Good Old Amerian Guest

Johnny Cash - Good Old Amerian Guest: Guitar Chords

Learn to play 'Good Old Amerian Guest' on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

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Learn Good Old Amerian Guest Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Johnny Cash

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform 'Good Old Amerian Guest' smoothly on your guitar.

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C
Well I'm longing to ride on a freight train
        F                         C
Put a slouch hat down low on the ears
I'm yearning to leave this old town on the flight
     D7                       G7
And lose all my troubles and cares

     C
In this day of airplanes and highways
          F                        C
Hey the slow way is sometimes the best
     F                     C          Am
I'm longin? to ride on a freight train
          F         G7      C
And be a good old american guest

Well the pressures of life they got to me
And they got down way deep in my soul
I'm tired of the rat-race want to go back to the slow pace
And hear a fast freight rattle and roll
I want to live out my days like a hobo
And take myself that long-needed rest

Chorus:
           C
So I'm longing to ride on a freight train
And be a good old American guest
      F                      C
And spend a few days headed west
     F                     C          Am
I'm longin? to ride on a freight train
          F         G7      C
And be a good old american guest

         C
I wanna live on the land that
I've loved and I've labored for
      F                      C
And spend a few days headed west
     F                     C          Am
I'm longin? to ride on a freight train
          F         G7      C
And be a good old american guest
     F                     C          Am
I'm longin? to ride on a freight train
          F         G7      C
And be a good old american guest

Chorus:
         C
I wanna live on the land that
I've loved and I've labored for
      F                      C
And spend a few days headed west
     F                     C          Am
I'm longin? to ride on a freight train
          F         G7      C
And be a good old american guest


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Johnny Cash - Good Old Amerian Guest: Guitar Chords

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