Thats One You Owe Me Chords

KeyB CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays369

Thats One You Owe Me by Johnny Cash is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of B. It uses the chords B, A and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
B
Text
16
Speed
  			verse 1 
            B                         A 
There was a showdown at high noon reputations on the line 
           B                                E 
It was the good guys and the bad guys I was eight and he was nine 
    E                               A 
And I forgot to keep my back to the wall in Dodge that day 
         B                               E 
And from somewhere behind me I heard him say 

 
                B                E 
"That's one you owe me I let you slide 
        B                     E 
I can't back shoot a buddy it goes against my pride 
        A                    E               A 
So like two desperados we'll ride off in the sun 
             B               E 
But just remember you owe me one" 

verse 2 
            B                   A 
It was high school and football on two different teams 
      B                           E 
I was good but he was better than I would ever be 
    E                                     A 
And when I finally crossed the goal line ahead of him that day 
       B                                E 
As the crowd was goin' wild I heard him say 

REPEAT Chorus 

verse 3 
        B                            A 
She was long and lean and pretty and soon to be his bride 
         B                                 E 
When she strayed into my arms one day with lovin' on her mind 
     E                           A 
Well I was almost tempted by her soft touch and her sigh 
        B                                           E 
But the next time I saw him I could look him in the eye 

REPEAT Chorus 2X 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante