Chords for "One Piece At A Time" -- The Johnny Cash Experience
Tempo:
102 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
A
C#m
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] Well [A]
[C#m] [B] [E]
I left Kentucky back in [A] 49 and went to Detroit working on assembly line.
[E] Cadillacs.
[A] and sometimes I'd hate to hand them dry.
[E] and black.
[A] that to be the envy of most any man,
[E] and I'd hand it to them.
[C#m] [B] [E]
I left Kentucky back in [A] 49 and went to Detroit working on assembly line.
[E] Cadillacs.
[A] and sometimes I'd hate to hand them dry.
[E] and black.
[A] that to be the envy of most any man,
[E] and I'd hand it to them.
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C#m
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_ _ [E] Well _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I left Kentucky back in [A] 49 and went to Detroit working on assembly line.
[B] The first year they had me put wheels on [E] Cadillacs.
_ _ Every day I'd watch them beauties roll by [A] and sometimes I'd hate to hand them dry.
[B] There's always one of them, one that was long [E] and black.
Long and black!
One day I devised myself a plan [A] that to be the envy of most any man,
[B] I'd sneak it out there in a lunchbox [E] and I'd hand it to them.
Now getting caught meant getting fired, [A] but I figured I'd have it all if all the time I retired
[B] and have me a car with at least a [E] hundred grand.
_ _ I'd get in one piece at a time [A] and it wouldn't cost me a dime.
[B] People know it's me when I [E] come through your town.
_ [B] I'm gonna ride around in style, [A] I'm gonna drive everybody wild.
[B] And I'll have the only one there [E] is around.
_ So the very next day when I punched [A] in with a big lunchbox and helped my [B] friend,
I left that day with a lunchbox [E] full of beers.
_ I'd never considered myself a [A] thief, but cheating wouldn't miss just one little [B] piece,
especially if I snuck it out over [E] several years.
_ _ First day I got me a fuel pump, the next day I got me an engine in the [B] sub,
then I got me a transmission in all [E] the chrome.
_ Little things we could get in my big lunchbox [A] like nuts and bolts and all four shocks,
[B] but the big stuff we snuck out without each [E] mobile home.
_ _ Up till now my plan went all right till [A] we tried to put it all together with me.
[B] And that's when we noticed that something was [E] definitely wrong.
_ _ _ Transmission was a 53 [A] and the motor turned out to be a 73,
[B] and when we tried to slip in the bolts all the holes [E] were gone.
_ _ So we drilled it out so that it would fit [A] with a little bit of help from an ADAPT kit.
[B] And an engine running just like [E] a song.
_ _ Headlights was another sight, [A] there was two on the left and one on the right.
[B] But when we pulled up on the switch all three [E] of them came on.
_ That kit looked kind of funny too, but [A] when we put it together and when we got through,
[B] well that's when we noticed that we only had one [E] tail fit.
_ _ About that time my wife walked out and [A] I could see in her eyes she had her doubts.
[B] So she opened the door and said, honey take any more [E] of this man.
_ _ So we drove uptown just to get the tags [A] and I headed right on down the main track.
[B] I could hear everybody laughing for blocks [E] around.
_ _ But Derek at the courthouse, they didn't laugh [A] because it tied it up, it took the whole staff.
[F] And when they got through [B] the title weighed 60 pounds.
[E] I got it one piece at a time, [A] and it didn't cost me a dime.
[B] You'll know it's me when I come through [E] your valve.
_ I'm gonna ride around in [A] style, I'm gonna drive everybody wild.
[B] And I'll have the only one there [E] is around.
_ _ _ Uh, yeah Red Ryder, this is the cotton mouth of that psycho building headlight.
Come on. _
_ Oh.
_ This is the cotton mouth of it.
Negatory on the cost of this machine there Red Ryder.
You might say I went right up to the bakery and picked it up, it's cheaper than anything. _ _
What model is it?
_ _ _ Well she's a 49, 50, 51, [A] 52. _ _
[B] So this is a [D#m] 49 [E] automobile. _ _
I'm a 60, 61, [A] 62, 63. _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
I got it one piece at a time, [A] and it didn't cost me a dime.
[B] You'll know it's me when I [E] come through your valve. _
I'm gonna ride around in style, [A] I'm gonna drive everybody wild.
[B] And I'll have the only one [E] there is around. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] Well _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I left Kentucky back in [A] 49 and went to Detroit working on assembly line.
[B] The first year they had me put wheels on [E] Cadillacs.
_ _ Every day I'd watch them beauties roll by [A] and sometimes I'd hate to hand them dry.
[B] There's always one of them, one that was long [E] and black.
Long and black!
One day I devised myself a plan [A] that to be the envy of most any man,
[B] I'd sneak it out there in a lunchbox [E] and I'd hand it to them.
Now getting caught meant getting fired, [A] but I figured I'd have it all if all the time I retired
[B] and have me a car with at least a [E] hundred grand.
_ _ I'd get in one piece at a time [A] and it wouldn't cost me a dime.
[B] People know it's me when I [E] come through your town.
_ [B] I'm gonna ride around in style, [A] I'm gonna drive everybody wild.
[B] And I'll have the only one there [E] is around.
_ So the very next day when I punched [A] in with a big lunchbox and helped my [B] friend,
I left that day with a lunchbox [E] full of beers.
_ I'd never considered myself a [A] thief, but cheating wouldn't miss just one little [B] piece,
especially if I snuck it out over [E] several years.
_ _ First day I got me a fuel pump, the next day I got me an engine in the [B] sub,
then I got me a transmission in all [E] the chrome.
_ Little things we could get in my big lunchbox [A] like nuts and bolts and all four shocks,
[B] but the big stuff we snuck out without each [E] mobile home.
_ _ Up till now my plan went all right till [A] we tried to put it all together with me.
[B] And that's when we noticed that something was [E] definitely wrong.
_ _ _ Transmission was a 53 [A] and the motor turned out to be a 73,
[B] and when we tried to slip in the bolts all the holes [E] were gone.
_ _ So we drilled it out so that it would fit [A] with a little bit of help from an ADAPT kit.
[B] And an engine running just like [E] a song.
_ _ Headlights was another sight, [A] there was two on the left and one on the right.
[B] But when we pulled up on the switch all three [E] of them came on.
_ That kit looked kind of funny too, but [A] when we put it together and when we got through,
[B] well that's when we noticed that we only had one [E] tail fit.
_ _ About that time my wife walked out and [A] I could see in her eyes she had her doubts.
[B] So she opened the door and said, honey take any more [E] of this man.
_ _ So we drove uptown just to get the tags [A] and I headed right on down the main track.
[B] I could hear everybody laughing for blocks [E] around.
_ _ But Derek at the courthouse, they didn't laugh [A] because it tied it up, it took the whole staff.
[F] And when they got through [B] the title weighed 60 pounds.
[E] I got it one piece at a time, [A] and it didn't cost me a dime.
[B] You'll know it's me when I come through [E] your valve.
_ I'm gonna ride around in [A] style, I'm gonna drive everybody wild.
[B] And I'll have the only one there [E] is around.
_ _ _ Uh, yeah Red Ryder, this is the cotton mouth of that psycho building headlight.
Come on. _
_ Oh.
_ This is the cotton mouth of it.
Negatory on the cost of this machine there Red Ryder.
You might say I went right up to the bakery and picked it up, it's cheaper than anything. _ _
What model is it?
_ _ _ Well she's a 49, 50, 51, [A] 52. _ _
[B] So this is a [D#m] 49 [E] automobile. _ _
I'm a 60, 61, [A] 62, 63. _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
I got it one piece at a time, [A] and it didn't cost me a dime.
[B] You'll know it's me when I [E] come through your valve. _
I'm gonna ride around in style, [A] I'm gonna drive everybody wild.
[B] And I'll have the only one [E] there is around. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
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