Thirteen chords by Johnny Cash

Chords with lyrics (Ver. 2)

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: A minorAm

Intro:
A minorAm

Verse 1:
A minorAm         DmDm      A minorAm
Bad luck wind been blowin' at my back
   DmDm            C majorC      A minorAm
I was born to bring trouble to wherever I'm at
         DmDm       A minorAm
Got the number 13 tattooed on my neck
     DmDm              C majorC         A minorAm
When the ink starts to itch, then the black will turn to red

Chorus:
   DmDm         A minorAm
I was born in the soul of misery
DmDm       A minorAm
Never had me a name
DmDm          C majorC      Bm7b5 Bm7b5 G7G7 A minorAm
They just gave me the number when I   was young

Verse 2:
A minorAm             DmDm         A minorAm
Gonna find me a preacherman confessin' all I've done
      DmDm        C majorC       A minorAm
Or you can catch me with the devil playing 21
          DmDm      A minorAm
Bad luck wind been blowin' at my back
      DmDm            C majorC     A minorAm
I pray you don't look at me I pray I don't look back

Chorus:
   D MajorD          A minorAm
I was born in the soul of misery
D MajorD       A minorAm
Never had me a name
DmDm          C majorC      Bm7b5 Bm7b5 G7G7 A minorAm
They just gave me the number when I   was young

Verse 3:
A minorAm              DmDm     A minorAm
Got a long line of heartache, I carry it well
  DmDm                  C majorC    A minorAm
The list of lives I've broken reach from here to hell
A minorAm         DmDm      A minorAm
Bad luck wind been blowin' at my back
 DmDm              C majorC         A minorAm
I pray you don't look at me, I pray I don't look back

Chorus:
   DmDm         A minorAm
I was born in the soul of misery
DmDm       A minorAm
Never had me a name
DmDm          C majorC      Bm7b5 Bm7b5 G7G7 A minorAm
They just gave me the number when I   was young

   DmDm         A minorAm
I was born in the soul of misery
DmDm       A minorAm
Never had me a name
DmDm          C majorC      Bm7b5 Bm7b5 G7G7 A minorAm
They just gave me the number when I   was young
DmDm          C majorC      Bm7b5 Bm7b5 G7G7 A minorAm
They just gave me the number when I   was young

Outro:
A minorAm

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