Johnny Cash - Hey Porter & Orange Blossom Special Chords
Tempo:
132.2 bpm
Chords used:
F
Bb
C
Eb
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Tennessee State Prison in Nashville, Tennessee.
[Gb]
[Bb] A concert [Db]
behind [Gb] prison walls.
[Db]
[F] The man in black, Johnny Cash.
Hey boy, hey boy, would you tell me the [G] price?
[F] How much longer will you beat [G] across that Mason-Dixon [C] line?
[F] When we hit 60, will you tell that engineer to ring [Bb] his bell?
And ask [F] everybody that ain't asleep [C] to stand right [F] up here?
Hey Porter, hey Porter, what time did you say?
How much longer will you beat [G] like and see the light [C] of day?
[F] When we hit 60, will you tell that engineer to [Bb] ring his bell?
And ask everybody [F] that ain't asleep [C] to stand right [F] up here?
Guitar now, Bob Woodward.
[G] Hey [C] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[C] [F]
Porter, hey Porter, please open up the door.
When they stop this train, I'm gonna get off first, [G] cause I can't [Gm] wait no more.
[F] Tell that engineer I said thank you a lot and I didn't mind [Bb] a fair.
Gonna set my feet on [F] the southern soil [C] and breathe that [F] southern air.
[Bb] Woo!
[F]
[Bb]
[Eb] Woo!
[Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] Well, they gave him his orders at Monroe, [Eb] Virginia.
[Bb] Said, Steve, you're way [F] behind time.
This [Bb] is not 38.
[Eb] This is wrong 97.
[Bb] Put her in [F] to Spencer [Bb] on [Gm] time.
And then [Bb] he turned around and said to [Eb] his big crazy fireman,
[Bb] Shove along a little [F] more coal.
[Bb] And when we cross [Eb] that white oak mountain,
[Bb] Watch old [F] 97 [Bb] run.
Ladies and gentlemen, Mr.
Carl Perkins.
[Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Dm] [C] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] And then a telegram came [Eb] to Washington Station.
[Bb] This is what [F] it said.
It [Bb] said that brave engineer [Eb] that run old 97
[Bb] Is [F] lying down in [Bb] Danville dead.
Oh boy.
[B] [C]
Ain't out of yonder comin'
Comin' down that railroad track.
[Dm] Ain't out of yonder comin'
[F]
Comin' down that railroad [C]
track.
[G] That's that orange blossom special,
Bringin' my painted [C]
flag.
[F] [Bb]
[C] [F]
[Bb]
[C] [F]
[C]
[F]
[Bb]
[F] [C] [F] [C]
I'm goin' down to Florida,
Gonna get a little sand in my shoes.
I [F] may go to California,
Better get some sand in my [C] shoes.
[F] That [G] orange blossom special,
That Lucy's New [C] York blues.
[F]
[Bb] [C] I'll be [F] waiting.
[Bb] [C] [F]
[C]
Well, you see, I was hangin' around the switch yards in New York City with a bunch of other hobos,
Mindin' my own business like I always do.
When a man with a badge come up to me and he said,
Hey boy, what are you hangin' around here for?
I said, for whatever's goin' around, I'll have some.
He said, you're a smart-ass, ain't you, boy?
And I said, no, I'm just hungry.
And he said, you're actin' like a smart-ass.
And I said, that's how I act when I get hungry.
Then I said, I wish you wouldn't stand on my feet when you hit me,
It'll break my ankles when I fall.
He said, I wish you'd get enough nourishment in yourself to get out of New York City.
I said, I don't care.
Hey, you talk about her, I'm there.
She's the fastest train on the line.
Hey, [F] you talk about her, I'm there.
She's the fastest train on [C] the line.
[G] That's that orange blossom fresher
Rollin' down the [C] Seahorse Line.
[F]
[Bb] [C] [F]
[Bb]
[C] [F]
[N]
[Gb]
[Bb] A concert [Db]
behind [Gb] prison walls.
[Db]
[F] The man in black, Johnny Cash.
Hey boy, hey boy, would you tell me the [G] price?
[F] How much longer will you beat [G] across that Mason-Dixon [C] line?
[F] When we hit 60, will you tell that engineer to ring [Bb] his bell?
And ask [F] everybody that ain't asleep [C] to stand right [F] up here?
Hey Porter, hey Porter, what time did you say?
How much longer will you beat [G] like and see the light [C] of day?
[F] When we hit 60, will you tell that engineer to [Bb] ring his bell?
And ask everybody [F] that ain't asleep [C] to stand right [F] up here?
Guitar now, Bob Woodward.
[G] Hey [C] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[C] [F]
Porter, hey Porter, please open up the door.
When they stop this train, I'm gonna get off first, [G] cause I can't [Gm] wait no more.
[F] Tell that engineer I said thank you a lot and I didn't mind [Bb] a fair.
Gonna set my feet on [F] the southern soil [C] and breathe that [F] southern air.
[Bb] Woo!
[F]
[Bb]
[Eb] Woo!
[Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] Well, they gave him his orders at Monroe, [Eb] Virginia.
[Bb] Said, Steve, you're way [F] behind time.
This [Bb] is not 38.
[Eb] This is wrong 97.
[Bb] Put her in [F] to Spencer [Bb] on [Gm] time.
And then [Bb] he turned around and said to [Eb] his big crazy fireman,
[Bb] Shove along a little [F] more coal.
[Bb] And when we cross [Eb] that white oak mountain,
[Bb] Watch old [F] 97 [Bb] run.
Ladies and gentlemen, Mr.
Carl Perkins.
[Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Dm] [C] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] And then a telegram came [Eb] to Washington Station.
[Bb] This is what [F] it said.
It [Bb] said that brave engineer [Eb] that run old 97
[Bb] Is [F] lying down in [Bb] Danville dead.
Oh boy.
[B] [C]
Ain't out of yonder comin'
Comin' down that railroad track.
[Dm] Ain't out of yonder comin'
[F]
Comin' down that railroad [C]
track.
[G] That's that orange blossom special,
Bringin' my painted [C]
flag.
[F] [Bb]
[C] [F]
[Bb]
[C] [F]
[C]
[F]
[Bb]
[F] [C] [F] [C]
I'm goin' down to Florida,
Gonna get a little sand in my shoes.
I [F] may go to California,
Better get some sand in my [C] shoes.
[F] That [G] orange blossom special,
That Lucy's New [C] York blues.
[F]
[Bb] [C] I'll be [F] waiting.
[Bb] [C] [F]
[C]
Well, you see, I was hangin' around the switch yards in New York City with a bunch of other hobos,
Mindin' my own business like I always do.
When a man with a badge come up to me and he said,
Hey boy, what are you hangin' around here for?
I said, for whatever's goin' around, I'll have some.
He said, you're a smart-ass, ain't you, boy?
And I said, no, I'm just hungry.
And he said, you're actin' like a smart-ass.
And I said, that's how I act when I get hungry.
Then I said, I wish you wouldn't stand on my feet when you hit me,
It'll break my ankles when I fall.
He said, I wish you'd get enough nourishment in yourself to get out of New York City.
I said, I don't care.
Hey, you talk about her, I'm there.
She's the fastest train on the line.
Hey, [F] you talk about her, I'm there.
She's the fastest train on [C] the line.
[G] That's that orange blossom fresher
Rollin' down the [C] Seahorse Line.
[F]
[Bb] [C] [F]
[Bb]
[C] [F]
[N]
Key:
F
Bb
C
Eb
G
F
Bb
C
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_ _ _ _ Tennessee State Prison in Nashville, Tennessee.
_ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] A concert [Db]
behind [Gb] prison walls.
[Db] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ The man in black, Johnny Cash. _ _ _ _
Hey boy, hey boy, would you tell me the [G] price?
[F] How much longer will you beat [G] across that Mason-Dixon [C] line?
[F] When we hit 60, will you tell that engineer to ring [Bb] his bell?
And ask [F] everybody that ain't asleep [C] to stand right [F] up here?
_ _ Hey Porter, hey Porter, what time did you say?
How much longer will you beat [G] like and see the light [C] of day?
[F] When we hit 60, will you tell that engineer to [Bb] ring his bell?
And ask everybody [F] that ain't asleep [C] to stand right [F] up here?
_ Guitar now, Bob Woodward. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] Hey _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
Porter, hey Porter, please open up the door.
When they stop this train, I'm gonna get off first, [G] cause I can't [Gm] wait no more.
[F] Tell that engineer I said thank you a lot and I didn't mind [Bb] a fair.
Gonna set my feet on [F] the southern soil [C] and breathe that [F] southern air.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ Woo!
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] Woo!
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ _ Well, they gave him his orders at Monroe, [Eb] Virginia.
[Bb] Said, Steve, you're way [F] behind time.
This [Bb] is not 38.
[Eb] This is wrong 97.
[Bb] Put her in [F] to Spencer [Bb] on [Gm] time.
And then [Bb] he turned around and said to [Eb] his big crazy fireman,
[Bb] Shove along a little [F] more coal.
_ [Bb] And when we cross [Eb] that white oak mountain,
[Bb] Watch old [F] 97 [Bb] run.
Ladies and gentlemen, Mr.
Carl Perkins. _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Dm] _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ And then a telegram came [Eb] to Washington Station.
[Bb] This is what [F] it said.
It [Bb] said that brave engineer [Eb] that run old 97
[Bb] Is [F] lying down in [Bb] Danville dead.
Oh boy.
_ [B] _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Ain't out of yonder comin'
_ Comin' down that railroad track.
[Dm] Ain't out of yonder comin'
[F] _
_ _ Comin' down that railroad [C]
track.
[G] That's that orange blossom special, _
_ _ Bringin' my painted [C] _
flag. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm goin' down to Florida,
Gonna get a little sand in my shoes.
I [F] may go to California,
_ _ _ _ _ Better get some sand in my [C] shoes.
_ [F] That [G] orange blossom special,
_ _ That Lucy's New [C] York blues. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ I'll be [F] waiting. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Well, _ you see, I was hangin' around the switch yards in New York City with a bunch of other hobos,
Mindin' my own business like I always do.
_ When a man with a badge come up to me and he said,
Hey boy, what are you hangin' around here for?
I said, for whatever's goin' around, I'll have some. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ He said, you're a smart-ass, ain't you, boy?
And I said, no, I'm just hungry.
And he said, you're actin' like a smart-ass.
And I said, that's how I act when I get hungry.
_ _ Then I said, I wish you wouldn't stand on my feet when you hit me,
It'll break my ankles when I fall.
_ _ _ He said, I wish you'd get enough nourishment in yourself to get out of New York City.
I said, I don't care. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Hey, _ _ you talk about her, I'm there.
She's the fastest train on the line.
Hey, [F] you talk about her, I'm there.
She's the fastest train on [C] the line.
_ [G] That's that orange blossom _ fresher
_ Rollin' down the [C] Seahorse Line. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Tennessee State Prison in Nashville, Tennessee.
_ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] A concert [Db]
behind [Gb] prison walls.
[Db] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ The man in black, Johnny Cash. _ _ _ _
Hey boy, hey boy, would you tell me the [G] price?
[F] How much longer will you beat [G] across that Mason-Dixon [C] line?
[F] When we hit 60, will you tell that engineer to ring [Bb] his bell?
And ask [F] everybody that ain't asleep [C] to stand right [F] up here?
_ _ Hey Porter, hey Porter, what time did you say?
How much longer will you beat [G] like and see the light [C] of day?
[F] When we hit 60, will you tell that engineer to [Bb] ring his bell?
And ask everybody [F] that ain't asleep [C] to stand right [F] up here?
_ Guitar now, Bob Woodward. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] Hey _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
Porter, hey Porter, please open up the door.
When they stop this train, I'm gonna get off first, [G] cause I can't [Gm] wait no more.
[F] Tell that engineer I said thank you a lot and I didn't mind [Bb] a fair.
Gonna set my feet on [F] the southern soil [C] and breathe that [F] southern air.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ Woo!
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] Woo!
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ _ Well, they gave him his orders at Monroe, [Eb] Virginia.
[Bb] Said, Steve, you're way [F] behind time.
This [Bb] is not 38.
[Eb] This is wrong 97.
[Bb] Put her in [F] to Spencer [Bb] on [Gm] time.
And then [Bb] he turned around and said to [Eb] his big crazy fireman,
[Bb] Shove along a little [F] more coal.
_ [Bb] And when we cross [Eb] that white oak mountain,
[Bb] Watch old [F] 97 [Bb] run.
Ladies and gentlemen, Mr.
Carl Perkins. _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Dm] _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ And then a telegram came [Eb] to Washington Station.
[Bb] This is what [F] it said.
It [Bb] said that brave engineer [Eb] that run old 97
[Bb] Is [F] lying down in [Bb] Danville dead.
Oh boy.
_ [B] _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Ain't out of yonder comin'
_ Comin' down that railroad track.
[Dm] Ain't out of yonder comin'
[F] _
_ _ Comin' down that railroad [C]
track.
[G] That's that orange blossom special, _
_ _ Bringin' my painted [C] _
flag. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm goin' down to Florida,
Gonna get a little sand in my shoes.
I [F] may go to California,
_ _ _ _ _ Better get some sand in my [C] shoes.
_ [F] That [G] orange blossom special,
_ _ That Lucy's New [C] York blues. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ I'll be [F] waiting. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Well, _ you see, I was hangin' around the switch yards in New York City with a bunch of other hobos,
Mindin' my own business like I always do.
_ When a man with a badge come up to me and he said,
Hey boy, what are you hangin' around here for?
I said, for whatever's goin' around, I'll have some. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ He said, you're a smart-ass, ain't you, boy?
And I said, no, I'm just hungry.
And he said, you're actin' like a smart-ass.
And I said, that's how I act when I get hungry.
_ _ Then I said, I wish you wouldn't stand on my feet when you hit me,
It'll break my ankles when I fall.
_ _ _ He said, I wish you'd get enough nourishment in yourself to get out of New York City.
I said, I don't care. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Hey, _ _ you talk about her, I'm there.
She's the fastest train on the line.
Hey, [F] you talk about her, I'm there.
She's the fastest train on [C] the line.
_ [G] That's that orange blossom _ fresher
_ Rollin' down the [C] Seahorse Line. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _
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