Johnny Cash - The Fable of Willie Brown: Guitar Chords

Learn to play 'The Fable of Willie Brown' 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.

Learn The Fable of Willie Brown 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 'The Fable of Willie Brown' smoothly on your guitar.

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        A#               F
Well I knew a boy named Willie Brown
D#             A#
He was a lover of our town
                      D#
Wherever he went the girls fell down
      F                A#
And cried for Willie Brown
  F                  A#
Crazy about Willie Brown

Tall and dark and lean and long
Big as a bull and twice as strong
He loved the girls and turned 'em down
A chic was Willie Brown
Dashin' Willie Brown

Chorus:
        D#               A#
Well a new girl moved in on our street
 F                    A#
We knew that she and Will would meet
                    D#
But then when we inquired around
  F                   A#
She'd not met Willie Brown
     F                   A#
She said, "who's Willie Brown?"

The prettiest girl you ever saw
Head to toe without a flaw
When they met one night in town
She fell for Willie Brown
In love with Willie Brown

But the trouble was that we all knew
Willie Brown was fallin' too
Then he announced when June comes 'round
She'll marry Willie Brown
She's in love with Willie Brown

Chorus
But then the girl denied it all
She said "It's true that I did fall
But he took my love for granted
Now, to heck with Willie Brown
Conceited Willie Brown"

Willie Brown was shocked to learn
That his love had at last been spurn
So on a hill ouside of town
We buried Willie Brown
We buried Willie Brown


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

D#

Guitar chord D#

F

Guitar chord F

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play 'The Fable of Willie Brown' on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for 'The Fable of Willie Brown' by Johnny Cash.

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