Chords for Johnny Cash - San Quentin with lyrics

Tempo:
84.275 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

F

Eb

G

Ab

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Johnny Cash - San Quentin with lyrics chords
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[Ab] [Bb] And I was thinking about you guys yesterday.
I've been here three [F] times before and I
[Abm] Think I understand a little bit how [Ab] you feel about some things none [G] of my business
How you feel about some other [Db] things?
I don't [G] give a damn how you feel about some [Bb] of the things but anyway, I
[Ab] Tried [Eb] to put myself in your place and I believe this is the way
That I would [F] feel about San Quentin
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F] [Bb] [F] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] San Quentin you've been [F] living [Bb] hell to me
You've [Fm] blistered me [Eb] since [Bb] 1963
[Eb] I've seen them come and go and I've seen [Bb] them die
And long ago [F] I stopped asking [Bb] why
San Quentin I [F] hate every inch [Bb] of you
You cut [F] me and you [Ebm] scarred me through [Bb] and through
And [Eb] I'll walk out a wiser weaker [Bb] man
Mr.
Congressman, [F] you can't [Bb] understand
[F]
[Bb] [F] [Bb] [F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Bb] [F] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] San Quentin what [F] good do you think you [Bb] do?
Do you [F] think I'll [Eb] be different when [Bb] you're through?
[Eb] You bend my heart and mind and you warped [Bb] my soul
Your stone walls [F] turn my blood a little [Bb] cold
San Quentin [Eb] may you rot and [Bb] burn in hell
May your [F] walls fall and may [Fm] I live to tell
[F]
[Bb] May all the world forget [Eb] you ever stood
[Bb] And may all the world [F] regret you did [Bb] no good
[F] [Bb] San Quentin I [F] hate every [Bb] inch of [F] you
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [G] [Abm] [F] [G]
[Ab] [G] [Db]
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Bb
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F
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Eb
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G
2131
Ab
134211114
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Eb
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To start learning Johnny Cash - San Quentin chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: F, Bb, F, Bb, Eb and Bb. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 42 BPM before aiming for the song's 84 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: Bb Major.

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[Ab] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ And I was thinking about you guys yesterday.
I've been here three [F] times before and I
[Abm] Think I understand a little bit how [Ab] you feel about some things none [G] of my business
How you feel about some other [Db] things?
I don't [G] give a damn how you feel about some [Bb] of the things but anyway, I
[Ab] Tried [Eb] to put myself in your place and I believe this is the way
That I would [F] feel about San Quentin
[Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ [Bb] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ San Quentin you've been [F] living [Bb] hell to me
_ _ You've [Fm] blistered me [Eb] since [Bb] 1963
_ _ [Eb] I've seen them come and go and I've seen [Bb] them die
_ _ And long ago [F] I stopped asking [Bb] why
_ _ San Quentin I [F] hate every inch [Bb] of you _ _ _ _ _
You cut [F] me and you [Ebm] scarred me through [Bb] and through _
And [Eb] I'll walk out a wiser weaker [Bb] man _
Mr.
Congressman, [F] you can't [Bb] understand _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _
[Bb] _ San Quentin what [F] good do you think you [Bb] do? _
_ Do you [F] think I'll [Eb] be different when [Bb] you're through? _
_ [Eb] You bend my heart and mind and you warped [Bb] my soul _
_ Your stone walls [F] turn my blood a little [Bb] cold _
_ San Quentin [Eb] may you rot and [Bb] burn in hell _
_ _ _ _ _ May your [F] walls fall and may [Fm] I live to tell
_ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] May all the world forget [Eb] you ever stood
_ [Bb] And may all the world [F] regret you did [Bb] no good _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] [Bb] San Quentin I [F] hate every [Bb] inch of [F] you
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [G] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Db] _ _ _

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Among the tracks on the album Rock Island Line, written by Johnny Cash, this one stands out.

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