Hey Porter Chords by Johnny Cash

[G] _ [Abm] _ [G] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Hey [Fm] Porter, hey Porter, would you tell me [F] the time?
How much longer [Fm] would it be to cross [G] that [C] Mason-Dixon line?
[F] At daylight would you tell that engineer to slow it [Bb] down?
Or [F] better still, just stop the [C] train, cause I want to [F] look around.
_ Hey Porter, hey Porter, what time did you say?
How much longer would it be to [G] lie and see the [C] light of day?
[F] When we hit Dixie, would you tell that engineer [Bb] to ring his bell?
And ask everybody [F] that ain't asleep [C] to stand [F] right up and yell. _ _ _ _ _ _
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[G] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
[F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
[F] _ _ _ Hey Porter, hey Porter, it's getting light outside.
This old train is puffing smoke and [Gm] I have to [C] strain my eyes.
[F] But ask that engineer if he will blow [Gm] his [Bb] whistle please.
Cause I smell frost [F] on cotton leaves [C] and I feel [F] that southern breeze.
_ Hey Porter, hey Porter, please get my bag for me.
I need my body to tell me [G] now that we're [C] in Tennessee.
Go [F] tell that engineer to make that [Bb] lonesome whistle scream.
We're not [F] so far from home, go take [C] it easy [F] on the steam. _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Gm] _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ _ Hey [Fm] Porter, hey Porter, please open up the door.
[F] When we stop the train I'm gonna get [Ab] off first cause I [C] can't wait no more.
[F] Go tell that engineer I said thanks a lot and I didn't [Bb] mind a fair.
I'm gonna set my [F] feet on southern [C] soil and breathe that [Fm] southern air.
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