Chords for Ry Cooder - Hey Porter (by Johnny Cash)

Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:

C

Cm

F

Gm

G

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Ry Cooder - Hey Porter (by Johnny Cash) chords
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[N] [Gm]
[C]
[Gm]
[C]
Hey Porter, [Cm]
[C] hey Porter, would you tell me [F] the time?
[C]
How much longer will it be till we cross that [D]
Mason -Dexter [G]
line?
[Gm] [C]
At daylight would you tell the engineer to slow it down?
[F]
[C] Or better still, just [Cm] stop the train, [C] cause I wanna [G] look [Cm] around.
[C] [Cm]
[C] [Cm] Hey Porter, hey Porter, what time did you [F] say?
[C] How much longer will it be till I can [D] see the light of [Gm] day?
[Cm] When we hit [F] Dixie would you [C] tell the [F] engineer [C] [Cm] to [C] ring his [F] bell?
[Cm]
[C] And tell everybody that A.S. Lee will stand right [F] up [C] and yell.
[F]
[Eb]
[C]
[Cm]
[F]
[Eb] [F]
[C]
[G]
[Eb]
[Gm] [C]
Hey Porter, hey Porter, please [Cm] go and get my bags for me.
[F]
I [Cm] don't need nobody to tell [C] me now [D] that I'm in [G] Tennessee.
We're [C]
not so far from home, you know, and it's getting [Cm] light outside.
[F]
[C] This old train [Cm] is a -pumping smoke and [G] I have [Cm] just rain [C] in my eyes.
Hey Porter, hey Porter,
[F] [C] [Cm] please open [F] up the door.
[C] When this train stops I'm gonna get off the bus.
[D]
I can't wait no [Gm] more.
[C]
Tell the engineer I said [Cm]
thanks a lot and I [C] didn't mind a [F] fair.
[Cm] I'm gonna set my feet [C] on Southern soil.
I'm gonna breathe [G] that [C] Southern air.
[Cm] [C]
[Gm]
[F] [C]
[Gm]
Key:  
C
3211
Cm
13421113
F
134211111
Gm
123111113
G
2131
C
3211
Cm
13421113
F
134211111
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Learn the basic chords of Ry Cooder - Hey Porter chords, with this master sequence: F, Cm, C, Cm, F and C. You can use ChordU's Free Tempo controller to start at a slower pace and then gradually increase your speed. Given the song's key of F Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[N] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Hey Porter, _ _ [Cm] _ _
[C] hey Porter, _ _ _ _ would you tell me [F] the time?
_ _ _ _ _ [C]
How much longer will it _ be till we cross that [D] _ _
Mason _ _ -Dexter [G] _
line?
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _
At daylight would you _ tell the _ engineer _ _ to slow it down?
[F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Or better _ still, just [Cm] stop the train, [C] _ cause I wanna [G] look [Cm] _ around. _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ [Cm] Hey _ Porter, _ _ _ _ hey Porter, _ _ _ _ _ what time did you [F] say? _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ How much longer will it _ be till I can [D] _ see the _ light of [Gm] day? _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ When we hit [F] Dixie would you [C] _ tell the _ _ [F] engineer [C] _ _ [Cm] to [C] ring his [F] bell?
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[C] And tell everybody _ that _ A.S. Lee will _ stand right [F] up [C] and yell.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Hey Porter, _ _ hey Porter, _ _ _ _ _ please [Cm] go and get my bags for me.
[F] _ _ _ _
I [Cm] don't need nobody to _ tell [C] me now _ [D] that _ I'm in _ _ [G] Tennessee.
_ _ _ We're _ _ [C] _
not so far from home, you know, and it's getting _ [Cm] light outside.
[F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ This old train [Cm] is a _ -pumping _ smoke and [G] I have [Cm] just rain [C] in my eyes. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Hey Porter, _ _ _ _ hey Porter, _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ [Cm] please open [F] up the door. _ _ _ _ _
[C] When this train stops I'm gonna _ get off the bus.
[D] _
_ I can't wait no [Gm] more.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
Tell the engineer I said [Cm]
thanks a lot and I _ _ _ [C] didn't mind a [F] fair. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] I'm gonna set my feet [C] on _ Southern soil.
I'm gonna _ breathe [G] that [C] Southern air.
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song is part of Into The Purple Valley album.

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