Johnny Cash - Call of the Wild: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Call of the Wild" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Call of the Wild Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Johnny Cash

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Call of the Wild" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

G#
Now here's a little tale about a flock of geese
C#
Lookin' for a home and lookin' for a peace
D#
But before they're safely in the southern sand
C#                             D#           G#
They gotta watch out for the critter called man
There's a goose and a gander and a goslin' child
D#                      D#7          G#
Headin' on south at the call of the wild

Chorus:
D#
Honk and holler as we go
C#                     G#
Gonna see the Gulf of Mexico
D#
Way up high don't fly low
     C#                             G#
The long toms will get you from the old bayou

          G#
Well the wind from the north
it chills you to the bone
And the call of the wild is
callin' me come home
      C#
I'll lead my band of geese a marry trip
       G#
we'll navigate that mighty Mississippi'

Chorus - x2

My pappy led this band of twenty-three
And the second in command included me
He made one fatal slip and he flew too low
The long tom's got him from the old bayou

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C#

Guitar chord C#

D#

Guitar chord D#

D#7

Guitar chord D#7

G#

Guitar chord G#

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Call of the Wild" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Call of the Wild" by Johnny Cash.

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