Allegheny Chords
by Johnny Cash
Allegheny by Johnny Cash is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, A and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
verse 1
G
How she got that junk car runnin' God I'll never know
C G
It never ran but once and set to winters in the snow
C G
Well imagine runnin' out on me has I lay sound asleep Allegheny
A D
My big mistake was thinkin' you we're something I could keep
C G
You stole my winter's food supply and something else I fear
C G
My savin's in the mattress have strangely disappeared
C G
Now those who know me best knows he who robs me best beware Allegheny
A D
I'm gonna call up the dogs and hunt you down drag you back here by the hair
C
Oh Allegheny something tells me you're dissatisfied
G
Well is it a fact you we're my mail-order bride
C
There's a half of you that's French yeah and you crave a better style
G
And a half of you is Cherokee yeah and I've gone wild Allegheny
verse 2
A D
She's got a head start on me as a crow flies half a day
C G
And unless I miss my guess she'll stop to rest in Monterey
C G
If I take the Knoxville Highway thirteen hours it will be Allegheny
A D
I forgot I knew the shortcut I'll be there in less than three
C G
I signaled for the dogs to wait outside the hotel door
C G
I described her to the desk clerk he said try the second floor
But he mentioned she's got company
C G
And that marks the stranget's doom Allegheny
A D
I wish I was you so I could see my face when I bust into the room
C
Oh Allegheny something tells me you're dissatisfied
G
Well is it a fact you we're my mail-order bride
C
There's a half of you that's French yeah and you crave a better style
G
And a half of you is Cherokee yeah and I've gone wild Allegheny
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