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JOHNNY CASH MEAN EYED CAT (Original Studio Recording) =============================================== As transcribed by: Chris McBride 09-SEP-2005. Enjoy this song from the 'Man In Black', Chris =============================================== NOTES: capo at 1st fret. =============================================== BASIC STRUM PATTERNS
FF e BB 1 1 1 G+G 2 2 OR POSSIBLY 2 2 2 D MajorD 3 3 3 3 A augmentedA 3 3 E MajorE 1 1 -- A#A# e BB 3 3 3 3 G+G 3 3 3 3 D MajorD 3 3 3 3 A augmentedA 1 1 E MajorE 1 1 -- C7C7 (walkdown) e BB 1 1 G+G 3 3 D MajorD 2 2 (this last note is actually the 1st A augmentedA 3 3 1 FF on the next bar, but it's odd not E MajorE 3 5 3 1 to include it in the transcription) -- C7C7 e BB 1 1 G+G 3 3 D MajorD 2 2 A augmentedA 3 E MajorE 3 =============================================== INTRO e BB G+G D MajorD 3 3 3 A augmentedA 1 1 1 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 5 3 E MajorE 1 3 4 3b4 1 3 5 e BB G+G D MajorD (this last note is actually the 1st A augmentedA FF on the next bar, but it's odd not E MajorE 5 4 3 1 5 4 3 1 to include it in the transcription) -- VERSE 1 FF I give my woman half my money at the general store C7(walkdown) I said now buy a little groceries and don't spend no more FF then she paid ten dollars for a ten cent hat A#A# C7C7 FF and got some store-bought cat food for her mean eyed cat
CHORUS A#A# when I give her ten more dollars for a one-way ticket FF she was mad as she could be A#A# then I bet ten more that if she ever left she'd come a C7C7 FF crawling back to me -- BREAK e BB G+G [x 3] D MajorD 3 3 3 A augmentedA 1 1 1 5 5 3 E MajorE 1 3 4 3b4 1 e BB G+G D MajorD A augmentedA 3 3 3 3 5 3 E MajorE 1 3 5 e BB G+G D MajorD (this last note is actually the 1st A augmentedA FF on the next bar, but it's odd not E MajorE 5 4 3 1 5 4 3 1 to include it in the transcription) -- VERSE 2 when I woke up this morning and I turned my head there wasn't a cotton pickin thing on her side of the bed I found a little old note where her head belonged it said dear John honey baby, I'm long gone CHORUS when I heard a whistle blowing and the big wheels a turning I was scared as I could be I put on my overalls and I headed for town I'm gonna' bring her back with me -- BREAK e BB G+G [x 3] D MajorD 3 3 3 A augmentedA 1 1 1 5 5 3 E MajorE 1 3 4 3b4 1 e BB G+G D MajorD A augmentedA 3 3 3 3 5 3 E MajorE 1 3 5 e BB G+G D MajorD (this last note is actually the 1st A augmentedA FF on the next bar, but it's odd not E MajorE 5 4 3 1 5 4 3 1 to include it in the transcription) -- VERSE 3 I asked a man down at the station if he had seen her there I told him all about her pretty eyes and long blond hair he spit his tobaccer, said I'll be dad-blamed I believe I did see her leaving on a east bound train CHORUS I bought a round-trip ticket on the east bound train I was broke as I could be but when I come back, I gotta buy another ticket gonna' bring her back with me =============================================== _________________________________________________________________
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