Johnny Cash - Opening The West: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Opening The West" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.

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

B
And the shining Rocky Mountains
looked down on the people coming
Strong and sturdy freedom lovin'
settlers cowboys pioneers
Now no foreign crown would rule them
Now a nation strong was standing
even bigger was it growing
                E
added Iowa, Wisconsin then
broke through the shining mountains
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Staked a claim on California
Panned the gold out of its rivers
irrigated desert valleys
Oregon, Minnesota, Kansas now were
added to the total
Making 34 to number of the States now…


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

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Guitar chord E

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Guitar chord B

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

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