Chords for Johnny Cash sings "The Junkie's Prayer"
Tempo:
82.45 bpm
Chords used:
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C
Gm
D
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Gm] [A] [G] [Gm] Everybody that [C] really knows what's going on in this country, [Gm] the [A] [G] people that [A] control the
news media, that [G] are on the news [A] media, are [Gm] saying that [A#] the [D] narcotics problem has reached epidemic [C] proportions.
[Am] Everybody looks at the young people and [C] talks about the young [Gm] people when they talk about narcotics.
Well, there are those of us, too, that know that the [D] narcotic [C] problem is not just with
the [Gm] young people.
[A] [G] The problem is [A] in most [Dm] all age groups, [Gm] especially those who are past the teenage.
[D] I would like to do you a song that's [C] got a heavy, powerful [Gm] message.
The message is that after the thrill that you get from a pill or from the pot or from
the shots, there is a horror that comes later.
[G] And you might think [Gm] it's in bad taste to do something like this for television.
You might think [G] that something like this should not be done.
But I would say if it would save one person from the horrors that come after the thrill,
it would have been worth it.
[Em] [Bm] [G] This bed that I lay on is narrow [C] and cold.
The sickness inside me, it tears at [C#] my soul.
[G] And the devil awaits me.
He calls me his son.
For he knows I am cornered and too weak to [D] run.
For [G] I soon must return to a gutter of [C]
thrills.
Where joy is the needle or a bottle [C#m] of pills.
[G]
Where a man welcomes misery like an old friend from [D] home.
That he uses and [Bm] abuses [Am] till [D] the misery [G] is gone.
My mind's filled with torture.
My body's in [C] pain.
But the needle is warm as it sinks [A#] in the vein.
[E] In just [G] a matter of seconds, my mind will be free
from the coldness and darkness that [D] dominates me.
But [G] the freedom is short-lived.
Again, I'm [C] alone.
I must find the pusher.
But my money is all [C#m] gone.
[E] [G] Then the cycle of horror starts over once [D] more.
Oh God, don't let me [Em] suffer that misery no more.
[C] [G] [N]
news media, that [G] are on the news [A] media, are [Gm] saying that [A#] the [D] narcotics problem has reached epidemic [C] proportions.
[Am] Everybody looks at the young people and [C] talks about the young [Gm] people when they talk about narcotics.
Well, there are those of us, too, that know that the [D] narcotic [C] problem is not just with
the [Gm] young people.
[A] [G] The problem is [A] in most [Dm] all age groups, [Gm] especially those who are past the teenage.
[D] I would like to do you a song that's [C] got a heavy, powerful [Gm] message.
The message is that after the thrill that you get from a pill or from the pot or from
the shots, there is a horror that comes later.
[G] And you might think [Gm] it's in bad taste to do something like this for television.
You might think [G] that something like this should not be done.
But I would say if it would save one person from the horrors that come after the thrill,
it would have been worth it.
[Em] [Bm] [G] This bed that I lay on is narrow [C] and cold.
The sickness inside me, it tears at [C#] my soul.
[G] And the devil awaits me.
He calls me his son.
For he knows I am cornered and too weak to [D] run.
For [G] I soon must return to a gutter of [C]
thrills.
Where joy is the needle or a bottle [C#m] of pills.
[G]
Where a man welcomes misery like an old friend from [D] home.
That he uses and [Bm] abuses [Am] till [D] the misery [G] is gone.
My mind's filled with torture.
My body's in [C] pain.
But the needle is warm as it sinks [A#] in the vein.
[E] In just [G] a matter of seconds, my mind will be free
from the coldness and darkness that [D] dominates me.
But [G] the freedom is short-lived.
Again, I'm [C] alone.
I must find the pusher.
But my money is all [C#m] gone.
[E] [G] Then the cycle of horror starts over once [D] more.
Oh God, don't let me [Em] suffer that misery no more.
[C] [G] [N]
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[Gm] _ [A] _ [G] _ [Gm] Everybody that [C] really knows what's going on in this country, [Gm] the _ [A] [G] people that [A] control the
news media, that [G] are on the news [A] media, are [Gm] saying that [A#] the [D] narcotics problem has reached epidemic [C] proportions.
_ [Am] Everybody looks at the young people and [C] talks about the young [Gm] people when they talk about narcotics. _
Well, there are those of us, too, that know that the [D] narcotic [C] problem is not just with
the [Gm] young people.
_ [A] [G] The problem is [A] in most [Dm] all age groups, [Gm] especially those who are past the teenage. _
_ _ [D] _ I would like to do you a song that's [C] got a heavy, powerful [Gm] message.
The message is that after the thrill that you get from a pill _ or from the pot or from
the shots, there is a horror that comes later.
_ [G] And you might think [Gm] it's in bad taste to do something like this for television. _
_ _ You might think [G] that something like this should not be done.
But I would say if it would save one person from the horrors that come after the thrill,
_ it would have been worth it. _ _ _
_ [Em] _ [Bm] [G] This bed that I lay on is narrow [C] and cold. _
_ The sickness _ inside me, it tears at [C#] my soul.
[G] And the devil _ awaits me.
He calls me his son.
_ For he knows I am cornered and too weak to [D] run.
For _ _ [G] I soon must return to a gutter of [C] _
thrills.
_ _ Where joy is the needle or a bottle [C#m] of pills.
[G]
Where a man welcomes misery like an old friend from [D] home. _ _
That he uses and [Bm] abuses [Am] till [D] the misery _ [G] is gone. _ _ _
My mind's filled with torture.
My _ body's in [C] pain. _ _
But the needle is warm as it sinks [A#] in the vein.
[E] In just [G] a matter _ of seconds, my mind will be free
from the coldness and darkness that _ _ [D] dominates me. _
But [G] the freedom is short-lived.
_ Again, I'm [C] alone. _ _
_ I must find the pusher.
But my money is all [C#m] gone.
[E] [G] Then the cycle of horror _ starts over once [D] more.
_ Oh _ _ _ God, _ don't let me [Em] suffer _ _ that misery no more.
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
news media, that [G] are on the news [A] media, are [Gm] saying that [A#] the [D] narcotics problem has reached epidemic [C] proportions.
_ [Am] Everybody looks at the young people and [C] talks about the young [Gm] people when they talk about narcotics. _
Well, there are those of us, too, that know that the [D] narcotic [C] problem is not just with
the [Gm] young people.
_ [A] [G] The problem is [A] in most [Dm] all age groups, [Gm] especially those who are past the teenage. _
_ _ [D] _ I would like to do you a song that's [C] got a heavy, powerful [Gm] message.
The message is that after the thrill that you get from a pill _ or from the pot or from
the shots, there is a horror that comes later.
_ [G] And you might think [Gm] it's in bad taste to do something like this for television. _
_ _ You might think [G] that something like this should not be done.
But I would say if it would save one person from the horrors that come after the thrill,
_ it would have been worth it. _ _ _
_ [Em] _ [Bm] [G] This bed that I lay on is narrow [C] and cold. _
_ The sickness _ inside me, it tears at [C#] my soul.
[G] And the devil _ awaits me.
He calls me his son.
_ For he knows I am cornered and too weak to [D] run.
For _ _ [G] I soon must return to a gutter of [C] _
thrills.
_ _ Where joy is the needle or a bottle [C#m] of pills.
[G]
Where a man welcomes misery like an old friend from [D] home. _ _
That he uses and [Bm] abuses [Am] till [D] the misery _ [G] is gone. _ _ _
My mind's filled with torture.
My _ body's in [C] pain. _ _
But the needle is warm as it sinks [A#] in the vein.
[E] In just [G] a matter _ of seconds, my mind will be free
from the coldness and darkness that _ _ [D] dominates me. _
But [G] the freedom is short-lived.
_ Again, I'm [C] alone. _ _
_ I must find the pusher.
But my money is all [C#m] gone.
[E] [G] Then the cycle of horror _ starts over once [D] more.
_ Oh _ _ _ God, _ don't let me [Em] suffer _ _ that misery no more.
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _