Saginaw, Michigan Chords by Johnny Cash
Tempo:
84 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
Em
E
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A] I was born [Em] in [A] Saginaw, Michigan, [D] and I grew up in [A] a house on [Em] Saginaw Bay.
My daddy [A] was a poor, hard-working [D] Saginaw fisherman.
[A] Too many times he came [E] home with too little [A] pay.
I loved a girl [Em] in [A] Saginaw, Michigan.
She [D] was the daughter of a [F#m] very, very [E] wealthy man.
But he [A] called me that son of a [D] Saginaw fisherman,
[A] and not good enough to [Em] ever claim his [A] daughter's hand.
That's [D] why I'm up here in Alaska, [A] looking around for gold.
[Em] Like a crazy fool I'm digging [A] in the frozen ground so cold.
[D] But with each day I pray [A] I'll strike it rich, and then
I'll go [Em] back home and claim my love in [A] Saginaw, Michigan.
I wrote my love [Em] in [A] Saginaw, Michigan.
[D] I said, Honey, I'm coming [A] home, please [E] wait for me.
And you can tell [A] your dad that I'm coming back [D] a richer man.
[A] I hit the biggest strike [E] in Klondike [A] history.
Her daddy met the bus [Em] in [A] Saginaw, Michigan,
[D] and he gave me a great [A] big party with [E] champagne.
Then he [A] said, Son, you're a wise, young, [D] ambitious man.
[A] Why don't you sell your father [E]-in-law your [A] Klondike claim?
Now [D] he's up there in Alaska, [A] digging in the cold, cold ground.
[Em] That greedy fool is looking for [A] the gold I never found.
But [D] it serves him right, [A] and nobody here is missing him,
least of [Em] all the newlyweds of [A] Saginaw, Michigan.
My daddy [A] was a poor, hard-working [D] Saginaw fisherman.
[A] Too many times he came [E] home with too little [A] pay.
I loved a girl [Em] in [A] Saginaw, Michigan.
She [D] was the daughter of a [F#m] very, very [E] wealthy man.
But he [A] called me that son of a [D] Saginaw fisherman,
[A] and not good enough to [Em] ever claim his [A] daughter's hand.
That's [D] why I'm up here in Alaska, [A] looking around for gold.
[Em] Like a crazy fool I'm digging [A] in the frozen ground so cold.
[D] But with each day I pray [A] I'll strike it rich, and then
I'll go [Em] back home and claim my love in [A] Saginaw, Michigan.
I wrote my love [Em] in [A] Saginaw, Michigan.
[D] I said, Honey, I'm coming [A] home, please [E] wait for me.
And you can tell [A] your dad that I'm coming back [D] a richer man.
[A] I hit the biggest strike [E] in Klondike [A] history.
Her daddy met the bus [Em] in [A] Saginaw, Michigan,
[D] and he gave me a great [A] big party with [E] champagne.
Then he [A] said, Son, you're a wise, young, [D] ambitious man.
[A] Why don't you sell your father [E]-in-law your [A] Klondike claim?
Now [D] he's up there in Alaska, [A] digging in the cold, cold ground.
[Em] That greedy fool is looking for [A] the gold I never found.
But [D] it serves him right, [A] and nobody here is missing him,
least of [Em] all the newlyweds of [A] Saginaw, Michigan.
Key:
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ I was born [Em] in [A] Saginaw, Michigan, _ [D] and I grew up in [A] a house on [Em] Saginaw Bay.
My daddy [A] was a poor, hard-working [D] Saginaw fisherman.
_ [A] Too many times he came [E] home with too little [A] pay.
_ I loved a girl [Em] in [A] Saginaw, Michigan.
She [D] was the daughter of a [F#m] very, very [E] wealthy man.
But he [A] called me that son of a [D] Saginaw fisherman,
[A] and not good enough to [Em] ever claim his [A] daughter's hand.
That's [D] why I'm up here in Alaska, [A] looking around for gold.
[Em] Like a crazy fool I'm digging [A] in the frozen ground so cold.
[D] But with each day I pray [A] I'll strike it rich, and then
I'll go [Em] back home and claim my love in [A] Saginaw, Michigan.
I wrote my love [Em] in [A] Saginaw, Michigan. _
[D] I said, Honey, I'm coming [A] home, please [E] wait for me.
And you can tell [A] your dad that I'm coming back [D] a richer man.
[A] I hit the biggest strike [E] in Klondike [A] history.
_ Her daddy met the bus [Em] in [A] Saginaw, Michigan, _
[D] and he gave me a great [A] big party with [E] champagne.
_ Then he [A] said, Son, you're a wise, young, [D] ambitious man.
[A] Why don't you sell your father [E]-in-law your [A] Klondike claim?
Now [D] he's up there in Alaska, [A] digging in the cold, cold ground.
[Em] That greedy fool is looking for [A] the gold I never found.
But [D] it serves him right, [A] and nobody here is missing him,
least of [Em] all the newlyweds of [A] Saginaw, Michigan. _ _ _
My daddy [A] was a poor, hard-working [D] Saginaw fisherman.
_ [A] Too many times he came [E] home with too little [A] pay.
_ I loved a girl [Em] in [A] Saginaw, Michigan.
She [D] was the daughter of a [F#m] very, very [E] wealthy man.
But he [A] called me that son of a [D] Saginaw fisherman,
[A] and not good enough to [Em] ever claim his [A] daughter's hand.
That's [D] why I'm up here in Alaska, [A] looking around for gold.
[Em] Like a crazy fool I'm digging [A] in the frozen ground so cold.
[D] But with each day I pray [A] I'll strike it rich, and then
I'll go [Em] back home and claim my love in [A] Saginaw, Michigan.
I wrote my love [Em] in [A] Saginaw, Michigan. _
[D] I said, Honey, I'm coming [A] home, please [E] wait for me.
And you can tell [A] your dad that I'm coming back [D] a richer man.
[A] I hit the biggest strike [E] in Klondike [A] history.
_ Her daddy met the bus [Em] in [A] Saginaw, Michigan, _
[D] and he gave me a great [A] big party with [E] champagne.
_ Then he [A] said, Son, you're a wise, young, [D] ambitious man.
[A] Why don't you sell your father [E]-in-law your [A] Klondike claim?
Now [D] he's up there in Alaska, [A] digging in the cold, cold ground.
[Em] That greedy fool is looking for [A] the gold I never found.
But [D] it serves him right, [A] and nobody here is missing him,
least of [Em] all the newlyweds of [A] Saginaw, Michigan. _ _ _