tennessee flat top box

[PGreenwood]

Can anyone fill in the lyrics to this song? Some or all of the verses may
be out of order. Conversely, I have a pretty good (eclectic) library of
lyrics. Try me if you are stuck. Please e-mail me direct to
<pgree...@aol.com>. Thanks.

TENNESSEE FLAT TOP BOX
recorded by: Johnny Cash
music by:
lyrics by:

1. In a little caberet in a south Texas border town
2. He couldn't write or angle, and he never cared to make a dime
3. Then one day he was gone, nobody ever saw him 'round

1. sat a boy and his guitar, and the people came from all around
2. just give him his guitar, and he'd be happy all the time
3. he vanished like the breeze, and they forgot him in the little town

1. and all the girls from there to Austin were packing up their bags and
puttin' jewelry in hock

2. and all the girls, from nine to ninety, were snappin' fingers, tappin'
toes and begging him don't stop

3. but all the girls still dream about him, and hang around caberet until
the doors are locked

1. to take a trip, and go and listen, to the little dark-haired boy who
played he tennessee flat top box and he would play...

2.

3. and then one day, on the hit parade, sat the little dark-hared boy who
played he tennessee flat top box and he would play...

[MHIC]

Words and music also by J.R. Cash. Mark

[PlanoTX243]

Your missing line is:
"And hypnotized and fascinated by the little dark haired boy who
played....."
Bill in Plano

[Barrie McCombs]

Thanks for the motivation! I dug out some old sheet music and also found
the song at Nevada under "rosanne_cash" who also sang her Daddy's song.
Here's my lead sheet, which contains some lyric corrections to the
previous posts.

TENNESSEE FLAT TOP BOX Time: 2/2 (sync) Tenor: Bb Bass: A
- Johnny Cash, 1966, on: ??
- Record: Rosanne Cash, ??

INTRO: 1, 1, 4, 1, 1, 1, 1

1 * * 57
In a little cabar-et in a South Texas border town
* * * 1
Sat a boy and his gui-tar, and the people came from all around
* * * 5 *
.. And all the girls, .. from there to Austin
* * * *
Were slippin' away from home, and puttin' jewelry in hock
1 * 5 *
To take a trip, .. to go and listen
* * * 1
To the little dark-haired boy who played the Tennessee flat top box

CHORUS AND INSTRUMENTAL TURN-AROUND:

4 * *
And he would play ..

1 * * * 4 * * * 1 4 1 * * *

1 * * 57
He couldn't ride or wrangle, and he never cared to make a dime
* * * 1
Just give him his gui-tar, and he'd be happy all the time
* * * 5 *
.... And all the girls, .. from nine to ninety
* * * *
Were snappin' fingers, tappin' toes and begging him: Don't stop
1 5 * *
And hypno-tized and fasci-nated
* * * 1
By the little dark-haired boy who played the Tennessee flat box ...

Then one day he was gone, no-one ever saw him 'round
He vanished like the breeze, and they forgot him in the little town
But all the girls still dreamed about him
And hang around cabaret until the doors are locked
And then one day, on the hit parade
Was a little dark-haired boy who played the Tennessee flat top box ...

NOTES:
- L3, L7: 1-5-6-7--1 bass run on first bar
- C1: 1-1-2-3--4 bass run on first bar

SYMBOLS:
- Asterisk (*) = new measure, play same chord
- Period (.) = 1/8 note rest at start of a measure
- Underline(_) = sustain note into next measure

CHORDS (Number System):
- The numbers are the notes of the diatonic scale (do-re-me-fa-so-la-ti-do)
- Play a song in any key from the same chart
Common Keys 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Key of C: C D E F G A B
Key of D D E F# G A B C#
Key of G G A B C D E F#
Key of A A B C# D E F# G#

- Submitted by: Barrie McCombs (bmcc...@acs.ucalgary.ca)