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Key
E Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Capo
None
Chords
E · A · B
Johnny Cash’s classic outlaw tale of a man on the run after a cocaine-fueled shooting. Beginner difficulty in the key of E.
Boom-Chicka Strum (4/4 Time)
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Tip: Keep a steady, driving bass-note rhythm on the downstrokes.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
E
Early one mornin’ while makin’ the rounds
A E
I took a shot of cocaine and I shot my woman down
E7
I went right home and I went to bed
A E
I stuck that lovin’ 44 beneath my head
Chorus
E
Hey, run see, see what you done done
A E
Lord, Lord, Lord, you done shot your baby down
Verse 2
E
I went to the jailhouse, I asked for the bail
A E
They wouldn’t let me out of the lonesome cell
E7
I called for my lawyer, he come one two three
A E
He said, “You’re in a heap of trouble, son, you gotta leave this town”
Chorus
E
Hey, run see, see what you done done
A E
Lord, Lord, Lord, you done shot your baby down
Verse 3
E
Early next mornin’ ’bout a quarter to nine
A E
I spied the sheriff comin’ down the line
E7
He coughed and he cleared his throat, he said, “Come on, boy
A E
We gotta take a little trip down to the Judge”
Chorus
E
Hey, run see, see what you done done
A E
Lord, Lord, Lord, you done shot your baby down
Verse 4
E
I walked in the courtroom, I took a little look
A E
At the judge in the black robe and the little black book
E7
The judge’s wife was comin’, she was dressed in red
A E
She said, “I ain’t gonna rest till that killer’s dead”
Chorus
E
Hey, run see, see what you done done
A E
Lord, Lord, Lord, you done shot your baby down
Verse 5
E
The judge he smiled and he pulled out his pen
A E
Ninety-nine years in the Folsom pen
E7
Ninety-nine years underneath that ground
A E
I can’t forget the day I shot that bad bitch down
Chorus
E
Hey, run see, see what you done done
A E
Lord, Lord, Lord, you done shot your baby down
Verse 6
E
Come on you gotta listen unto me
A E
Lay off that whiskey and let that cocaine be
Practice tip: Master the simple E to A change before adding the E7 chord for the classic Johnny Cash sound.
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Key
E Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Tuning
G-C-E-A
Chords
E · A · B
Johnny Cash’s classic outlaw tale of a man on the run after a cocaine-fueled shooting. Beginner difficulty in the key of E.
Boom-Chicka Strum (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
123456
Tip: Keep a steady, driving bass-note rhythm on the downstrokes.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
E
Early one mornin’ while makin’ the rounds
A E
I took a shot of cocaine and I shot my woman down
E7
I went right home and I went to bed
A E
I stuck that lovin’ 44 beneath my head
Chorus
E
Hey, run see, see what you done done
A E
Lord, Lord, Lord, you done shot your baby down
Verse 2
E
I went to the jailhouse, I asked for the bail
A E
They wouldn’t let me out of the lonesome cell
E7
I called for my lawyer, he come one two three
A E
He said, “You’re in a heap of trouble, son, you gotta leave this town”
Chorus
E
Hey, run see, see what you done done
A E
Lord, Lord, Lord, you done shot your baby down
Verse 3
E
Early next mornin’ ’bout a quarter to nine
A E
I spied the sheriff comin’ down the line
E7
He coughed and he cleared his throat, he said, “Come on, boy
A E
We gotta take a little trip down to the Judge”
Chorus
E
Hey, run see, see what you done done
A E
Lord, Lord, Lord, you done shot your baby down
Verse 4
E
I walked in the courtroom, I took a little look
A E
At the judge in the black robe and the little black book
E7
The judge’s wife was comin’, she was dressed in red
A E
She said, “I ain’t gonna rest till that killer’s dead”
Chorus
E
Hey, run see, see what you done done
A E
Lord, Lord, Lord, you done shot your baby down
Verse 5
E
The judge he smiled and he pulled out his pen
A E
Ninety-nine years in the Folsom pen
E7
Ninety-nine years underneath that ground
A E
I can’t forget the day I shot that bad bitch down
Chorus
E
Hey, run see, see what you done done
A E
Lord, Lord, Lord, you done shot your baby down
Verse 6
E
Come on you gotta listen unto me
A E
Lay off that whiskey and let that cocaine be
Practice tip: Master the simple E to A change before adding the E7 chord for the classic Johnny Cash sound.
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Key
E Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Left Hand
Root notes
Chords
E · A · B
Johnny Cash’s classic outlaw tale of a man on the run after a cocaine-fueled shooting. Beginner difficulty in the key of E.
Boom-Chicka Strum (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
123456
Tip: Keep a steady, driving bass-note rhythm on the downstrokes.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
E
Early one mornin’ while makin’ the rounds
A E
I took a shot of cocaine and I shot my woman down
E7
I went right home and I went to bed
A E
I stuck that lovin’ 44 beneath my head
Chorus
E
Hey, run see, see what you done done
A E
Lord, Lord, Lord, you done shot your baby down
Verse 2
E
I went to the jailhouse, I asked for the bail
A E
They wouldn’t let me out of the lonesome cell
E7
I called for my lawyer, he come one two three
A E
He said, “You’re in a heap of trouble, son, you gotta leave this town”
Chorus
E
Hey, run see, see what you done done
A E
Lord, Lord, Lord, you done shot your baby down
Verse 3
E
Early next mornin’ ’bout a quarter to nine
A E
I spied the sheriff comin’ down the line
E7
He coughed and he cleared his throat, he said, “Come on, boy
A E
We gotta take a little trip down to the Judge”
Chorus
E
Hey, run see, see what you done done
A E
Lord, Lord, Lord, you done shot your baby down
Verse 4
E
I walked in the courtroom, I took a little look
A E
At the judge in the black robe and the little black book
E7
The judge’s wife was comin’, she was dressed in red
A E
She said, “I ain’t gonna rest till that killer’s dead”
Chorus
E
Hey, run see, see what you done done
A E
Lord, Lord, Lord, you done shot your baby down
Verse 5
E
The judge he smiled and he pulled out his pen
A E
Ninety-nine years in the Folsom pen
E7
Ninety-nine years underneath that ground
A E
I can’t forget the day I shot that bad bitch down
Chorus
E
Hey, run see, see what you done done
A E
Lord, Lord, Lord, you done shot your baby down
Verse 6
E
Come on you gotta listen unto me
A E
Lay off that whiskey and let that cocaine be
Practice tip: Master the simple E to A change before adding the E7 chord for the classic Johnny Cash sound.
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Key
E Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Tuning
gDGBD (Open G)
Chords
E · A · B
Johnny Cash’s classic outlaw tale of a man on the run after a cocaine-fueled shooting. Beginner difficulty in the key of E.
Boom-Chicka Strum (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
123456
Tip: Keep a steady, driving bass-note rhythm on the downstrokes.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
E
Early one mornin’ while makin’ the rounds
A E
I took a shot of cocaine and I shot my woman down
E7
I went right home and I went to bed
A E
I stuck that lovin’ 44 beneath my head
Chorus
E
Hey, run see, see what you done done
A E
Lord, Lord, Lord, you done shot your baby down
Verse 2
E
I went to the jailhouse, I asked for the bail
A E
They wouldn’t let me out of the lonesome cell
E7
I called for my lawyer, he come one two three
A E
He said, “You’re in a heap of trouble, son, you gotta leave this town”
Chorus
E
Hey, run see, see what you done done
A E
Lord, Lord, Lord, you done shot your baby down
Verse 3
E
Early next mornin’ ’bout a quarter to nine
A E
I spied the sheriff comin’ down the line
E7
He coughed and he cleared his throat, he said, “Come on, boy
A E
We gotta take a little trip down to the Judge”
Chorus
E
Hey, run see, see what you done done
A E
Lord, Lord, Lord, you done shot your baby down
Verse 4
E
I walked in the courtroom, I took a little look
A E
At the judge in the black robe and the little black book
E7
The judge’s wife was comin’, she was dressed in red
A E
She said, “I ain’t gonna rest till that killer’s dead”
Chorus
E
Hey, run see, see what you done done
A E
Lord, Lord, Lord, you done shot your baby down
Verse 5
E
The judge he smiled and he pulled out his pen
A E
Ninety-nine years in the Folsom pen
E7
Ninety-nine years underneath that ground
A E
I can’t forget the day I shot that bad bitch down
Chorus
E
Hey, run see, see what you done done
A E
Lord, Lord, Lord, you done shot your baby down
Verse 6
E
Come on you gotta listen unto me
A E
Lay off that whiskey and let that cocaine be
Practice tip: Master the simple E to A change before adding the E7 chord for the classic Johnny Cash sound.
Etap to play
Atap to play
Btap to play
Key
E Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Tuning
G-D-A-E
Chords
E · A · B
Johnny Cash’s classic outlaw tale of a man on the run after a cocaine-fueled shooting. Beginner difficulty in the key of E.
Boom-Chicka Strum (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
123456
Tip: Keep a steady, driving bass-note rhythm on the downstrokes.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
E
Early one mornin’ while makin’ the rounds
A E
I took a shot of cocaine and I shot my woman down
E7
I went right home and I went to bed
A E
I stuck that lovin’ 44 beneath my head
Chorus
E
Hey, run see, see what you done done
A E
Lord, Lord, Lord, you done shot your baby down
Verse 2
E
I went to the jailhouse, I asked for the bail
A E
They wouldn’t let me out of the lonesome cell
E7
I called for my lawyer, he come one two three
A E
He said, “You’re in a heap of trouble, son, you gotta leave this town”
Chorus
E
Hey, run see, see what you done done
A E
Lord, Lord, Lord, you done shot your baby down
Verse 3
E
Early next mornin’ ’bout a quarter to nine
A E
I spied the sheriff comin’ down the line
E7
He coughed and he cleared his throat, he said, “Come on, boy
A E
We gotta take a little trip down to the Judge”
Chorus
E
Hey, run see, see what you done done
A E
Lord, Lord, Lord, you done shot your baby down
Verse 4
E
I walked in the courtroom, I took a little look
A E
At the judge in the black robe and the little black book
E7
The judge’s wife was comin’, she was dressed in red
A E
She said, “I ain’t gonna rest till that killer’s dead”
Chorus
E
Hey, run see, see what you done done
A E
Lord, Lord, Lord, you done shot your baby down
Verse 5
E
The judge he smiled and he pulled out his pen
A E
Ninety-nine years in the Folsom pen
E7
Ninety-nine years underneath that ground
A E
I can’t forget the day I shot that bad bitch down
Chorus
E
Hey, run see, see what you done done
A E
Lord, Lord, Lord, you done shot your baby down
Verse 6
E
Come on you gotta listen unto me
A E
Lay off that whiskey and let that cocaine be
Practice tip: Master the simple E to A change before adding the E7 chord for the classic Johnny Cash sound.
Etap to play
Atap to play
Btap to play
Key
E Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Harp Key
C Diatonic
Chords
E · A · B
Johnny Cash’s classic outlaw tale of a man on the run after a cocaine-fueled shooting. Beginner difficulty in the key of E.
Boom-Chicka Strum (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
123456
Tip: Keep a steady, driving bass-note rhythm on the downstrokes.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
E
Early one mornin’ while makin’ the rounds
A E
I took a shot of cocaine and I shot my woman down
E7
I went right home and I went to bed
A E
I stuck that lovin’ 44 beneath my head
Chorus
E
Hey, run see, see what you done done
A E
Lord, Lord, Lord, you done shot your baby down
Verse 2
E
I went to the jailhouse, I asked for the bail
A E
They wouldn’t let me out of the lonesome cell
E7
I called for my lawyer, he come one two three
A E
He said, “You’re in a heap of trouble, son, you gotta leave this town”
Chorus
E
Hey, run see, see what you done done
A E
Lord, Lord, Lord, you done shot your baby down
Verse 3
E
Early next mornin’ ’bout a quarter to nine
A E
I spied the sheriff comin’ down the line
E7
He coughed and he cleared his throat, he said, “Come on, boy
A E
We gotta take a little trip down to the Judge”
Chorus
E
Hey, run see, see what you done done
A E
Lord, Lord, Lord, you done shot your baby down
Verse 4
E
I walked in the courtroom, I took a little look
A E
At the judge in the black robe and the little black book
E7
The judge’s wife was comin’, she was dressed in red
A E
She said, “I ain’t gonna rest till that killer’s dead”
Chorus
E
Hey, run see, see what you done done
A E
Lord, Lord, Lord, you done shot your baby down
Verse 5
E
The judge he smiled and he pulled out his pen
A E
Ninety-nine years in the Folsom pen
E7
Ninety-nine years underneath that ground
A E
I can’t forget the day I shot that bad bitch down
Chorus
E
Hey, run see, see what you done done
A E
Lord, Lord, Lord, you done shot your baby down
Verse 6
E
Come on you gotta listen unto me
A E
Lay off that whiskey and let that cocaine be
Practice tip: Master the simple E to A change before adding the E7 chord for the classic Johnny Cash sound.