Lumberjack chords by Johnny Cash
Guitar chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
The verse goes with one strumm per chord.
On the last line of every verse start putting in the rhythm
and carry it through the chorus - return to single strums
on the last chorus line and transition into the next verse.
Listen to the original record and you'll
know how it's supposed to be played.
Verse 1:
C Am C
I lived on a farm out in Iowa
C C G
I pulled the corn and I worked in the hay
C C Am
Got trapped by a girl but I wiggled free
C C Am
Heard the Oregon timber calling me
Chorus:
C Am C
Will you tell me something, Mr. Lumberjack?
C G
Is it one for forward and three for back?
C C Am
Is it two for stop or four for go?
C Am C
Boy, ask a whistle punk, I don't know
Verse 2:
C Am C
Well, I learned this fact from a logger named Ray
C C G
You don't cut timber on a windy day
C C Am
Stay out of the woods when the moisture's low
C Am C
Or you ain't gonna live to collect your dough
Chorus:
C Am C
Will you tell me something, Mr. Lumberjack?
C G
Is it one for forward and three for back?
C C Am
Is it two for stop or four for go?
C Am C
Boy, ask a whistle punk, I don't know
Verse 3:
C Am C
Well you work in the woods from morning to night
C C G
You laugh and sing and you cuss and fight
C C Am
On Saturday night you go to Eugene
C Am C
And on a Sunday morning, your pockets are clean
Chorus:
C Am C
Will you tell me something, Mr. Lumberjack?
C G
Is it one for forward and three for back?
C C Am
Is it two for stop or four for go?
C Am C
Boy, ask a whistle punk, I don't know Last updated:
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