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I was there when it happened (Intro/Solo) Chords

by Johnny Cash
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I was there when it happened (Intro/Solo) by Johnny Cash is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, B7 and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			This is how the intro sounds to me and i believe this is right. 
 
 
 
             E       B7  E      A E 
E|-----------0-------2---0------0-0------ 
B|-----------0-------0---0------2-0------ 
G|-----------1-------2---1------2-1------ 
D|-------2---2-------1---2------2-2------ 
A|-2-2-4-----2-0-1-2-2---2----0-0-2------ 
E|---------0-0-------0---0------0-0------

Chord diagrams

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante