Chords for JOHNNY CASH - If I Told You Who It Was
Tempo:
92 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
C
E
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G]
I was down in Music City [D] about a week ago.
[C] I wanted to see the [G] Grand Ole Opry show
[C] So I hailed a [G] cab and I headed down to [D] Opryland
They [G] said they had sold their [D] last ticket the day before [C] so I kind of just hung [G] around the backstage [C] door
Then down the [G] steps she came man.
Oh, man
My favorite [D] female country [C] star she waved to her [G] fans and hit it for a [C] car her tire
[G] Unlike her body [D] was very flat.
[G] She said [D] could you change my [C] tire?
I said your [G] wish is my [C] desire as she raised the lid.
[D] I grabbed her [G] bumper jack
She said I sure do appreciate you changing my tire
[F#]
If [G] I told you who it was if [D] I told you who it was you'd [D] say I was [G] making it up
You've seen her on the [D] screen and country [C] magazine.
You'd [D] think I was [G] making it up
She said it was our little [D] secret [C] and [D] by golly, [G] I'm gonna keep it
Anyway, you [D] wouldn't believe it [C] if [D] I told you [G] who it was
She said you need [D] a lift and I said well [C] you dropped me [G] off at the York Motel
[C] So we headed down [G] Bradley Parkway [D] in the town.
[G] I told her I've got [D] all your records man
[C] She smiled and said [G] well, I'll be down [C] say you're kind of [G] cute fella.
Want a medal around
Hmm when we got to my [D] room just to be polite [C] I said sure wish [G] I could have heard you sing [C] tonight
She smiled at [G] me and said [D] what you want to hear?
[G] Now if I was one of [D] them country music [C] folks, I tell you [G] she'd sure get my [C] vote
for [G] the best [D] performance [G] of the year
[E] [G] If I told you who it [D] was if I told you who it [C] was you'd [D] say I was [G] making it up
You've seen her on the [D] screen and country magazine [C] you'd think [D] I was [G] making it up
She said it was our [D] little secret [C] and by [D] golly, I'm [G] gonna keep it
Anyway, you wouldn't [D] believe it [C] if I [D] told you who [G] it was
Well, I'll tell you this much when I put my arms around her and squeezed her real tight
She looked up at me with those big beautiful eyes
Took a deep breath and sighed said
[Bm] [D]
If [E] [G] I told you who it [D] was if I told you who it [C] was you'd say [D] I was making [G] it up
You've seen her on the screen [D] and country magazine.
[C] You'd think [D] I was making [G] it up
She said it was our [D] little secret [C] and by [D] golly, I'm gonna [G] keep it
Anyway, you wouldn't [D] believe [C] it if I told you [G] who it was
I was down in Music City [D] about a week ago.
[C] I wanted to see the [G] Grand Ole Opry show
[C] So I hailed a [G] cab and I headed down to [D] Opryland
They [G] said they had sold their [D] last ticket the day before [C] so I kind of just hung [G] around the backstage [C] door
Then down the [G] steps she came man.
Oh, man
My favorite [D] female country [C] star she waved to her [G] fans and hit it for a [C] car her tire
[G] Unlike her body [D] was very flat.
[G] She said [D] could you change my [C] tire?
I said your [G] wish is my [C] desire as she raised the lid.
[D] I grabbed her [G] bumper jack
She said I sure do appreciate you changing my tire
[F#]
If [G] I told you who it was if [D] I told you who it was you'd [D] say I was [G] making it up
You've seen her on the [D] screen and country [C] magazine.
You'd [D] think I was [G] making it up
She said it was our little [D] secret [C] and [D] by golly, [G] I'm gonna keep it
Anyway, you [D] wouldn't believe it [C] if [D] I told you [G] who it was
She said you need [D] a lift and I said well [C] you dropped me [G] off at the York Motel
[C] So we headed down [G] Bradley Parkway [D] in the town.
[G] I told her I've got [D] all your records man
[C] She smiled and said [G] well, I'll be down [C] say you're kind of [G] cute fella.
Want a medal around
Hmm when we got to my [D] room just to be polite [C] I said sure wish [G] I could have heard you sing [C] tonight
She smiled at [G] me and said [D] what you want to hear?
[G] Now if I was one of [D] them country music [C] folks, I tell you [G] she'd sure get my [C] vote
for [G] the best [D] performance [G] of the year
[E] [G] If I told you who it [D] was if I told you who it [C] was you'd [D] say I was [G] making it up
You've seen her on the [D] screen and country magazine [C] you'd think [D] I was [G] making it up
She said it was our [D] little secret [C] and by [D] golly, I'm [G] gonna keep it
Anyway, you wouldn't [D] believe it [C] if I [D] told you who [G] it was
Well, I'll tell you this much when I put my arms around her and squeezed her real tight
She looked up at me with those big beautiful eyes
Took a deep breath and sighed said
[Bm] [D]
If [E] [G] I told you who it [D] was if I told you who it [C] was you'd say [D] I was making [G] it up
You've seen her on the screen [D] and country magazine.
[C] You'd think [D] I was making [G] it up
She said it was our [D] little secret [C] and by [D] golly, I'm gonna [G] keep it
Anyway, you wouldn't [D] believe [C] it if I told you [G] who it was
Key:
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G
C
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I was down in Music City [D] about a week ago.
[C] I wanted to see the [G] Grand Ole Opry show
[C] So I hailed a [G] cab and I headed down to [D] Opryland
_ They [G] said they had sold their [D] last ticket the day before [C] so I kind of just hung [G] around the backstage [C] door
Then down the [G] steps she came man.
Oh, man _ _
My favorite [D] female country [C] star she waved to her [G] fans and hit it for a [C] car her tire
[G] Unlike her body [D] was very flat. _ _
[G] She said [D] could you change my [C] tire?
I said your [G] wish is my [C] desire as she raised the lid.
[D] I grabbed her [G] bumper jack _
She said I sure do appreciate you changing my tire
_ _ [F#]
If [G] I told you who it was if [D] I told you who it was you'd [D] say I was [G] making it up
You've seen her on the [D] screen and country [C] magazine.
You'd [D] think I was [G] making it up
She said it was our little [D] secret [C] and [D] by golly, [G] I'm gonna keep it
Anyway, you [D] wouldn't believe it [C] if [D] I told you [G] who it was
_ She said you need [D] a lift and I said well [C] you dropped me [G] off at the York Motel
[C] So we headed down [G] Bradley Parkway [D] in the town. _
_ [G] I told her I've got [D] all your records man
[C] She smiled and said [G] well, I'll be down [C] say you're kind of [G] cute fella.
Want a medal around
_ Hmm when we got to my [D] room just to be polite [C] I said sure wish [G] I could have heard you sing [C] tonight
She smiled at [G] me and said [D] what you want to hear?
_ [G] Now if I was one of [D] them country music [C] folks, I tell you [G] she'd sure get my [C] vote
for [G] the best [D] performance [G] of the year
_ [E] [G] If I told you who it [D] was if I told you who it [C] was you'd [D] say I was [G] making it up
You've seen her on the [D] screen and country magazine [C] you'd think [D] I was [G] making it up
She said it was our [D] little secret [C] and by [D] golly, I'm [G] gonna keep it
Anyway, you wouldn't [D] believe it [C] if I [D] told you who [G] it was
_ Well, I'll tell you this much when I put my arms around her and squeezed her real tight
She looked up at me with those big beautiful eyes
Took a deep breath and sighed said
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _
_ If [E] [G] I told you who it [D] was if I told you who it [C] was you'd say [D] I was making [G] it up
You've seen her on the screen [D] and country magazine.
[C] You'd think [D] I was making [G] it up
She said it was our [D] little secret [C] and by [D] golly, I'm gonna [G] keep it
Anyway, you wouldn't [D] believe [C] it if I told you [G] who it was _ _ _ _ _
I was down in Music City [D] about a week ago.
[C] I wanted to see the [G] Grand Ole Opry show
[C] So I hailed a [G] cab and I headed down to [D] Opryland
_ They [G] said they had sold their [D] last ticket the day before [C] so I kind of just hung [G] around the backstage [C] door
Then down the [G] steps she came man.
Oh, man _ _
My favorite [D] female country [C] star she waved to her [G] fans and hit it for a [C] car her tire
[G] Unlike her body [D] was very flat. _ _
[G] She said [D] could you change my [C] tire?
I said your [G] wish is my [C] desire as she raised the lid.
[D] I grabbed her [G] bumper jack _
She said I sure do appreciate you changing my tire
_ _ [F#]
If [G] I told you who it was if [D] I told you who it was you'd [D] say I was [G] making it up
You've seen her on the [D] screen and country [C] magazine.
You'd [D] think I was [G] making it up
She said it was our little [D] secret [C] and [D] by golly, [G] I'm gonna keep it
Anyway, you [D] wouldn't believe it [C] if [D] I told you [G] who it was
_ She said you need [D] a lift and I said well [C] you dropped me [G] off at the York Motel
[C] So we headed down [G] Bradley Parkway [D] in the town. _
_ [G] I told her I've got [D] all your records man
[C] She smiled and said [G] well, I'll be down [C] say you're kind of [G] cute fella.
Want a medal around
_ Hmm when we got to my [D] room just to be polite [C] I said sure wish [G] I could have heard you sing [C] tonight
She smiled at [G] me and said [D] what you want to hear?
_ [G] Now if I was one of [D] them country music [C] folks, I tell you [G] she'd sure get my [C] vote
for [G] the best [D] performance [G] of the year
_ [E] [G] If I told you who it [D] was if I told you who it [C] was you'd [D] say I was [G] making it up
You've seen her on the [D] screen and country magazine [C] you'd think [D] I was [G] making it up
She said it was our [D] little secret [C] and by [D] golly, I'm [G] gonna keep it
Anyway, you wouldn't [D] believe it [C] if I [D] told you who [G] it was
_ Well, I'll tell you this much when I put my arms around her and squeezed her real tight
She looked up at me with those big beautiful eyes
Took a deep breath and sighed said
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _
_ If [E] [G] I told you who it [D] was if I told you who it [C] was you'd say [D] I was making [G] it up
You've seen her on the screen [D] and country magazine.
[C] You'd think [D] I was making [G] it up
She said it was our [D] little secret [C] and by [D] golly, I'm gonna [G] keep it
Anyway, you wouldn't [D] believe [C] it if I told you [G] who it was _ _ _ _ _