Busted chords by
Johnny Cash (Official Version)

1963Country1.3K views

Key: G majorDifficulty: Beginner

Intro 1

G

G

Verse 1
G G 
 
My bills are all due and the babies need shoes
D7 D7 
 
But I'm busted
Cotton's gone down to a quarter a pound
G G 
 
And I'm busted
I got a cow that's gone dry
And a hen that won't lay
C C 
 
A big stack of bills
Getting bigger each day
D7 D7 
 
The county's gonna haul my belongings away
G G 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
D7 D7 
 
And I'm busted
G G 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
D7 D7 
 

Verse 2
G G 
 
I went to my brother to ask for a loan
D7 D7 
 
I was busted
I hate to beg like a dog for a bone
G G 
 
But I'm busted
My brother said "there ain't no thing I can do
C C 
 
My wife and my kids
Are all down with the flu
D7 D7 
 
And I   was just thinkin' about callin' on you
G G 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
D7 D7 
 
I'm busted"
G G 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
D7 D7 
 

Verse 3
G G 
 
Lord, I am not no thief,
but a man can go wrong
D7 D7 
 
When he's busted
The food that we canned last summer is gone
G G 
 
And I'm busted
The fields are all bare
And the cotton won't grow
C C 
 
Me and my family's got to pack up and go
D7 D7 
 
But I'll make a living, the Lord only knows
G G 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
D7 D7 
 
But I'm busted
G G 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
D7 D7 
 
[Repeat and fade]

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsG D7 C

Chords

G
D7
C

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2
C: x-3-2-0-1-0

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

Most chord-change problems come from the strumming hand, not the fretting hand. The basic strumming course covers the patterns and timing that make any chord progression easier to play. Practice basic strumming

This is the definitive original version of Busted by Johnny Cash, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of G major. It suits players who want to learn Busted the way Johnny Cash intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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