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"Songs Of Our Soil" - Johnny Cash
Released 1959
# Title
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1.) Drink to Me
2.) Five Feet High and Rising
3.) The Man on the Hill
4.) Hank and Joe and Me
5.) Clementine
6.) The Great Speckled Bird
7.) I Want to Go Home
8.) The Caretaker
9.) Old Apache Squaw
10.) Don't Step on Mother's Roses
11.) My Grandfather's Clock
12.) It Could Be You (Instead of Him)
[!] Capo on 1st fret for all songs [!]
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1.) "Drink to Me"
[Chorus]
C F
Drink to me, drink to me
C G7
Drink to me, drink to me
C
Drink to me
[Verse 1]
F C G7
A rose, a carnation, the lily and an orchid
C G7 C G7
Make such a pretty bouquet (drink to me, drink to me)
C F C G7
But only the orchid was worthy of you
C G7 C
So I threw all the others away (drink to me, drink to me)
C
Then you took the orchid and you breathed on its petals
Dm G7
And after a day or two
C F C G7
The flower still blooms but the scent's not the orchids
C G7 C
It carries the savor of you
[Chorus]
F
Drink to me, drink to me
C G7
Drink to me, drink to me
C
Drink to me
[Verse 2]
C F C G7
So if you are going to drink to me, drink with your eyes
C G7 C G7
And I will never cry for wine (drink to me, drink to me)
C F C G7
Or leave a kiss in an empty coffee cup
C G7 C
Then pass it from your lips to mine (drink to me, drink to me)
C
Because I've got a thirst burning way down in my soul
Dm G7
And honey from a sugar tree
C F C G7
Is not half as sweet as the air that you breathe
C G7 C
Honey, come here and drink to me
[Chorus]
F
Drink to me, drink to me
C G7
Drink to me, drink to me
N.C.
Drink to me
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2.) "Five Feet High and Rising"
[Chorus]
A
How high's the water, Mama?
A
Two feet high and rising
A
How high's the water, Papa?
A
She said it's two feet high and rising
[Verse 1]
A A7
Well, we can make it to the road in a homemade boat
D
'cause that's the only thing we got left that'll float
E7
It's already over all the wheat and the oats
A
Two feet high and rising
C
[Chorus]
C
How high's the water, Mama?
C
Three feet high and rising
C
How high's the water, Papa?
C
She said it's three feet high and rising
[Verse 2]
C C7
Well, the hives are gone, I've lost my bees
F
The chickens are sleeping in the willow trees
G7
Cow's in water up past her knees,
C
Three feet high and rising
D
[Chorus]
D
How high's the water, Mama?
D
Four feet high and rising
D
How high's the water, Papa?
D
She said it's four feet high and rising
[Verse 3]
D D7
Hey, come look through the window pane
G
The bus is coming, gonna take us to the train
A7
Looks like we'll be blessed with a little more rain
D
Four feet high and rising
E
[Chorus]
E
How high's the water, Mama?
E
Five feet high and rising
E
How high's the water, Papa?
E
She said it's five feet high and rising
[Verse 4]
E E7
Well, the rails are washed out north of town
A
We gotta head for higher ground
B7
We can't come back, 'til the water goes down
E
Five feet high and rising
E
Well, it's five feet high and rising
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3.) "The Man on the Hill"
[Verse 1]
A
Will we get cold and hungry? Will times be very bad?
A B7 E
When we're needing bread and meat, where we gonna get it, Dad?
A A7 D Dm
We'll get it from the man in the house on the hill
A E A
Yes, we will from the man on the hill
[Verse 2]
A
Plowing time is over, still the fields are bare
A B7 E
How we gonna make a living with twenty acres to share?
A A7 D Dm
I'll beg for more land from the man on the hill
A E A
Yes, I will, I'll ask the man on the hill
[Verse 3]
A
I ain't got no Sunday shoes that I can wear to town
A B7 E
Papa reckon the boss has got a pair of hand-me-downs
A A7 D Dm
I'll go and ask the man in the house on the hill
A E A
Yes, I will, I'll ask the man on the hill
[Verse 4]
A
Maybe he will help us, maybe we'll get by
A B7 E
But who's gonna pay the dying bills if we all should die?
A A7 D Dm
We'll leave it to the man in the sky when we die
A E A
Yes, we'll leave it to the man in the sky
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4.) "Hank and Joe and Me"
[Intro]
C Am C Am
C G7 C
[Verse 1]
G7
In the desert where we searched for gold
C G7
The days are hot, the nights are cold
C F
Hank and Joe and me walked on
G7 C
So bold and brave and free
G7
For days and days we fought the heat
C G7
I got so thirsty and I got so weak
C F
And when I fell 'cause I couldn’t go
G7 C
I heard Hank say to Joe
[Chorus]
G7 C
"He’s dying (dying, dying) for water
G7 C
Hear him crying (crying, crying) for water
Am
We'll lay him down in the dust and sand"
C Am
He said, "Joe, you know he’s a dying man
C Am
Leave him there and let him die
C G7 C
I can’t stand to hear him cry for water"
[Verse 3]
G7
I don’t remember how long I lay
C G7
But when I woke it was the break of day
C F
Buzzards circled miles ahead
G7 C
I knew Hank and Joe were dead
G7
My eyes were dim but I could see
C G7
A bed of gold nuggets under me
C F
Now I know that it won’t be long
G7 C
'til they decorate my bones
[Chorus]
G7 C
'cause I’m dying (dying, dying) for water
G7 C
Can’t help crying (crying, crying) for water
Am
Well, they laid me down in the dust and sand"
C Am
He said, "Joe, you know he’s a dying man
C Am
Leave him there and let him die
C G7 C
I can’t stand to hear him cry for water"
G7 C
He couldn’t stand to hear me cry for water
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5.) "Clementine"
[Intro]
N.C. G7 C
(Oh my darling Clementine)
[Verse 1]
F C
She knew that Cody was the man she wanted
G7 C
But she had waited nearly all her life
F C
Just one more trip to town to tell the boys goodbye
G7 C
Then he'd be back to take her for his wife
G7 C
(Don't you worry) Clementine
[Verse 2]
F C
Cody saddled up and left his darling
G7 C
Then rode to town to celebrate his plan
F C
He told them this would be his last carousing
G7 C
"I'm gonna settle down, boys, if I can
G7 C
(With my darling) Clementine"
[Verse 3]
F C
Someone said it must have been past midnight
G7 C
When Cody had to face a jealous man
F C
Another story goes that no one really knows
G7 C
But it seems there was a dance-hall girl called Nan
G7 C
(Don't you tell) Clementine
[Verse 4]
F C
We do know that a shot or two was heard from some back room
G7 C
Then there was a silence in the place
F C
Just one more trip to town but all his chips were down
G7 C
They found Cody lying on his face
G7 C
(Softly calling) Clementine
[Verse 5]
F C
So buddies make a monument to lay down at his head
G7 C
Sure you hate to leave your pal behind
F C
Mother, help your daughter put her wedding dress away
G7 C
'cause Cody won't be riding back this time
G7 C
(To his darling) Clementine
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6.) "The Great Speckled Bird"
[Intro]
E7 A
[Verse 1]
A7 D
What a beautiful thought I am thinking
E7 A
Concerning the great speckled bird
A7 D
And to know that my name is recorded
E7 A
On the pages of God's Holy Word
A7 D
Desiring to lower her standard
E7 A
They watch every move that she makes
A7 D
They long to find fault with her teachings
E7 A
But really she makes no mistake
[Interlude]
E7 A
[Verse 2]
A7 D
I am glad I have learned of her meekness
E7 A
I am glad that my name is on her book
A7 D
For I want to be one never fearing
E7 A
The face of my Savior to look
A7 D
And when He cometh descending from heaven
E7 A
On a cloud like He said in His Word
A7 D
I'll be joyfully carried to meet Him
E7 A
On the wings of the great speckled bird
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7.) "I Want to Go Home"
[Intro]
C
[Verse 1]
C
We sailed on the ship John B, my grandfather and me
G7
Around Nassau town we did roam
C F
Drinking all night, got into a fight
C G7 C
Well, I feel so homesick, I wanna go home
[Chorus]
C
So hoist up the John B sail, see how the mainsail sets
G7
Call for the captain ashore, let me go home
C F
Let me go home, why don't you let me go home?
C G7 C
Well, I feel so homesick, I wanna go home
[Verse 2]
C
The first mate, he got drunk, broke up the people's trunk
G7
Constable had to come and take him away
C F
Sheriff John Stone, why don't you leave me alone?
C G7 C
Well, I feel so homesick, I wanna go home
[Verse 3]
C
Then the cook, he caught the fits, threw out all of my grits
G7
Then he took and ate up all of my corn
C F
Let me go home, why don't you let me go home?
C G7 C
Well, this is the worst trip since I have been born
[Chorus]
C
So hoist up the John B sail, see how the mainsail sets
G7
Call for the captain ashore, let me go home
C F
Let me go home, why don't you let me go home?
C G7 N.C. C
Well, I feel so homesick, I wanna go home
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8.) "The Caretaker"
[Verse 1]
A E7
I live in the cemetery
D A
Oh, Caretaker, they call me
E7
In the wintertime, I rake the leaves
D A
And in the summer, I cut the weeds
D A
When a funeral comes the people cry and pray
E7 A
They bury their dead then they all go away
D A
But through their grief, I still can see
E7 A
Their hate and greed and jealousy
D A
So here I work and I somehow hide
E7 A
From a world that rushes by outside
D A
And each night when I rest my head
E7 D A
I'm contented as the peaceful dead
[Chorus]
A
But who's gonna cry when old John dies?
E7 D A
Who's gonna cry when old John dies?
[Verse 2]
A E7
Once I was a young man
D A
Dashing with the girls
E7
Now no one wants an old man
D A
I lost my handsome curls
D A
But I wanna say when my time comes
E7 A
Lay me facing the rising sun
D A
Put me in a corner where I buried my pop
E7 A
Tell the preacher to pray, then cover me up
D A
Don't lay flowers where my head should be
E7 A
Maybe God will let some grow from me
D A
And all the little children that I loved like my own
E7 D A
Will they be sorry that old John's gone?
[Chorus]
A
Who's gonna cry when old John dies?
E7 D A
Who's gonna cry when old John dies?
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9.) "Old Apache Squaw"
[Intro]
N.C.
[Verse 1]
N.C. G
Old Apache Squaw, how many long lean years you saw?
G
How many bitter winter nights
D G
Shivering in a cold teepee?
D G
Shivering in a cold teepee?
[Verse 2]
G
Old Apache Squaw, how many hungry kids you saw?
G
How many bloody warriors
D G
Running to the sea?
D G
Fleeing to the sea?
[Chorus]
C
Well, now they tell me that you saw Cochise
G
When he made his last stand
C
He said, "The next white man that sees my face
D N.C.
Is gonna... be a dead white man"
[Verse 3]
N.C. G
Old Apache Squaw, how many broken hearts you saw?
G
Have you had misty eyes for years?
D G
Could that mist be tears?
D G
Could that mist be tears?
[Chorus]
C
Well, now they tell me that you saw Cochise
G
When he made his last stand
C
He said, "The next white man that sees my face
D N.C.
Is gonna... be a dead white man"
[Verse 4]
G
Old Apache Squaw, how many broken hearts you saw?
G
You've had misty eyes for years
D G
Could that mist be tears?
D G
Could that mist be tears?
D G
Old Apache Squaw
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10.) "Don't Step on Mother's Roses"
[Intro]
D
[Verse 1]
G
We all were called to come back
D
To the old home on the farm
A7
Mother passed away
D
What a mournful day
D G
And as my daddy watched
D
His eyes were filled with pain and hurt
E7
When someone stepped upon a rose
A7
And crushed it in the dirt
[Chorus]
D G D
"Don't step on Mother's roses," Daddy cried
A7 D
"She planted them the day she was my bride
G D
And every time I see a rose, I see her smiling face
E7 A7
She made my darkest days look bright around the old home place
D G D
Don't step on Mother's roses, let 'em grow
A7 D
The way they did since many years ago
G D
They'll bloom for me each year and I'll have Mother near
E7 A7 D
Don't step on Mother's roses, let them grow"
[Verse 2]
G
Years have passed away
D
And how the old home place has changed
A7
Daddy had to go
D
We all miss him so
G
Children pick the roses
D
As they go along the way
E7
But when their petals are abused
A7
I hear my daddy say
[Chorus]
D G D
"Don't step on Mother's roses," Daddy cried
A7 D
"She planted them the day she was my bride
G D
And every time I see a rose, I see her smiling face
E7 A7
She made my darkest days look bright around the old home place
D G D
Don't step on Mother's roses, let 'em grow
A7 D
The way they did since many years ago
G D
They'll bloom for me each year and I'll have Mother near
E7 A7 D G D
Don't step on Mother's roses, let them grow"
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11.) "My Grandfather's Clock"
[Intro]
D
[Verse 1]
A7 D G
My grandfather's clock was too large for the shelf
D A7 D
So it stood ninety years on the floor
A7 D G
It was taller by half than the old man himself
D A7 D
Though it weighed not a pennyweight more
G D
It was bought on the morn of the day that he was born
A7
And was always his treasure and pride
D N.C. A7 N.C. D G
But it stopped... short... never to go again
D A7 D
When the old man died
[Chorus]
D
Ninety years without slumbering
D
His life seconds numbering
D N.C. A7 N.C. D G
It stopped... short... never to go again
D A7 D
When the old man died
[Verse 2]
A7 D G
My grandfather said that of those he could hire
D A7 D
Not a servant so faithful he found
A7 D G
For it wasted no time and had but one desire
D A7 D
At the close of each week to be wound
A7 D
And it kept in its place, not a frown upon its face
A7
And its hands never hung by its side
D N.C. A7 N.C. D G
But it stopped... short... never to go again
D A7 D
When the old man died
E
[Verse 3]
B7 E A
It rang an alarm in the dead of the night
E B7 E
An alarm that for years had been dumb
B7 E A
And we knew that his spirit was pluming for flight
E B7 E
That his hour for departure had come
B7 E
Still the clock kept the time with a soft and muffled chime
B7
As we silently stood by his side
E N.C. B7 N.C. E A
But it stopped... short... never to go again
E B7 E
When the old man died
[Chorus]
E
Ninety years without slumbering
E
His life seconds numbering
E N.C. B7 N.C. E A
It stopped... short... never to go again
E B7 E
When the old man died
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12.) "It Could Be You (Instead of Him)"
[Intro]
A E7 A
[Verse 1]
A A7
If you should meet some lonely soul
D A
Who on this earth can't reach his gold
E7
And he's traveling down a road so dark and dim (dark and dim)
[Chorus]
A A7
Lend a hand, say a prayer
D A
Give a smile that he might share
E7 A
But for the grace of God, it could be you instead of him
E7 A
(But for the grace of God, it could be you instead of him)
[Verse 2]
A A7
Befriend each stranger in the night
D A
Help to make his burdens light
E7
Lift up the fallen ones and be a friend (be a friend)
[Chorus]
A A7
Shed a tear, share a sight
D A
Share his fears, don't pass him by
E7 A
But for the grace of God, it could be you instead of him
E7 A
(It could be you instead of him)
A7
Shed a tear, share a sight
D A
Share his fears, don't pass him by
E7 A
But for the grace of God, it could be you instead of him
E7 A
(It could be you instead of him)
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