
C 
li
Bb 
ne
C 
.
 
And I need you more that want you
C 
 
And I want you for all  
G 
time
 
And the Witchita Lineman  
A7sus 
is still on  
Bb 
the
C 
l
Bb 
in
C 
e
 
Bb 
 
C 
 
Bb 
 
C 
 
Bb 

Will The Circle Be Unbroken

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Chords and lyrics for Will The Circle Be Unbroken by Johnny Cash

 
I was s
G 
tandin by my  
G7 
window on a  
C 
cold and cloudy  
G 
day When I saw the hearse
 
come rollin for to carry my m
D7 
other 
 
a
G 
way
 
CHORUS 
 
G 
Will the circle be unb
G7 
roken by and
C 
by Lord by and
G 
by Theres a better home
 
awaitin in the sky lord  
D7 
in 
 
the
G 
sky

Wildwood Flower

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Chords and lyrics for Wildwood Flower by Johnny Cash

E 
Oh I’ll twine with my mingles and w
B 
aving black h
E 
air
 
With the roses so red and the l
B 
ilies so f
E 
air
 
And the myrtle so bright with the  
A 
emerald 
 
d
E 
ew
 
The pale and the leader and  
B 
eyes look like b
E 
lue.
 
G 
Oh she taught me to love her and pr
D 
omised to l
G 
ove
 
And to cherish me over all  
D 
others 
 
ab
G 
ove
 
How my heart is now wondering no m
C 
isery can t
G 
ell
 
She left me no warning no w
D 
ords of farew
G 
ell.

Wichita Lineman

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Chords and lyrics for Wichita Lineman by Johnny Cash

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D 
 
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Em 
 
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G 
 
F 
 
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F 
 
Em 
 
F 
 
Am 
 
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D 
 
A 
 
Em 
 
D 
 
Dm 
 
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Em 
 
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Em 
 
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D 
 
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F 
 
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Why Me Lord

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Chords and lyrics for Why Me Lord by Johnny Cash

 
Why me Lord? Wha
G 
t have i ever done?
C 
 
To deserve even one
G 
 
Of the pleasures i’ve known
D 
 
Tell me Lord.Wha
G 
t did i ever do
C 
 
That was worth loving you
G 
 
Or the kindness  
D 
you’ve 
 
shown
G 
 
L
C 
ord help me Jesus,i’ve w
G 
asted it so help me  
D 
Jesus,i know what  
G 
I 
 
am
C 
Now that i know,that i  
G 
needed you so help me  
D 
Jesus,my soul’s in your
G 
hands
 
 
G 
 
C 
 
Try me Lord.If you think there’s  
A 
way
 
I can’t try to repay
G 
 
All i’ve taken from you
D 
 
Maybe Lord.I ca
G 
n show someone else
C 
 
What i’ve been through myself
G 
 
On my way back
D 
to 
 
you
G 
 
Jesus,my  
D 
soul’s in your hands.
G 

When The Man Comes Around

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Chords and lyrics for When The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash

 
there’ll be a golden ladder  
C 
reac
B 
hing
Am9 
down
F 
when the m
G 
an comes arou
C 
nd
 
or disappear into the potter
C 
‘s 
 
g
B 
roun
Am 
d
F 
when the m
G 
an comes arou
C 
nd
 
C 
hear the trumpets hear the pipers
C 
one hundred million angels singing
C 
multitudes 
 
are
F 
mar
Em 
chin
G 
g to big kell drum
 
G 
voices calling voices crying
G 
some are born and some are dying
G 
It’s alpha a
C 
nd He’ll make his kingdom come
 
and the  
F 
whirlwin
C 
d is in the thorn tree
 
the  
F 
whirlwin
C 
d is in the thorn tree
 
and at his feet they’ll cast the
C 
gol
B 
den 
 
 
Am 
crown
F 
when the m
G 
an comes arou
C 
nd
 
listen to the words lo
C 
ng 
 
w
B 
ritt
Am 
en 
 
down
F 
when the m
G 
an comes arou
C 
nd
 
C 
it measured a hundred weight a
C 
nd 
 
t
B 
went
Am 
y 
 
pounds
F 
when the m
G 
an comes arou
C 
nd

When He Reached Down His Hand For Me

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Chords and lyrics for When He Reached Down His Hand For Me by Johnny Cash

C 
Once my soul was astray from the  
G7 
heavenly
C 
way
 
I was wretched and  
G7 
vile as could
C 
be
 
But my Savior in love  
F 
gave me peace from  
C 
above
 
When he reached down  
G7 
his hand for
C 
me
 
When he reached down his  
F 
hand for  
C 
me
 
When he reached way down for  
G7 
me
 
I was  
C 
lost and undone  
F 
without my God or his  
C 
Son
 
When he reached down  
G7 
his hand for
C 
me
 
I was near to despair when he  
G7 
came to me
C 
there
 
And he showed me that  
G7 
I could be
C 
free
 
Then he lifted my feet  
F 
gave me gladness  
C 
complete
 
When he reached down  
G7 
his hand for
C 
me

What Is Truth

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Chords and lyrics for What Is Truth by Johnny Cash

 
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E 
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A 
|C#7 B7|  
E 
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E 
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E 
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E 
The old man turned off the radio,
A 
Said, “Where did all of the old songs go?
F# 
Kids sure play funny music these days,
B7 
And they play it in the strangest ways.”
E 
Said, “It looks to me like they’ve all gone wild.
A 
It was peaceful back when I was a child.”
 
Well, man
F# 
, could it be that the the girls and boys
 
Are try
B7 
in’ to be heard above your noise?
 
And the lonely
E 
voice of youth cries,
A 
“What 
 
is
B7 
truth?”
E 
 
E 
A little boy of three sittin’ on the floor
A 
Looks up and says, “Daddy, what is war?”
F# 
“Son, that’s when people fight and die.”
 
A li
B7 
ttle boy of three says, “Daddy, why?”
 
A yo
E 
ung man of seventeen in Sunday school,
A 
Bein’ taught the golden rule.
 
And by the time an
F# 
other year has gone around,
 
It may be h
B7 
is turn to lay his life down.
 
Can you  
E 
blame the voice of youth for asking
A 
, “What is truth?
B7 
“
E 
 
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E 
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A 
|C#7 B7|  
E 
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E 
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E 
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E 
A young man sittin’ on the witness stand.
 
The man
A 
with the book says, “Raise your hand.
 
Re-pea
F# 
t after me. I solemnly swear.”
 
The man  
B7 
looked down at his long hair.
 
And alth
E 
ough the young man solemnly swore,
A 
Nobody seemed to hear anymore.
 
And it didn
F# 
‘t really matter if the truth was there,
 
It was the  
B7 
cut of his clothes and the length of his hair.
 
And the lonel
E 
y voice of youth cries,
A 
“What 
 
is
B7 
truth?”
E 
 
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E 
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A 
|C#7 B7|  
E 
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E 
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E 
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E 
A young girl dancin’ to the latest beat
 
Has foun
A 
d new ways to move her feet.
 
A yo
F# 
ung man speakin’ in the city square
 
Is t
B7 
ryin’ to tell somebody that he cares.
E 
Yeah, the ones that you’re callin’ wild
 
Are gon
A 
na be the leaders in a little while.
 
This old
F# 
world’s wakin’ to a newborn day
 
And I solemnly swear that it’ll be their way.
B7 
 
You better help th
E 
at voice of youth find  
A 
what is  
B7 
truth.
E 
 
And the lonely voice of youth cries,  
A 
“What 
 
is
B7 
truth?”
E 

What Do I Care

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Chords and lyrics for What Do I Care by Johnny Cash

 
When  
E 
I’m all through if I haven’t been what  
B7 
they think I should be
 
If the  
A 
total isn’t high enough  
E 
when they figure me
 
When  
E 
I grow old if there’s no gray from  
A 
worry in my hair
 
What do I  
B7 
care what do I
E 
care
 
What do I  
A 
care just as long as you were  
E 
mine a little while
 
When the  
A 
road was long and weary you  
E 
gave me a few good mile
 
What do I  
A 
care if I miss a goal be
E 
cause I make a slip
 
I’ll  
F#7 
still be satisfied because I
B7 
tasted your sweet lips
 
What do I  
A 
care if I never have much  
E 
money
 
And some
A 
times my table looks a little  
E 
bare
 
Any
A 
thing that I may miss is made up  
E 
for each time we kiss
 
You love  
F#7 
me and I love
B7 
you so what do  
E 
I 
 
care
 
What do I  
A 
care just as long as you were  
E 
mine a little while
 
When the  
A 
road was long and weary you  
E 
gave me a few good mile
 
What do I  
A 
care if I miss a goal be
E 
cause I make a slip
 
I’ll  
F#7 
still be satisfied because I
B7 
tasted your sweet lips
 
What do I  
A 
care if I never have much  
E 
money
 
And some
A 
times my table looks a little  
E 
bare
 
Any
A 
thing that I may miss is made up  
E 
for each time we kiss
 
You love  
F#7 
me and I love
B7 
you so what do  
E 
I 
 
care