Johnny Cash – If I Told You Who It Was (Guitar)

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Recorded by Johnny Cash, Minnie Pearl Written by Bobby Braddock, Curly Putman Tab submitted by: Mykola Poberezhnyi Email: [email protected] [Intro] G [Verse 1]
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I was down in music city 'bout a week ago

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I wanted to see the grand old Opry show

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So I held a cap and I headed down to Opryland

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They said they sold their last ticket the day before

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So I kinda just hung around the backstage door

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And down the steps she came, men oh men

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My favourite female country star

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She waved her fans and headed for her car

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Her tire, unlike her body, was very flat

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She said, could you change my tire

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I said your wish is my desire

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As she raised the lid, I grabbed her bomber jack
She said I sure do appreciate you're changing my tire [Chorus]
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If I told you who it was, if I told you who it was

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You'd say I was making it up

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You've seen her on the screen and in country magazines

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You'd think I was making it up

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She said it was our little secret and my gully

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I'm gonna keep it

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Anyway you wouldn't believe it

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If I told you who it was
[Verse 2]
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She said you need a lift and I said well,

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You can drop me of at the York motel,

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So we headed down Briley parkway in the town

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I told her I got all your records ma'am,

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She smiled and said well I be damned

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Said, you're kind of cute fellar, wanna mess around?  Hm!

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When we got to my room just to be polite

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I said sure wish I could've heard you sing tonight

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She smiled at me and said what do you wanna hear?

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Well if I was one of them country music folks

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I'll tell you, she'd sure get my vote

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  For the best performance of the year
[Chorus]
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If I told you who it was, if I told you who it was

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You'd say I was making it up

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You've seen her on the screen and in country magazines

       C                    G
You'd think I was making it up

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She said it was our little secret and my gully

           G
I'm gonna keep it

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Anyway you wouldn't believe it

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If I told you who it was
[Bridge]
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Well I tell you this much
When I put my arms around her and squeezed her real tight She looked up at me with those big beautiful eyes Took a deep breath and a sigh and said: N.C. "Howdy I'm just so proud to be here!" [Chorus]
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If I told you who it was, if I told you who it was

       C                  G
You'd say I was making it up

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You've seen her on the screen and in country magazines

       C                    G
You'd think I was making it up

                            D             C
She said it was our little secret and my gully

           G
I'm gonna keep it

                       D
Anyway you wouldn't believe it

C                     G
If I told you who it was