Nickajack Cave (Johnny Cash's Redemption) chords by Gary Allan
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Verse 1
(D minor) Every man has to come to (G major) a crossroad
somewhere (F major) along the way.
(D minor) Johnny Cash came to his crossroad (F major) in a place called
Nickajack (D minor) Cave.
Interlude 1
(D minor) (A minor) (E major) (D minor) (F major) (D minor) (F major) (D minor) (F major) (D minor) (F major)
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Verse 2
(D minor) Little white pill (F major) s (G major) and whis (D minor) key (F major)
(D minor) Honky tonks (F major) and smoke (D minor) (F major)
(D minor) One night stand (F major) s with his (D minor) country band (F major)
(G major) Had him strung (D minor) out (F major) on the ropes (D minor)
Well, he (G major) cried out to Jesus
He said, "Jesus,
I think I'm (Gsus4) too (G major) lost to save." (F major) (D minor) (F major) (E major) (D minor)
He already (A minor) had one foot (G major)
inside (F major) the grave (D minor) (F major) (E major) (D minor)
(F major) As he stepped (A minor) into the mouth (G major) (A minor) of (D minor)
Nickajack Cave
(F major) (D minor) (F major) (E major)
Verse 3
(D minor) Everything (F major) was (G major) dark (D minor) ness (F major)
Was (D minor) n't no light (F major) (G major) at all (D minor)
Just the cold dank air (G major) and
the pitch (D minor) black dirt (F major)
And the spider (G major) (D minor) s on (F major) (D minor) the walls
Well, he laid (G major) down beneath a ledge
(Gsus4) And (G major) curled up there to meet his
judgment day (D minor) (F major) (D minor) (F major)
The shivering (A minor) came upon (G major) him
wave by (F major) wave (D minor) (F major) (E major) (D minor)
(F major) Well, he could feel (A minor) the breath of death in (D minor)
Interlude 2
Nickajack Cave
(D minor) (F major) (D minor) (F major) (D minor) (F major) (E major) (D minor)
Verse 4
Then (G major) high above him shone a light (F major) (D minor)
(G major) He never would forget (F major)
(D minor) Then he (A minor) heard a voice say, "Johnny Cash,
I ain't through with you yet.
Get up (F major) , I ain't (D minor) through (F major) with you (G major) yet. (D minor) (F major)
(E major) I (D minor) ain't through with you
get (F major) Johnny Cash, (D minor)
Get up." (F major)
(D minor) (F major)
Verse 5
(D minor) (F major)
(D minor) Then he crawled (D major) out from
(D minor) beneath that ledge
And felt a gentle breeze
Tears and dirt smeared on his face
As peaceful (A minor) as (D minor) could be
Well, he knelt (G major) down upon the ground
Raised his eyes up to (Gsus4) (G major) the light
and (F major) prayed (D minor) (F major) (E major) (D minor)
He said, "Lord, (A minor) I'll be your ser (G major) vant
from this (F major) day." (D minor) (F major) (E major) (D minor)
That's how he became (A minor) "The Man In Black (G major)
" in (F major) Nickajack (D minor) Cave (F major) (E major) (D minor)
Verse 6
That's how he became (A minor) "The Man In Black (G major) " (D minor) in Nickajack Cave
(F major)
Interlude 3
(D minor) (F major) (D minor) (F major) (D minor) (F major) (D minor) (F major) (G major) (D minor) (F major) (D minor) (F major)
(G major) (D minor)
Get (F major) up Johnny (E major) Cash,
Verse 7
(D minor)
I ain't through with you yet (F major) (G major) (D minor) (F major) (E major) (D minor) (F major) (D minor) (F major) (G major)
(D minor) Get up (F major) (E minor)
Outro 1
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