Johnny Cash - Route #1, Box 144: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Route #1, Box 144" 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.

A                 D                A
His dying barely made the morning paper
          E                               A
And they summed it up in twenty words or more
D                                 A
Killed in action leaves wife and baby
              E  A
At Route 1 Box 144

He grew up on a little farm just
a couple of miles out of town
As a boy he worked in his daddy's field
And when his daddy could spare him
He hired out to the neighbors
For whatever they could pay him
He was thought of as just average a good boy
Nothing more the average amount of friends
He married his high school sweetheart
They brought a little plot of ground
Couple of miles out of town on a mailbox it said
Route 1 Box 144

Well back in town there were very few
people that really knew him
Because he hardly ever came to town
Except for maybe on Saturdays of course
the usual crew was always there
But he didn't spent a lot of times with
the usual crew
He took care of his business
Bought what he had to have or could
afford for his family
And went back to his little farm
With a baby on the way he went to the
army and it was a short while
That the news came that he was killed in action
His body was sent back on a plane
and then by train
And then they brought the body from
the train station
To Route 1 Box 144

His dying barely made the morning paper
And they summed it up in twenty words or more
Killed in action leaves wife and baby
At Route 1 Box 144

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Guitar chord A

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Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

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 "Route #1, Box 144" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Route #1, Box 144" by Johnny Cash.

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