A Boy Named Sue bass tab by Johnny Cash

Tuning: Standard tuning

Difficulty: novice

G||----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
D||----------------------|--0--1---------1------|--1----2--3-----------|
A||--1---------1------3--|----------1-----------|-----------------3----|
E||-------1--------------|----------------------|----------------------|


----------------------|--------------||
--3-------------------|--------------||
---------3----2--1----|-------1------||
----------------------|--1--------1--||......and repeat till the song ends

* There is a breakdown where it just plays Bb chord for a couple
measures, just listen for it in the song. You'll know what I'm talking about.

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