| Artist: Johnny Cash |
| Song: Further On Up The Road |
| Album: American V |
| Capo on 5th fret or transpose +5 semitones. |
| Em | G | |
| Where the road is da | rk, and the seed is so | wed, |
| Em | G | |
| Where the gun is c | ocked, and the bullet's c | old, |
| Em | D | Em | D | |
| Where the miles are m | arked | in blood and g | old, |
| C | D | Em | |
| I'll m | eet you further | on, up the r | oad, |
| Em | G | |
| Got on my dead man's s | uit, and my smilin' skull r | ing, |
| Em | G | |
| My lucky graveyard b | oots, and a song to s | ing |
| Em | D | Em | D | |
| I got a song to s | ing, | to keep me out of the c | old |
| C | D | Em | |
| And I'll m | eet you further | on, up the r | oad, |
| G | Em | |
| Further on up the r | oad, further on up the ro | ad, |
| G | B | |
| Where the way is d | ark and the night is c | old, |
| Em | D | Em | D | |
| One sunny m | ornin' | we'll rise I kn | ow, |
| C | D | Em | |
| And I'll m | eet you further | on, up the r | oad, |
| Guitar solo over (basically the verse): |
| Em | G | |
| x2 |
| Em | D | |
| x2 |
| C | Em | |
| Em | G | |
| Now I been out in the d | esert, just doin' my t | ime, |
| Em | G | |
| Searchin through the d | ust, lookin' for a s | ign, |
| D | Em | D | |
| If there's a light up ahe | ad, well brother I don't kn | ow, |
| C | D | Em | |
| But I go | t this fever, burnin' | in my so | ul, |
| G | Em | |
| Further on up the r | oad, further on up the ro | ad, |
| G | B | |
| Further on up the r | oad, further on up the ro | ad, |
| Em | D | Em | D | |
| One sunny m | ornin' | we'll rise I kn | ow, |
| C | D | Em | |
| And I'll m | eet you further | on, up the r | oad. |
| D | Em | D | Em | |
| ... (fade) |
| Chords: |
| EADGBe |
| Em (022000) |
| G (320033) |
| D (xx0232) |
| C (x32010) |
| B (x24442) |
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