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Home Of The Blues
Johnny Cash

   --4/4 // Key of E // Moderately
   --"bum-chicky" country feel, of course (alternate bass)
   --"transcr./arr." tcg, '93, '94
   
 INTRO:
  [ ad . . . . . lib . . . . . feel . . . .]  [BUM-chicky tempo...]
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 VERSE 1:
  A               B7             E          E
 Just around the corner there's heartache--
  A                    B7    E       E
 Down the street that losers use--
     A           B7              E          E
 If you can wade in through the teardrops,
         A              B7           E      E
 You'll find me at the Home of the Blues--
  
 VERSE 2:
 A           B7           E          E
 I walk and cry while my heartbeat
        A             B7          E      E
 Keeps time with the drag of my shoes--
      A         B7                  E         E  
 The sun never shines through this window of mine--
       A           B7           E      E
 It's dark at the Home of the Blues--
  
 BREAK:
               A       A                        E          E
 Oh, but the place is filled with the sweetest mem'ries--
  B7           B7          E       E
 Mem'ries so sweet that I cry--
   A               A          E            E
 Dreams that I've had left me  feelin' so bad,
 F#7            F#7         F#7           B7    B7
 I just want to give up and lay down and die--
  
 VERSE 3:
  A            B7              E           E
 So if you've just lost your sweetheart,
         A                B7           E       E
 And it seems there's no good way to choose--
  A              B7          E          E
 Come along with me, mis'ry loves company--
         A              B7           E       E
 You're welcome at the Home of the Blues--
  
 LEAD TACIT--
     A   B7   E   E       A   A   E   E   B7   B7   E   E
  
 VERSE 1 / CODA:
  A               B7             E          E
 Just around the corner there's heartache--
  A                    B7    E       E
 Down the street that losers use--
     A           B7              E         E
 If you can wade in through the teardrops,
         A              B7           E      E
 You'll find me at the Home of the Blues--
                    A              B7           E      E   A   A   E   E   
E
 Yeh, you're gonna find me at the Home of the Blues--                      
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Tom Lindsey, TPLBA@aol.com

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Johnny Cash (1932-2003), born J.R. Cash, was a country singer-songwriter and is widely considered to be one of the most influential American musicians of the 20th century. Cash was known for his deep, distinctive bass-baritone voice, the boom-chick-a-boom or 'freight train' sound of his backing band, his demeanor, and his dark clothing, which earned him the nickname 'The Man in Black'. Much of Cash's music, especially that of his later career, echoed themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption. From his early days as a pioneer of rockabilly and rock and roll in the 1950s, to his decades as an international representative of country music, to his resurgence to fame in the 1990s as a living legend and an alternative country icon, Cash influenced countless artists and left a large body of work. Upon his death, Cash was revered by the greatest popular musicians of his time and had sold over 90 million albums. ----- Home of the blues ----- Just around the corner there's heartache Down the street that losers use If you can wade in through the teardrops You'll find me at the Home of the Blues I walk and cry while my heartbeat Keeps time with the drag of my shoes The sun never shines through this window of mine It's dark at the Home of the Blues Oh, but the place is filled with the sweetest memories Memories so sweet that I cry Dreams that I've had left me feeling so bad I just want to give up and lay down and die So if you've just lost your sweetheart And it seems there's no good way to choose Come along with me, misery loves company You're welcome at the Home of the Blues Just around the corner there's heartache Down the street that losers use If you can wade in through the teardrops You'll find me at the Home of the Blues Yeah, you're gonna find me at the Home of the Blues

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