Tennessee Flat Top Box Chords by Johnny Cash
Tempo:
97.5 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[D]
In a little cabaret in a South [A] Texas border town
Sat a boy and his guitar and the people came from miles around
[D] And all the girls from there to [A] Austin
Were slipping away from home and putting jewelry in
Hot to take the trip to go and listen
To the little dark-haired boy who played the Tennessee flat-top box
And he [G] would play, well [Bm]
[D]
[G] [Bm]
[D]
he couldn't ride or wrangle
And he never [A] cared to make a dime but give him his guitar
And he'd be happy all the time
And all [D] the girls from nine [A] to ninety
Were snapping fingers, tapping toes and begging him
Don't [D] stop and hypnotize
And [A] fascinated by the little dark-haired boy
Who played the Tennessee flat-top box
And [G] he would play
[Bm]
[D]
[G]
[Bm] [D]
Then one day he was gone and no one ever [A] saw him round
He vanished like the breeze and they forgot him in the little town
But all [D] the girls still [A] dreamed about him
And hung around the cabaret until the doors [D] were locked
And then one day on the hit [A] parade
Was the little dark-haired boy who played the Tennessee flat [D]-top box
And he would [G] play
[Bm] [D]
[G]
[D]
[G] [D]
[D]
In a little cabaret in a South [A] Texas border town
Sat a boy and his guitar and the people came from miles around
[D] And all the girls from there to [A] Austin
Were slipping away from home and putting jewelry in
Hot to take the trip to go and listen
To the little dark-haired boy who played the Tennessee flat-top box
And he [G] would play, well [Bm]
[D]
[G] [Bm]
[D]
he couldn't ride or wrangle
And he never [A] cared to make a dime but give him his guitar
And he'd be happy all the time
And all [D] the girls from nine [A] to ninety
Were snapping fingers, tapping toes and begging him
Don't [D] stop and hypnotize
And [A] fascinated by the little dark-haired boy
Who played the Tennessee flat-top box
And [G] he would play
[Bm]
[D]
[G]
[Bm] [D]
Then one day he was gone and no one ever [A] saw him round
He vanished like the breeze and they forgot him in the little town
But all [D] the girls still [A] dreamed about him
And hung around the cabaret until the doors [D] were locked
And then one day on the hit [A] parade
Was the little dark-haired boy who played the Tennessee flat [D]-top box
And he would [G] play
[Bm] [D]
[G]
[D]
[G] [D]
Key:
D
A
G
Bm
D
A
G
Bm
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ In a little cabaret in a South [A] Texas border town
Sat a boy and his guitar and the people came from miles around
[D] And all the girls from there to [A] Austin
_ Were slipping away from home and putting jewelry in
Hot to take the trip to go and listen
To the little dark-haired boy who played the Tennessee flat-top box
And he [G] would play, _ well [Bm] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ he couldn't ride or wrangle
And he never [A] cared to make a dime but give him his guitar
And he'd be happy all the time
And all [D] the girls _ from nine [A] to ninety
Were snapping fingers, tapping toes and begging him
Don't [D] stop and hypnotize
And [A] fascinated _ by the little dark-haired boy
Who played the Tennessee flat-top box
And [G] he would play
_ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Then one day he was gone and no one ever [A] saw him round
He vanished like the breeze and they forgot him in the little town
But all [D] the girls _ still [A] dreamed about him
_ And hung around the cabaret until the doors [D] were locked
And then one day _ on the hit [A] parade
_ _ Was the little dark-haired boy who played the Tennessee flat [D]-top box
And he would [G] play _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ In a little cabaret in a South [A] Texas border town
Sat a boy and his guitar and the people came from miles around
[D] And all the girls from there to [A] Austin
_ Were slipping away from home and putting jewelry in
Hot to take the trip to go and listen
To the little dark-haired boy who played the Tennessee flat-top box
And he [G] would play, _ well [Bm] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ he couldn't ride or wrangle
And he never [A] cared to make a dime but give him his guitar
And he'd be happy all the time
And all [D] the girls _ from nine [A] to ninety
Were snapping fingers, tapping toes and begging him
Don't [D] stop and hypnotize
And [A] fascinated _ by the little dark-haired boy
Who played the Tennessee flat-top box
And [G] he would play
_ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Then one day he was gone and no one ever [A] saw him round
He vanished like the breeze and they forgot him in the little town
But all [D] the girls _ still [A] dreamed about him
_ And hung around the cabaret until the doors [D] were locked
And then one day _ on the hit [A] parade
_ _ Was the little dark-haired boy who played the Tennessee flat [D]-top box
And he would [G] play _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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