A Backstage Pass Chords by Johnny Cash
Tempo:
92.4 bpm
Chords used:
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E
D
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Hello, I'm Johnny Cash.
One night, I had a backstage pass to a Willie Nelson show.
There [D] were wackos and weirdos [A] and dingbats and dodo's
[E] and athletes and movie stars [B] and David Alan Coe.
[D] There was leather and lace [A] and every minority race
[E] with a backstage pass to the Willie Nelson show.
[A]
Christopherson got an offer [E] for a movie.
Promoters closed another deal or two.
Waylon got a call from his [D] son's shooter
[B] and he went home the minute he [E] was through.
[A] I moved with the mob at [E] intermission.
The green room where you see who [A] you can see.
There were has-been, would-be's [D] and never-were's.
Hawthorne [E] punks and millionaires and me.
[A] And [D] there were wackos and weirdos and [A] dingbats and dodo's
and athletes and movie stars and David Alan Coe.
[D] There was leather and lace and [A] every minority race
[E] with a backstage pass to the Willie Nelson [A] show.
Hell's [E] Angels blocked the traffic to the building
in order for the beer truck to [A] come through.
And waiting in the wings to sing [D] with Willie
were [B] hopeful stars of flickering [E] magnitude.
There [A] was a singer Willie knew back [E] in the 50s
who once paid him $50 [A] for a song.
There were women who once did and some [D] who still would.
I heard [E] one ask, did Connie come along?
[A]
And there were [D] wackos and weirdos and [A] dingbats and dodo's
and athletes and movie stars and David Alan Coe.
[D] Leather and lace and every [A] minority race
[E] with a backstage pass to the Willie Nelson show.
I wish you could have been there.
Well, maybe you were.
[A] [E] [A] [E]
One night, I had a backstage pass to a Willie Nelson show.
There [D] were wackos and weirdos [A] and dingbats and dodo's
[E] and athletes and movie stars [B] and David Alan Coe.
[D] There was leather and lace [A] and every minority race
[E] with a backstage pass to the Willie Nelson show.
[A]
Christopherson got an offer [E] for a movie.
Promoters closed another deal or two.
Waylon got a call from his [D] son's shooter
[B] and he went home the minute he [E] was through.
[A] I moved with the mob at [E] intermission.
The green room where you see who [A] you can see.
There were has-been, would-be's [D] and never-were's.
Hawthorne [E] punks and millionaires and me.
[A] And [D] there were wackos and weirdos and [A] dingbats and dodo's
and athletes and movie stars and David Alan Coe.
[D] There was leather and lace and [A] every minority race
[E] with a backstage pass to the Willie Nelson [A] show.
Hell's [E] Angels blocked the traffic to the building
in order for the beer truck to [A] come through.
And waiting in the wings to sing [D] with Willie
were [B] hopeful stars of flickering [E] magnitude.
There [A] was a singer Willie knew back [E] in the 50s
who once paid him $50 [A] for a song.
There were women who once did and some [D] who still would.
I heard [E] one ask, did Connie come along?
[A]
And there were [D] wackos and weirdos and [A] dingbats and dodo's
and athletes and movie stars and David Alan Coe.
[D] Leather and lace and every [A] minority race
[E] with a backstage pass to the Willie Nelson show.
I wish you could have been there.
Well, maybe you were.
[A] [E] [A] [E]
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_ _ _ _ _ _ Hello, I'm Johnny Cash. _ _ _ _ _ _
One night, I had a backstage pass to a Willie Nelson show.
_ _ There [D] were wackos and weirdos [A] and dingbats and dodo's
[E] and athletes and movie stars [B] and David Alan Coe.
[D] There was leather and lace [A] and every minority race
[E] with a backstage pass to the Willie Nelson show.
_ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Christopherson got an offer [E] for a movie.
_ _ Promoters closed another deal or two.
_ _ Waylon got a call from his [D] son's shooter
_ [B] and he went home the minute he [E] was through.
_ [A] I moved with the mob at [E] intermission.
The green room where you see who [A] you can see.
_ There were has-been, would-be's [D] and never-were's.
_ Hawthorne [E] punks and millionaires and me.
[A] And [D] there were wackos and weirdos and [A] dingbats and dodo's
and athletes and movie stars and David Alan Coe.
[D] There was leather and lace and [A] every minority race
[E] with a backstage pass to the Willie Nelson [A] show. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Hell's [E] Angels blocked the traffic to the building
_ in order for the beer truck to [A] come through. _
_ And waiting in the wings to sing [D] with Willie _
were [B] hopeful stars of flickering [E] magnitude.
There [A] was a singer Willie knew back [E] in the 50s
who once paid him $50 [A] for a song. _
There were women who once did and some [D] who still would. _
I heard [E] one ask, did Connie come along?
_ [A]
And there were [D] wackos and weirdos and [A] dingbats and dodo's
and athletes and movie stars and David Alan _ Coe.
[D] Leather and lace and every [A] minority race
[E] with a backstage pass to the Willie Nelson show.
_ I wish you could have been there.
Well, maybe you were.
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
One night, I had a backstage pass to a Willie Nelson show.
_ _ There [D] were wackos and weirdos [A] and dingbats and dodo's
[E] and athletes and movie stars [B] and David Alan Coe.
[D] There was leather and lace [A] and every minority race
[E] with a backstage pass to the Willie Nelson show.
_ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Christopherson got an offer [E] for a movie.
_ _ Promoters closed another deal or two.
_ _ Waylon got a call from his [D] son's shooter
_ [B] and he went home the minute he [E] was through.
_ [A] I moved with the mob at [E] intermission.
The green room where you see who [A] you can see.
_ There were has-been, would-be's [D] and never-were's.
_ Hawthorne [E] punks and millionaires and me.
[A] And [D] there were wackos and weirdos and [A] dingbats and dodo's
and athletes and movie stars and David Alan Coe.
[D] There was leather and lace and [A] every minority race
[E] with a backstage pass to the Willie Nelson [A] show. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Hell's [E] Angels blocked the traffic to the building
_ in order for the beer truck to [A] come through. _
_ And waiting in the wings to sing [D] with Willie _
were [B] hopeful stars of flickering [E] magnitude.
There [A] was a singer Willie knew back [E] in the 50s
who once paid him $50 [A] for a song. _
There were women who once did and some [D] who still would. _
I heard [E] one ask, did Connie come along?
_ [A]
And there were [D] wackos and weirdos and [A] dingbats and dodo's
and athletes and movie stars and David Alan _ Coe.
[D] Leather and lace and every [A] minority race
[E] with a backstage pass to the Willie Nelson show.
_ I wish you could have been there.
Well, maybe you were.
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
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