Tennessee Flat-Top Box chords by
Johnny Cash

1961Country3.3K views

Key: Bb major•

Intro 1

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Verse 1
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In a little cabaret
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In a South Texas border town
Sat a boy and his guitar
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And the people came from all around
And all the girls
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From there to Austin
Were slippin' away from home
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And puttin' jewelry in hock
To take the trip
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To go and listen
To the little dark-haired boy
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That played the Tennessee flat top box

Interlude 1
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Bb Bb 
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And he would play
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Eb Eb 6
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Verse 2
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Well, he couldn't ride or wrangle
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And he never cared to make a dime
But give him his guitar
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And he'd be happy all the time
And all the girls
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From nine to ninety
Were snappin' fingers, tappin' toes
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And beggin' him: "Don't stop"
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And hypnotized and fascinated
By the little dark-haired boy
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That played the Tennessee flat top box

Interlude 2
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And he would play
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Eb Eb 6
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Eb Eb 6
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Eb Eb 6
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Eb Eb 6
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Verse 3
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Then one day he was gone
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And no one ever saw him 'round
He vanished like the breeze
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And they forgot him in the little town
But all the girls
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Still dreamed about him
And hung around the cabaret
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Until the doors were locked
And then one day
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On the hit parade
Was a little dark-haired boy
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That played a Tennessee flat top box

Outro 1
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And he would play
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Eb Eb 6
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[Fade out]

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