Papa Was a Good Man

Papa Was a Good Man easy guitar chords by Johnny Cash

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  • Intro 1


    Verse 1
    It 
    rained 
    all the 
    way 
    to 
    Cincin
    nati 

    With our 
    mattress 
    on 
    top 
    of 
    the 
    car 

    Us 
    kids 
    were 
    eatin' 
    crackers 

    and ba
    loney 

    And 
    papa 
    kept 
    on 
    driving 
    never 

    stopped 
    once 
    at a 
    bar 

    Then 
    mama 
    started 
    talking 
    about 
    Jesus 

    And 
    how 
    our 
    lives 
    could 
    be 
    from 
    now 
    on 

    While 
    papa 
    bought a used 

    tire 
    in 
    Columbus 

    Mama 
    rocked 
    the baby 
    till 

    all 
    her 
    tears 
    were gone 

    Verse 2

    She 
    said 
    your 
    papa 
    is 
    good 
    man 

    and 
    don't 
    you kids 
    forget 
    it 

    The 
    whiskey's 
    tryin' 
    to 
    ruin 
    him 

    but I 
    know 
    the 
    Lord 
    won't 
    let 
    it 

    Then 
    we 
    sang 
    Amazing 
    Grace 

    and 
    Bringing 
    In 
    The Sheaves 

    Rock of 
    ages 
    rock 
    of 
    ages 
    cleft 

    for 
    me 

    Verse 3

    I remember 
    when 
    papa 

    finally 
    gave 
    up drink
    ing 

    think 
    mama 
    was 
    the only 
    one on 
    earth 
    that 

    really 
    thought he 
    could 

    I remember 
    all 
    the times 
    we'd packed 

    everything 
    we owned 

    Into 
    some 
    old 
    car 
    an
    d started 

    out for 
    some new 
    town 

    And 
    through 
    it 
    all 
    mama's 

    faith 
    was the 
    one 
    thing 

    That 
    was strong 
    enough 

    to finally 
    do the some 
    good 

    Verse 4
    She 
    said 
    your 
    papa 
    is a 
    good 
    man 

    and 
    don't 
    you kids 
    forget 
    it 

    The 
    whiskey's 
    tryin' 
    to 
    ruin 
    him 

    but I 
    know 
    the 
    Lord 
    won't 
    let 
    it 

    Then 
    we 
    sang 
    Amazing 
    Grace 
    and 

    Bringing 
    In 
    The Sheaves 

    Rock 
    of 
    ages 
    rock 
    of 
    ages 
    left 
    for 
    me 


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