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Wide Open Road
Johnny Cash
This is a simplified version of the song that I created for a 5-year-old student. It's played on just the 6th string. Instead of chord names, only the 6th string fret number is provided.
Playing a bass line on the 6th string is the easiest way to play a song on guitar--perfect for total beginners or kids who want to sing and play at the same time.
Intro: 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 2
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Well, you said you had enough you said that you where leavin`
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I said shove off honey baby, I ain`t greavin’
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Pack your bags and pull out this evening
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There’s a wide open road
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Early this mornin’ you where nowhere about and so I
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searched the town but you had done pulled out
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I looked north, east, west and then
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a-leadin’ south I saw a wide open road
Chorus:
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There’s a wide open road
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It’s leadin’ south from my abode
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If you stick around and turn your damper down
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There’s a wide open road
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Well the reason I was looking for you all over town
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Was to tell you that your kitty cat is still around
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And you left your wedding ring when you went down
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that wide open road
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If you’re gonna stay away then honey let me know how to
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cook hot biscuits, how to roll the dough,
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Everything’s gone crazy since I told you to go
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Down the wide open road
Chorus 2:
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There’s a wide open road
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And honey I want you to know
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You can look down south or you can turn back home
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And there’s a wide open road
Repeat Intro
This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.
