If I Told You Who It Was chords by Johnny Cash

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If I Told You Who It Was
Recorded by Johnny Cash, Minnie Pearl
Written by Bobby Braddock, Curly Putman

Tab submitted by: Mykola Poberezhnyi
Email: [email protected]

Intro:
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Verse 1:
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I was down in music city 'bout a week ago
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I wanted to see the grand old Opry show
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So I held a cap and I headed down to Opryland
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They said they sold their last ticket the day before
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So I kinda just hung around the backstage door
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And down the steps she came, men oh men
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My favourite female country star
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She waved her fans and headed for her car
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Her tire, unlike her body, was very flat
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She said, could you change my tire
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I said your wish is my desire
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As she raised the lid, I grabbed her bomber jack
She said I sure do appreciate you're changing my tire

Chorus:
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If I told you who it was, if I told you who it was
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You'd say I was making it up
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You've seen her on the screen and in country magazines
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You'd think I was making it up
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She said it was our little secret and my gully
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I'm gonna keep it
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Anyway you wouldn't believe it
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If I told you who it was

Verse 2:
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She said you need a lift and I said well,
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You can drop me of at the York motel,
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So we headed down Briley parkway in the town
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I told her I got all your records ma'am,
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She smiled and said well I be damned
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She said, you're kind of cute fellar, wanna mess around? Hm!
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When we got to my room just the people lied
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I said sure wish I could've heard you sing tonight
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She smiled at me and said what do you wanna hear?
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Well if I was one of them country music folks
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I'll tell you, she'd sure get my vote
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 For the best performance of the year

Chorus:
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If I told you who it was, if I told you who it was
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You'd say I was making it up
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You've seen her on the screen and in country magazines
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You'd think I was making it up
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She said it was our little secret and my gully
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I'm gonna keep it
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Anyway you wouldn't believe it
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If I told you who it was

Bridge:
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Well I tell you this much
When I put my arms around her and squeezed her real tight
She looked up at me with those big beautiful eyes
Took a deep breath and a sigh and said:
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"Howdy I'm just so proud to be here!"

Chorus:
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If I told you who it was, if I told you who it was
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You'd say I was making it up
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You've seen her on the screen and in country magazines
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You'd think I was making it up
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She said it was our little secret and my gully
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I'm gonna keep it
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Anyway you wouldn't believe it
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