Chords for Johnny Cash - Highway Patrolman
Tempo:
129.2 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A]
My name is Joe Roberts.
[D] I work for the [A] state.
I'm a sergeant out in Perrinville, barracks number [E] eight.
[A] I've always done an honest job, [D] honest as [A] I could.
Got a brother [E] named Frankie.
Frankie [A] ain't no good.
Well ever since we were young kids, [D]
it's been the same come [A] down.
I'd get a call on the shortwave, Frankie's in trouble [E] downtown.
[A] Well if it was any other man, [D] I'd put him straight [A] away.
But sometimes when it's your [E] brother, you look the [A] other way.
[D] Yeah me and Frankie laughing [A] and drinking, nothing feels [D] better than blood [A] on blood.
Taking [D] turns dancing with [A] Maria, while the band played the night off the [E] Johnstown flood.
[A] I catch him when he's straying, [D] like any brother [A] should.
Man turns his back [E] on his family, he ain't [A] no good.
Well Frankie went into the army back [D] in [A] 1965.
I got a farm deferment, settled down, took Maria for [E] my wife.
[A] But them wheat prices kept on dropping, [F] [Em] till it [D] was like we was getting [A] robbed.
Frankie came home in [E] 68, me [A] I took this job.
Yeah [D] me and Frankie laughing [A] and drinking, nothing [D] feels better than blood on [A] blood.
[D] Taking turns dancing [A] with Maria, while the band played the night off the [E] Johnstown flood.
[A] I catch him when he's straying, [D] teach him how to walk that [A] line.
Man turns his back on [E] his family, ain't no [A] friend of mine.
[B] [A]
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[A]
The night was like any other, I [D] got a call about a quarter to [A] nine.
There was trouble at a roadhouse, out on the Michigan [E] line.
There [A] was a kid on the floor looking bad, [D] bleeding hard from [A] his head.
There was a girl crying at [E] a table, it was [A] Frankie she said.
I ran out and I jumped in my car, [D] then I hit the [A] lights.
I must have done about 110 through Michigan County [E] that night.
[D] It [A] was down by the crossroads, [Em] [D] out by [A] Willow Bank.
Seen a Buick with [E] Ohio plates, behind a wheel [A] with Frank.
Well I chased him through them county roads, [D] till his line said Canadian [A] border five miles from here.
Pulled [E] over to the side of the highway, watched [A] the tail lights disappear.
[D] Yeah me and Frankie laughing [A] and drinking, nothing [D] feels better than blood [A] on blood.
[D] Taking turns dancing [A] with Maria, while the band played the night off the [E] Johnstown flood.
I [A] catch him when he's straight, [D] like any brother [A] should.
Man turns his back [E] on his family, he ain't no [A] good.
My name is Joe Roberts.
[D] I work for the [A] state.
I'm a sergeant out in Perrinville, barracks number [E] eight.
[A] I've always done an honest job, [D] honest as [A] I could.
Got a brother [E] named Frankie.
Frankie [A] ain't no good.
Well ever since we were young kids, [D]
it's been the same come [A] down.
I'd get a call on the shortwave, Frankie's in trouble [E] downtown.
[A] Well if it was any other man, [D] I'd put him straight [A] away.
But sometimes when it's your [E] brother, you look the [A] other way.
[D] Yeah me and Frankie laughing [A] and drinking, nothing feels [D] better than blood [A] on blood.
Taking [D] turns dancing with [A] Maria, while the band played the night off the [E] Johnstown flood.
[A] I catch him when he's straying, [D] like any brother [A] should.
Man turns his back [E] on his family, he ain't [A] no good.
Well Frankie went into the army back [D] in [A] 1965.
I got a farm deferment, settled down, took Maria for [E] my wife.
[A] But them wheat prices kept on dropping, [F] [Em] till it [D] was like we was getting [A] robbed.
Frankie came home in [E] 68, me [A] I took this job.
Yeah [D] me and Frankie laughing [A] and drinking, nothing [D] feels better than blood on [A] blood.
[D] Taking turns dancing [A] with Maria, while the band played the night off the [E] Johnstown flood.
[A] I catch him when he's straying, [D] teach him how to walk that [A] line.
Man turns his back on [E] his family, ain't no [A] friend of mine.
[B] [A]
[D]
[F#m] [A]
[E]
[A]
The night was like any other, I [D] got a call about a quarter to [A] nine.
There was trouble at a roadhouse, out on the Michigan [E] line.
There [A] was a kid on the floor looking bad, [D] bleeding hard from [A] his head.
There was a girl crying at [E] a table, it was [A] Frankie she said.
I ran out and I jumped in my car, [D] then I hit the [A] lights.
I must have done about 110 through Michigan County [E] that night.
[D] It [A] was down by the crossroads, [Em] [D] out by [A] Willow Bank.
Seen a Buick with [E] Ohio plates, behind a wheel [A] with Frank.
Well I chased him through them county roads, [D] till his line said Canadian [A] border five miles from here.
Pulled [E] over to the side of the highway, watched [A] the tail lights disappear.
[D] Yeah me and Frankie laughing [A] and drinking, nothing [D] feels better than blood [A] on blood.
[D] Taking turns dancing [A] with Maria, while the band played the night off the [E] Johnstown flood.
I [A] catch him when he's straight, [D] like any brother [A] should.
Man turns his back [E] on his family, he ain't no [A] good.
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
My name is Joe Roberts. _
[D] _ I work for the [A] state. _
I'm a sergeant out in Perrinville, _ _ barracks number [E] eight. _ _
_ _ _ [A] I've always done an honest job, [D] _ honest as [A] I could.
_ _ _ Got a brother [E] named Frankie.
_ _ _ Frankie [A] ain't no good. _ _ _ _ _
Well ever since we were young kids, [D] _
it's been the same come [A] down. _ _
I'd get a call on the shortwave, _ Frankie's in trouble [E] downtown. _ _ _
_ _ [A] Well if it was any other man, _ [D] I'd put him straight [A] away.
_ _ But sometimes when it's your [E] brother, _ _ _ you look the [A] other way.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] Yeah me and Frankie laughing [A] and drinking, nothing feels [D] better than blood [A] on blood.
Taking [D] turns dancing with [A] Maria, _ while the band played the night off the [E] Johnstown flood.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] I catch him when he's straying, _ _ [D] like any brother [A] should.
_ _ Man turns his back [E] on his family, _ _ _ he ain't [A] no good. _ _ _ _
_ Well Frankie went into the army back [D] in _ _ [A] 1965.
I _ got a farm deferment, settled down, took Maria for [E] my wife.
_ _ _ _ [A] But them wheat prices kept on dropping, [F] [Em] till it [D] was like we was getting [A] robbed.
_ _ Frankie came home in [E] 68, _ _ _ me [A] I took this job. _ _ _ _
Yeah [D] me and Frankie laughing [A] and drinking, nothing [D] feels better than blood on [A] blood.
_ [D] Taking turns dancing [A] with Maria, while the band played the night off the [E] Johnstown flood. _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] I catch him when he's straying, _ [D] teach him how to walk that [A] line.
_ Man turns his back on [E] his family, _ _ ain't no [A] friend of mine.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _
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_ [F#m] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ The night was like any other, I [D] got a call about a quarter to [A] nine. _
There was trouble at a roadhouse, _ out on the Michigan [E] line.
There [A] was a kid on the floor looking bad, _ [D] bleeding hard from [A] his head.
There was a girl crying at [E] a table, _ _ it was [A] Frankie she said.
_ _ _ _ _ _ I ran out and I jumped in my car, [D] then I hit the [A] lights.
_ I must have done about _ 110 through Michigan County [E] that night. _ _ _ _
[D] It [A] was down by the crossroads, [Em] _ [D] out by [A] Willow Bank.
_ Seen a Buick with [E] Ohio plates, _ _ behind a wheel [A] with Frank.
_ _ _ _ _ Well I chased him through them county roads, [D] till his line said Canadian [A] border five miles from here. _ _
Pulled [E] over to the side of the highway, _ _ watched [A] the tail lights disappear. _ _
_ [D] Yeah me and Frankie laughing [A] and drinking, nothing [D] feels better than blood [A] on blood.
_ _ [D] Taking turns dancing [A] with Maria, while the band played the night off the _ [E] Johnstown flood.
_ I _ _ [A] _ catch him when he's straight, _ _ [D] like any brother [A] should.
_ _ Man turns his back [E] on his family, _ _ _ _ he ain't no [A] good. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
My name is Joe Roberts. _
[D] _ I work for the [A] state. _
I'm a sergeant out in Perrinville, _ _ barracks number [E] eight. _ _
_ _ _ [A] I've always done an honest job, [D] _ honest as [A] I could.
_ _ _ Got a brother [E] named Frankie.
_ _ _ Frankie [A] ain't no good. _ _ _ _ _
Well ever since we were young kids, [D] _
it's been the same come [A] down. _ _
I'd get a call on the shortwave, _ Frankie's in trouble [E] downtown. _ _ _
_ _ [A] Well if it was any other man, _ [D] I'd put him straight [A] away.
_ _ But sometimes when it's your [E] brother, _ _ _ you look the [A] other way.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] Yeah me and Frankie laughing [A] and drinking, nothing feels [D] better than blood [A] on blood.
Taking [D] turns dancing with [A] Maria, _ while the band played the night off the [E] Johnstown flood.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] I catch him when he's straying, _ _ [D] like any brother [A] should.
_ _ Man turns his back [E] on his family, _ _ _ he ain't [A] no good. _ _ _ _
_ Well Frankie went into the army back [D] in _ _ [A] 1965.
I _ got a farm deferment, settled down, took Maria for [E] my wife.
_ _ _ _ [A] But them wheat prices kept on dropping, [F] [Em] till it [D] was like we was getting [A] robbed.
_ _ Frankie came home in [E] 68, _ _ _ me [A] I took this job. _ _ _ _
Yeah [D] me and Frankie laughing [A] and drinking, nothing [D] feels better than blood on [A] blood.
_ [D] Taking turns dancing [A] with Maria, while the band played the night off the [E] Johnstown flood. _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] I catch him when he's straying, _ [D] teach him how to walk that [A] line.
_ Man turns his back on [E] his family, _ _ ain't no [A] friend of mine.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _
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_ [F#m] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ The night was like any other, I [D] got a call about a quarter to [A] nine. _
There was trouble at a roadhouse, _ out on the Michigan [E] line.
There [A] was a kid on the floor looking bad, _ [D] bleeding hard from [A] his head.
There was a girl crying at [E] a table, _ _ it was [A] Frankie she said.
_ _ _ _ _ _ I ran out and I jumped in my car, [D] then I hit the [A] lights.
_ I must have done about _ 110 through Michigan County [E] that night. _ _ _ _
[D] It [A] was down by the crossroads, [Em] _ [D] out by [A] Willow Bank.
_ Seen a Buick with [E] Ohio plates, _ _ behind a wheel [A] with Frank.
_ _ _ _ _ Well I chased him through them county roads, [D] till his line said Canadian [A] border five miles from here. _ _
Pulled [E] over to the side of the highway, _ _ watched [A] the tail lights disappear. _ _
_ [D] Yeah me and Frankie laughing [A] and drinking, nothing [D] feels better than blood [A] on blood.
_ _ [D] Taking turns dancing [A] with Maria, while the band played the night off the _ [E] Johnstown flood.
_ I _ _ [A] _ catch him when he's straight, _ _ [D] like any brother [A] should.
_ _ Man turns his back [E] on his family, _ _ _ _ he ain't no [A] good. _ _ _ _
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