I Wanted So chords by Johnny Cash

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Verse 1
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 (C major) I  Wanted So to tell  (F major) that old man,
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 (C major) Oh so many  (G major) thing (C major) s
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Like the corn  (G major) was 10 feet tall,
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that he had  (F major) planted in the  (C major) sping
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And the books he'd ordered  (F major) came in
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in the mail  (C major) just yesterday
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But he  (G major) never said a word and
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life slowly  (F major) slipped away
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 (C major) 

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Verse 2
I Wanted So to tell him just
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 (F major) how much he meant to me  (C major) 
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 (G major) I Wanted So to thank him for what
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he taught  (F major) me that I could be  (C major) 
I wanted him to know,
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 (F major) that his grandchildren  (C major) all were there
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And  (G major) that his four year old grandson said  (F major) "Papa,
I said a prayer"
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 (C major) 

Verse 3
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I wanted to apolo (F major) gize for
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always  (C major) being on the go
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 (G major) For never having enough time to talk
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about the  (F major) things that he needed so  (C major) 
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I Wanted So to tell him  (F major) "Pop,
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your loved ones  (C major) all are here"
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But he just lay  (G major) there with his eyes closed,
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and I think he she'd  (F major) a  knowing tear
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 (C major) 

Verse 4
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Yes, I Wanted So to tell  (F major) that old man,
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Oh  (C major) so many things
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Like the  (G major) corn was 10 feet tall,
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that he had  (F major) planted in the  (C major) sping
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And the books he'd ordered  (F major) came in,
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in the mail  (C major) just yesterday
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But  (G major) he never said a word and
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life just slowly  (F major) slipped away  (C major) 