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A Girl Named Johnny Cash chords by
Jane Morgan
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Key: Ab major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Started out in Tennessee in 1944
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When the doctor hollered, it's a girl

The father hit the floor
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Then he hit the bottle

and he signed his name

And he drove off in the Nash
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Then when that son came up again
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And he'd named me Johnny Cash

So at twenty -two I left my home

To Nashville I did go
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To try to land me a little job

Had to earn myself some dough
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I was workin' in a diner

In a hairnet servin' hash
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And on my little apron
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Was embroidered Johnny Cash

I coulda had my pick of men

If I'd been named Lucille
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But when they saw my uniform

They just laughed and ate their meal
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So I'd just drink my coffee black

In back behind the trash
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And curse that lousy drunkard

Who had named me Johnny
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Cash
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Eb
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Then I walked the streets in Nashville,

I was feeling low and lost
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Thought I'd go and change my name,

no matter what it cost
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Eb
6

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I stood in line behind a man

who turned and in a flash
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He said, my name is Sue,
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and I said, great, I'm Johnny Cash

Now me and Sue was married
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with a little boy and girl
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The boy was Chris and Jessica,

and the girl was Chris and Earl
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And when my Sue comes

home from work,

it's up the stairs we dash
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Cause I love to hear my little Susie say,
Outro 1

I love you Johnny Cash
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • G

  • C

  • F

  • Bb

  • Eb

    6

  • Ab

    4

Capo: 1

Transpose: 0

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The original key of A Girl Named Johnny Cash by Jane Morgan is Ab major.

The primary chords used in A Girl Named Johnny Cash are Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Cb, F#.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 1 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of A Girl Named Johnny Cash is approximately 188 beats per minute.

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