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Johnny Cash

CHATTANOGA CITY LIMIT SIGN

Cash Johnny
Writer:Bob Drawdy


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(Spoken)

[G]I was thumbin' a ride one Saturday mornin'

Out of [C]Nashville totin' my sack

I lent my [D7]car to a gal that lived in Chattanooga

And she hadn't ever brought it back. [G]



She was drinkin' pretty heavy, when I let her have it

Hope she knows it was only a loan

Ain't no tellin' what I might have told her back at the time,

But that old car was also my home.



About five miles out I was gettin' kinda tired

Sweatin' hard and feelin' kinda weak

I woke up with no cigarettes or nothin' to drink

And I hadn't had a bite to eat.



My nerves was so quick I couldn't tell where I was shakin'

Then a set of brakes sang my song

Some fellow stuck his head out a '51 Chevy

And hollered 'Hey man, come on.'



I tole 'em I was headin' down to Chattanooga

They said hop in, we're goin' there too

And the way they took off in a cloud of smoke

I still ain't believin' it was true.



They had their windows down, and I was sittin' in the back

With my tongue still hung in my throat

He was hittin' just about a hundred and ten

And he said, 'Man, what you think of this boat?'



Well, there was two semi's a-strugglin' up ahead

One tryin' to pass the other

They had the whole road blocked so he passed 'em on the right

And let me tell you somethin' brother.



I was so nervous my that teeth was clickin'

There wasn't no way my head could think

Then the one that was sittin' on the passenger side

Turned and said, 'Hey man, you want somethin' to drink?'



I just shook my head 'cause I couldn't talk

He said OK and then he said cheers

Them fools was drinkin' whiskey and wine

And chasin' it down with beer.



Well, I started sweatin' that old sticky sweat

And I know I was white as a sheet

Then one turned the radio on wide open

And said, 'Hey man, check that beat.'



By the time we reached the top of Monteagle

I thought I heard a rumblin' sound

And then I saw a sign that said 'FALLIN' ROCK'

And right there I was floorboard bound.



I was rollin' and squirmin' on the old floorboard

Too weak to sit or stand

And then the driver said 'We're doin' a hundred and twenty

Look here man, no hands!'



I got up enough nerve to raise up and look

By now there couldn't be no surprise,

But his hair was blowin' all over my face

And dandruff blowed in both eyes.



He never did drive on the right or left

He just kept on ridin' that line

I rubbed my eyes and saw the prettiest thing

The Chattanooga City Limit Sign.



He slowed down and I said, 'Mister please!

I'd like to get off right here'

He said, 'Aw, ride on into town with us

We'e gonna go down n' pick up some more beer.'



I said please once more and he stopped the car

And then he handed me my sack

Said they'd look for me on the road later on

(In) Case I wanted to catch a ride back.



I got out and sat down by the side of the road

Feelin' sick and lookin' mighty pale

I don't remember anything much after that

But next mornin', I woke up in jail.



I didn't know anybody in my cell,

And didn't wanta ask why I was there

But they all kept grinnin' and turnin' their heads

And it was more than my head could bear.



[G]So I called the jailer and asked him to tell me

Why I was [C]there, if he'd be so kind

He said, [S][D][P]

'For stoppin' traffic, while I was huggin' and kissin'

The Chattanooga City Limit Sign.' [G]





Johnny Cash
Miscellaneous 6
Album songs
1.Supper Time
2.The Sons Of Katie Elder
3.Farther Along
4.The Flint Arrowhead
5.In the Sweet By and By
6.Greystone Chapel [Live]
7.Rock Of Ages
8.The Lady Came from Baltimore
9.Accidentally On Purpose
10.I Got Shoes
11.I Shall Not Be Moved
12.Sugartime - Overdubbed Master
13.Heroes
14.Mercy Seat
15.Ringing The Bells For Jim
16.The Troubadour
17.Missouri Waltz
18.Sweet Betsy from Pike
19.Another Song To Sing
20.In Bethlehem
21.I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen
22.I'm Going To Memphis
23.Goodbye Little Darling
24.Foolish Questions
25.I'm Proud The Baby Is Mine
26.Just As I Am
27.Please Don't Play Red River Valley
28.How Great Thou Art
29.Still In Town
30.Hung My Head
31.Brown Eyed Handsome Man
32.Who At My Door Is Standing
33.Time And Time Again
34.The Wall (Live)
35.Goodbye, Little Darlin'
36.Song Of The Patriot (with Marty Robbins)
37.When He Reached Down
38.Why Do You Punish Me (For Loving You)
39.Seasons of My Heart
40.Cocaine Carolina
41.Johnny Reb
42.Shrimpin' Sailin'
43.Blue Suede Shoes
44.I Don't Know Where I'm Bound
45.The Bug That Tried To Crawl Around The World
46.Reflections
47.Suppertime
48.The Cowboy Who Started The Fight
49.One More Ride
50.Dirty Old Egg-Suckin' Dog
51.One More Ride-(w Marty Stuart)
52.The Blizzard
53.When Papa Played the Dobro
54.Clementine
55.Nazarene
56.The Engineer's Dying Child
57.I'll Remember You
58.Please Don't Let Me Out
59.Calilou
60.Unchained
61.Drums
62.It Ain't Nothing New Babe
63.Roll Call
64.A Wednesday Car
65.Put The Sugar To Bed
66.Strawberry Cake
67.In Garden Of Gethsemane
68.If It Wasn't For The Wabash River
69.Softly & Tenderly
70.I Corinthians 15:55
71.Country Pie
72.Living The Blues
73.For You
74.A Beautiful Day
75.There Ain't No Good Chain Gang
76.On the Road Again
77.Ain't No Good Chain Gang
78.BURY ME NOT
79.CHATTANOGA CITY LIMIT SIGN (Modify)
80.COMMITTED TO PARKVIEW
81.Cowboy's Prayer
82.DEATH AND HELL
83.Even Cowgirls Get The Blues
84.TROUBLESOME WATERS
85.Highway Patrolman
86.If I Were A Carpenter
87.I'm Gonna Sit On My Porch And Pick On My Ol' Guita
88.Jealous Loving Heart
89.Kneeling Drunkard's Plea
90.NEXT IN LINE
91.Singin' In Vietnam Talkin Blues
92.Spiritual
93.TENNESSEE STUD
94.The Alamo
95.THE FOURTH MAN
96.The Man Who Couldn't Cry
97.There Ain't No Easy Runs
98.Troubador