Johnny Cash – Blue Train (Guitar Solo)
Key
-
Versions
(5)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
[Intro]
N.C.
Ring out an F chord if you desire or just sing the first line solo
Lead in guitar walk after first line is sung:
e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|------------------| A|------3-----------| E|--1-3-------------|
[Verse 1]
F There's an engine at the station and the whistle calls my name C Bb F It's callin' callin' callin', come and get aboard the train F My baby's gone and I'm alone to live in misery C Bb I'm gonna call and make a reservation for me
[Chorus]
F C F Gonna ride a blue train, gonna ride a blue train C F Gonna ride a blue train, gonna ride a blue train
[Solo 1]
C and F chords played underneath as the rhythm
e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|--2h3-2-0----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------3~3~--3-3-3-3-------------------------------------| E|---------------------------3b-1------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
F I’m gonna climb aboard and ride until I learn to smile C Bb I’ll be knockin’ out the blues while I’m knockin’ out the miles F With my guitar, beat and rhythm, to the click-clack of the wheels C Bb I'm gonna sing the blues 'cause that's the way that I feel
[Chorus]
F C F Gonna ride a blue train, gonna ride a blue train C F Gonna ride a blue train, gonna ride a blue train
[Solo 2]
C and F chords played underneath as the rhythm
e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|--2h3-2-0----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------3~3~--3-3-3-3-------------------------------------| E|---------------------------3b-1------------------------------|
[Verse 3]
F Conductor, go and tell the man, to shovel on the coal C Bb It doesn't seem half as bad as long as I can roll F Give me another ticket and I'll stay and ride with you C Bb There's nothin’ left to live for in this world we're rollin' through
[Chorus]
F C F Gonna ride a blue train, gonna ride a blue train C F Gonna ride a blue train, gonna ride a blue train
[Solo 3]
C and F chords played underneath as the rhythm
e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|--2h3-2-0----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------3~3~--3-3-3-3-------------------------------------| E|---------------------------3b-1------------------------------|
Then end on F