Home of the Blues Johnny Cash
Here is the whole song Home of the Blues, intro, verse, chorus, bridge, solo and outro.
The song structure is in the correct order.
INTRO
E--7--5--4-2-0------------------------------| B--------------3-2-0------------------------| G--------------------2-1--------------------| D------------------------4-2-0--------------| A------------------------------4-2-0--------| E------------------------------------4-2-0--|
Strumming technique
E-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0--| B-----0-0-0-0-----2-2-2-2--| G-----1-1-1-1-----2-2-2-2--| D-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2--| A-----2-2-2-2--0--0-0-0-0--| E--0--0-0-0-0--------------| Alternate strumming, hit the root note of every chord
first, strum 4 times, repeat.
[u] [n] [u] [n] [n] [u] [n] [u]
E---------| B---------| G---------| D---------| A---------| E--0-2-4--| This small lick is usually played just before every line in the verse. I've
marked where the lick occurs in the song with the * symbol.
VERSE
*A B7 E
Just around the corner there's heartache,
*A B7 E
down the street that losers use,
* A B7 E
if you can wade in through the teardrop,
CHORUS
[A]you'll find me, at the [B7]home of the [E]blues.
VERSE
*A B7 E
I walk and cry while my heart beats,
* A B7 E
keeps time of the drag of my shoe,
* A B7 E
the sun never shines through this window of mine,
CHORUS
it's [A]dark, at the [B7]home of the [E]blues.
BRIDGE
Ohhh but the [A]place, is filled with the sweetest [E]memories,
[B7]memories so sweeeeet that I [E]cry.
[A]dreams that i've had,
left me [E]feelin' so bad,
[B7]I just wanna give up and lay down and [E]die.
VERSE
[A]Sooo if you've [B7]just lost your [E]sweetheart,
* A B7 E
and it seems there's no good way to choose,
*A B7 E
come along with me, misery loves company,
CHORUS
you're [A]welcome, at the [B7]home of the [E]blues.
SOLO
E----------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------| G----------------------------------------| D-----------------------2-2-2-2-2---2-2--| A--------0--2---------0-----------0------| E--0-2-4------2-0--0---------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------| B--------0-4------------------------------------------| G------2----------------------------------------------| D------------2--2-2-2--2-x----------------------------| A----2---------------------2-----2-------0--2------2--| E--0--------------------------0----0-2-4------2-0-----|
VERSE
*A B7 E
Just around the corner there's heartache,
*A B7 E
down the street that losers use,
* A B7 E
if you can wade in through the teardrop,
CHORUS
you'll [A]find me, at the[B7] home of the[E] blues.
Yeah, your gonna [A]find me at [B7]home of the [E]blues
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