Johnny Cash – The Last Of The Drifters (Guitar)
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[Intro]
| A | A | A | A |
[Verse 1]
A A I'm the last of the babies of the World War II D D World War II and that's the one we didn't lose, I heard that A A I was raised on biscuits, spam and powdered eggs D D DiMaggio's baseball and Marilyn's legs
[Chorus]
D A A And I'm the last of the drifters A A Last of the drifters, yeah
[Verse 2]
A A I remember when the freight trains, they used to run on coal D D They'd run on coal and I was ready to go, me too A A Old white shirt and a tired overall D D Sometimes I think that my daddy knew it all
[Chorus]
D A A And I'm the last of the drifters A A Last of the drifters, yeah
[Verse 3]
A A I remember Louisiana in a hot steamy night D D Hot steamy night and she was holding me tight A A An old red Chevy with a big back seat D D I had me some two-tone shoes off my feet
[Chorus]
D A A And I'm the last of the drifters A A Last of the drifters, yeah
[Instrumental]
| A | A | D | D |
| A | A | A |
[Verse 4]
A A I'm a World War baby holding mama's hand D D Mama's hand and how my daddy knew the land A A Trucks, beer and music, and poverty and wealth D D I got some great big scars on myself
[Chorus]
D A A Now I'm the last of the drifters A A Last of the drifters, yeah
[Verse 5]
A A I'm the last high roller with the last good hand D D Last good hand and I'm a gambling man A A All them bombs and people waitin' on that boom D D Sometimes I reckon I got here too soon
[Outro]
D A A I'm the last of the drifters A A A I'm the last of the drifters, yeah A I'm the last of the drifters A Last of the drifters
(fading)