Johnny Cash - Casey's Last Ride: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Casey's Last Ride" 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.
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Learn Casey's Last Ride 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 "Casey's Last Ride" smoothly on your guitar.
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Bm A Casey joins the hollow sound of silent people walking down G F# The stairway to the subway and the shadows down below Bm A Following the footsteps through the neon darkened corridor G F# Of silent desperation, never speaking to a soul G D The poison air he's breathing has a dirty smell of dying Em F# Cause it's never seen the sunshine and it's never felt the rain Bm A Casey minds the arrows and ignores the fatal echoes G F# Bm Of the clicking of the turnstile and the rattle of the chains Chorus: D A "Oh", she said "Casey it's been so long since I've seen you" D "Here," she said "Just a kiss to make a body smile" A "See," she said "I've put on new stockings just to please you" D "Lord," she said "Casey can you only stay a while" Casey leaves the underground and stops inside the Golden Crown For something wet to wipe away the chill that's on his bones Seeing his reflection in the lives of all the lonely men Who reach for anything they can to keep from going home Standing in the corner, Casey drinks his pint of bitter Never glancing in the mirror at the people passing by Then he stumbles as he's leaving and he wonders if the reason Is the beer that's in his belly or the tear that's in his eye Chorus: "Oh!" she said, "I suppose you seldom think about me" "Now," she said, "now that you've a family of your own" "Still," she said, "it's so blessed good to feel your body" "Lord," she said, "Casey it's a shame to be alone!" You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  D  Em  F#  G  Bm  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 "Casey's Last Ride" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Casey's Last Ride" by Johnny Cash.