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In a lit tle cab a ret,
in a South er Tex as (F7)bord er town, sat a boy and his gui tar,
and the peo ple came from (Bb)all a round.
And all the girls
from there to (F)Aus tin
were slip ping a way from home and put ting jewel ry in hock to take a trip
to the go and (F)lis ten
to the lit tle dark haired boy who played the Ten nes see flat top (Bb)box.
And he would (Eb)play.
Well, he could n’t ride or wran
and he nev one cared to (F7)make a dime.
sat But give him his gui tar,
They and he’d be hap py (Bb)all the time.
And all the girls
from nine to (F)nine ty
were snap ping a fin gers, tap ping toes and beg him, “Don’t stop,” and hyp no tized,
and the fas ci (F)nat ed
by the lit tle dark haired boy who played the Ten nes see flat top (Bb)box.
And he would (Eb)play.
This page shows “Tennessee Flat Top Box” by Johnny Cash in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of Eb at 160 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.