A - Bm - D
The picking part:
A Bm D
eb | ------------------------------------------------------------- |
Bb | -------2-----------3-----------3-------3--------------------- |
F# | ---------2-----------4-------2---2---2---2------------------- |
C# | -----2-----------4---------0-------0------------------------- |
G# | ---0-----------2--------------------------------------------- |
Eb | ------------------------------------------------------------- |
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A (chords) Bm D
jah didn't kill johnny
( D )
he had a date with death
A Bm
it was a slow train coming
D
and we've all got a train to catch
A Bm D A
but lord, take your filthy claws off the rest of my friends.
Bm D
that is, of course, if they ain't already dead.
A (pick) Bm D
i make no demands. i just made amends.
A Bm
i made my bed and i'mma lie in it
D A Bm D
but before i die...please...don't take any more of my friends
A Bm
please don't take any more of my friends.
D
life is easy.
A (chords) Bm D
the smoke didn't kill johnny. the drink didn't kill johnny.
A Bm D
the junk didn't kill johnny. and the women didn't kill johnny.
A Bm
was it the road? i don't know.
D
was it rock and roll? i don't think so.
A Bm D A (pick) Bm D
but god. god. god...would never...kill...johnny cash.
A Bm D
he had a train to catch
A Bm D
he had a date with death
A Bm
and we've all got a train to catch
D A... (Progress the chords and fade out)
life is easy. holler at ya boy. life is easy.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
B hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note