Johnny Cash – Like The 309 (Guitar)

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***Big thanks to martink12au for his input into creating this Tab.*** Tabbed by Robert Da Prato 20th July, 2023 Define: Em 022000 Am X02210 Bm X24431 E5 022XXX A5 X022XX B/E 022442 E5/B X22X00 Asus4 x02230 B5 X244XX Esus4 002200 A5/E 0022X0 B X24442 E/B X22100 A X02220 Em7/G XXX030 E 0221XX * Single Strum ( ) Designated Riff

  (E5)             (Esus4)              (Bb A)     (Em)
e|----------------|--------------------|-----------|--------------|
B|----------------|--------------------|-4/5--5v---|----0-------0-|
G|--0-------------|--------------------|-3/4--4v---|0-0---0---0---|
D|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--------------------|-----------|2-------2-----|
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|4/5-4--2---4/5-4--2-|-----------|2-------------|
E|0---3-0-3-0-3-0-|--------------------|-----------|--------------|
                                        Train Whistle

**************************************************** [Intro]

Em*
    It should be a while, before I see doctor death

                                               Em*
So it would sure be nice if I could get my breath

Well I'm not the crying nor the whining kind Till I hear the whistle of the 309, [Verse 1]

         A5          E5
Of the 309, of the 309

    E5        E5/B       B5 E5  E5  
Put me and my box on the 3 09

[Verse 2]

E5             Em     E5
Take me to the depot, put me to bed

        Em       E5        B5         E5
Blow an electric fan on my knarly old head

E5                            E5/B  E5
Everybody take a look see I'm doing fine

                        B E5
Then load my box on the 309

         Am  Asus4  A5       Em  E5  (Bb A)
On the 309,         on the 309

E5            E5/B  E5     B E5 (Em)   
Put me and my box,  on the 309

[Instrumental] 1:10
  E5                                                                 B5 A5   E5  
e|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
B|3/5b--5pbr---4/5-5br--5---|-4/5-5br-5b--4/5-5br-5b--4/5-5br-5b-----------------|
G|2/4b---------3----------4-|-3/4---------3/4---------3/4--------2-2/4-4-2-0-----|
D|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------2---|
A|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
                               ( Play this part twice then move onto Verse 3)

[Verse 3]

E5        E5/B  E5
Hey sweet baby, kiss me hard

E5/B                B5       Em*   E5
Draw my bath water, Sweep my yard

E5                 E5/B  E5    E5
Give a drink of my wine, to my Jersey cow

           Em             E5           B5      E5
I wouldn't give a hootin' hell, for my journey now

[Bridge]

         A5      A5/E     E5     E5/B
On the 309,      On the 309

E5         E5/B   E5
I hear the sound, of a railroad train

                          E5/B  E5
The whistle blows and I'm gone again

E5              E5/B   E5
It will take me higher than a Georgia pine

E5         E5/B     E5    E5/B E5
Stand back children its a 3  0 9

E5       A5    A5/E     Em  E5
It's a 309,    It's a 309

              E5/B       B5 E5    E5
Put me and my box,  on a 3 09

[Instrumental] E5 E5/B Em E5 E5/B Em E5 E5/B Em B5 E5 E5 E5/B Em E5 E5/B Em E5 E5/B Em B5 E5 [Verse 4]

E5               Em   E5
A chicken in the pot, and a turkey in the corn

        Em        E5          B       Em
I ain't felt this good, since jubalee morn'

E5         Em         E5
Talk about luck, well I got mine

                                 B Em     (E5)    (E5)
And asthma comin' down, like the 309  (Haaaahhh)

E5         Esus4             E5
Write me a letter, sing me a song

            Esus4          B/E    Em
Tell me all about it, what I did wrong

Em        Em7/G* E5
Meanwhile I,     will be doing fine

             E5/B E5     B E
Then load my box, on the 309

[Outro]

         A           Em    Esus4  E5
On the 309, On the 309

      Em        E5          E5/B E5
Gonna get outta here on the 3   09

[Instrumental] (Esus4) E5 (Esus4) E5 (Esus4) E5 (Esus4) E5 (Esus4) E5 (Esus4) E5 Em E5 Em E5

Em        E5     Em        E5
( To fade....................)