Johnny Cash - Suppertime: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Suppertime" 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.

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A#           D#             A#
Many years ago in days of childhood
  F                                      A#
I used to play untill evening time would come
     A#              D#            A#
Then winding down an old familiar pathway
   F                              A#
I hear my mother call at setting sun

Chorus:
      D#                        A#
Come home come home it's suppertime
      F               A# A#7
The shadows lengthen fast
      D#                        A#
Come home come home it's suppertime
       F             A#
We're going home at last

Some of the fondest memories of
my childhood are woven around suppertime.
When mother used to call from the
back steps of the old homeplace,
"Come on home now son, it's suppertime."
My how I'd love to hear that once again.
But you know time has woven for me
a realization of a truth that's even more thrilling.
 That soon we'll be called together
around the great supper table up there
for the greatest suppertime of them
all with our Lord. I can almost hear
the call now coming through the portals
of heaven, "Come home son, it's suppertime.
Come on home."

Chorus

Through the distant clouds I see my mother
Her face is shining bright, with tender love
She's gone up in heaven, with her maker
And I can still hear her voice, from up above
(and she said)

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

A#7

Guitar chord A#7

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

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