New Cut Road Chords by Johnny Cash

Tempo:
127.2 bpm
Chords used:

E

B

Em

C#m

G#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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New Cut Road - Johnny Cash chords
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[Em] [E]
[B] He's a backwoods rounder and a breaker of mules.
Holman Bonner's got a wore out bow.
[E] He's been playing all day down the new [C#m] cut road.
[B]
[E]
Holman's little sister said, you better act right, Colman.
[B] Daddy's gone to Louisville.
He'll be back tonight.
He's gonna get another wagon and a good pair of mules.
[E] And we gonna move to Texas.
We just waiting on you.
Holman's daddy pulled up in the yard.
He [B] said, pack up your lives, kids.
It's getting too hard.
Kentucky's all right, but there's too many people.
[E] Well, just the other day, I thought I saw church people.
Holman said, daddy, don't you worry about me.
I'm [B] gonna stay here in Kentucky till the day I die.
I'm gonna drink that sour mash.
I'm gonna race that mare [E] and find that woman
with the fox red hair.
Now, y'all been moving west since the day you got married.
Well, [B] I'm getting off the wagon, daddy.
I'm too old to be carried.
Gonna stay here in Kentucky where the bluegrass grows.
I'm [E] gonna play it all night down the new cut road.
[B]
[G#m]
[E] [E]
Holman's daddy said, now, what's it all coming to?
[B] Young people these days, they're just as stubborn as mules.
You can't make them go.
No, it's too old for that.
[E] It's that damned old fiddle and that folded hat.
Holman's mama said, let the boy stay,
[B] cause he's raised up solid.
He can find his own way.
But as for me, honey, I'm [G#] with you.
[E] I always thought Kentucky would just pass him through.
Holman's little sister, then she started into crying.
[B] And his daddy shook his head for the very last time.
Holman's mama said, somebody's got to do it.
[E] Wouldn't be no Kentucky unless you didn't stick to it,
Holman.
Holman and Farmer stood on the porch of that cabin,
[B] watched them all go to Texas in a covered wagon.
He pulled out his fiddle and he rozzened up his bow.
[E] And he played a little tune called the new cut road.
[B]
[E] [Em] [E]
[B] [F#]
[B]
[E] [Em] [E]
[C#m] [E]
Key:  
E
2311
B
12341112
Em
121
C#m
13421114
G#m
123111114
E
2311
B
12341112
Em
121
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To learn Johnny Cash - New Cut Road chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: Bm, E, B and E. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 63 BPM before aiming for the song's 127 BPM. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: B Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] He's a backwoods rounder and a breaker of mules.
_ Holman Bonner's got a wore out bow.
[E] He's been playing all day down the new [C#m] cut road. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Holman's little sister said, you better act right, Colman.
[B] Daddy's gone to Louisville.
He'll be back tonight.
He's gonna get another wagon and a good pair of mules.
[E] And we gonna move to Texas.
We just waiting on you.
_ Holman's daddy pulled up in the yard.
He [B] said, pack up your lives, kids.
It's getting too hard.
_ Kentucky's all right, but there's too many people.
[E] Well, just the other day, I thought I saw church people.
_ Holman said, daddy, don't you worry about me.
I'm [B] gonna stay here in Kentucky till the day I die.
I'm gonna drink that sour mash.
I'm gonna race that mare [E] and find that woman
with the fox red hair.
Now, y'all been moving west since the day you got married.
Well, [B] I'm getting off the wagon, daddy.
I'm too old to be carried.
Gonna stay here in Kentucky where the bluegrass grows.
I'm [E] gonna play it all night down the new cut road. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ Holman's daddy said, now, what's it all coming to?
[B] Young people these days, they're just as stubborn as mules.
You can't make them go.
No, it's too old for that.
[E] It's that damned old fiddle and that folded hat.
_ _ Holman's mama said, let the boy stay,
[B] cause he's raised up solid.
He can find his own way.
But as for me, honey, I'm [G#] with you.
[E] I always thought Kentucky would just pass him through.
Holman's little sister, then she started into crying.
[B] And his daddy shook his head for the very last time.
_ Holman's mama said, somebody's got to do it.
[E] Wouldn't be no Kentucky unless you didn't stick to it,
Holman.
_ _ Holman and Farmer stood on the porch of that cabin,
[B] watched them all go to Texas in a covered wagon.
He pulled out his fiddle and he rozzened up his bow.
[E] And he played a little tune called the new cut road. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was written by Guy Clark.

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