Futher on Up the Road Chords
by Johnny Cash
Futher on Up the Road by Johnny Cash is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, C, E7, G, F, D and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Am C Am E7 Am
Am
Where the road is dark
C
And the seat is soaked
Am
Where the gun is cocked
C
As the bullet's cold
Am G Am G
Where the miles are marked in the blood and the gold
F G Am
And I'll meet you further on up the road
Am
Got on my dead man's suit
C
And my smilin' skull ring
Am
My lucky graveyard boots
C
And a song to sing
Am G Am G
I got a song to sing, to keep me out of the cold
F G Am
And I'll meet you further on up the road
Am C
Further on up the road
Am
further on up the road
C
where the way is dark
E7
and the night is cold
Am G Am G
but one sunny morning we'll rise, I know
F G Am
and I'll meet you further on up the road
Am C Am E7 Am
Am
Now I been out in the desert
C
Just doin' my time
Am
Searching through the dust
C
Looking for a sign
G
If there's a light up ahead
Am G
Well, buddy, I don't know
Am
But I got this fever
G Am
Burning in my soul
C
Further on up the road
Am
Further on up the road
C
Further on up the road
E7
Further on up the road
Am G Am G
One sunny morning we'll rise, I know
F G Am G
And I'll meet you further on up the road
Am G Am G Am G Am F \D E