Johnny Cash – Chattanooga City Limit Sign (Guitar)

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I was thumbin' a ride one Saturday mornin', outta Nashville totin' my sack

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I lent my car to a gal that lived in Chattanooga and she had never brought it back

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She was drinkin' pretty heavy when I let her have it, I hope she knows it was only a loan

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There ain't no tellin' what I mighta told her back at the time, but that old car was also my home

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About five miles out I was gettin' kinda tired, sweatin' hard and feelin' kinda weak

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I woke up with no cigarettes and nothin' to drink and I hadn't had a bite to eat

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My nerves was so quick I couldn't tell where I was shakin', then a set of brakes sang my song

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Some fella stuck his head out a '57 Chevy and hollered: "Hey man, come on"

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I told 'em I was headed down to Chattanooga, they said: "Hop in, we're goin' there too"

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And the way they took off in a cloud of smoke, I still ain't believin' it was true

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They had the windows down and I was sittin' in the back, with my tongue still hung in my throat

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He was hittin' just about a hundred and ten and he said: "Man, whatta you think of this boat?"

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Well, there was two semi's a-strugglin' up ahead, one tryin' to pass the other

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They had the whole road blocked, so he passed 'em on the right and let me tell ya somethin' brother

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I was so nervous that my teeth was clickin', it wasn't no way my head could think

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Then the one that was sittin' on the passenger side turned and said: "Hey man, you want somethin' to drink?"

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I just shook my head 'cuz I couldn't talk, he says okay and then he said: "Cheers"

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Them fools was drinkin' whiskey and wine and chasin' it down with beer

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Well, I started sweatin' that old sticky sweat and I know I was white as a sheet

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Then one turned the radio on wide open and said: "Hey man, check that beat"

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By the time we reached the top of Monteagle, I thought I heard a rumblin' sound

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And then I saw a sign that said: "Fallin' rock" and right there I was floorboard bound

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I was rollin' and squirmin' on the ol' floorboard, too weak to sit or stand

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And then the driver said: "We're doin' a hundred and twenty, look here man, no hands"

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I got up enough nerve to raise up and look, and by now there couldn't be no surprise

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But his hair was blowin' all over my face and dandruff blowed in both eyes

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He never did drive on the right or left, he just kept on ridin' that line

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I rubbed my eyes and saw the prettiest thing, the Chattanooga city limit sign

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He slowed down and I said: "Mister please, I'd like to get off right here"

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He said: "Aw, ride on into town with us, we're gonna go down 'n' pick up some more beer"

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I said please once more and he stopped the car and then he handed me my sack

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Said they'd look for me on the road later on, case I wanted to catch a ride back

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I got out and sat down by the side of the road, feelin' sick and lookin' mighty pale

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I don't remember anything much after that, but next mornin', I woke up in jail

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I didn't know anybody in my cell and didn't want to ask why I was there

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But they all kept grinnin' and turnin' their heads and it was more than my head could bear

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So I called the jailer and asked him to tell me why I was there, if he'd be so kind

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He said: "For stoppin' the traffic, while I was huggin' and kissin' the Chattanooga city limit sign"

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