Johnny Cash - Lumberjack: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Lumberjack" 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 Lumberjack 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 "Lumberjack" smoothly on your guitar.

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  A#                      D#  A#
I lived on a farm out in Iowa
  A#                                   F
I pulled the corn and I worked in the hay
      A#                             D#
Got trapped by a girl but I wiggled free
          A#             F       A#
Heard the Oregon timber calling me

Chorus:
  A#                             D#     A#
Will you tell me something, Mr. Lumberjack?
  A#                         F
Is it one for forward and three for back?
       A#                      D#
Is it two for stop or four for go?
 A#                      D#        A#
Boy, ask a whistle punk, I don't know

Well, I learned this fact from a logger named Ray
You don't cut timber on a windy day
Stay out of the woods when the moisture's low
Or you ain't gonna live to collect your dough

Chorus

Well you work in the woods from morning to night
You laugh and sing and you cuss and fight
On Saturday night you go to Eugene
And on a Sunday morning, your pockets are clean

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

D#

Guitar chord D#

F

Guitar chord F

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 "Lumberjack" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Lumberjack" by Johnny Cash.

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