Johnny Cash - Who's Gene Autry?: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Who's Gene Autry?" 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 Who's Gene Autry? 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 "Who's Gene Autry?" smoothly on your guitar.

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       D#          A#
Whoopi tai ai oh, rockin' to and fro
             F      A#
Back in the saddle again
A#                                         D#
My little boy said, "Daddy, who's Gene Autry?"
                   F          A#
His old movie was comin' on TV
                                           D#
And I said, "Let me tell you about him, son"
                           F A#
And I took him upon my knee
                                          D#
"Why, when I was a little boy about your size
     F                         A#
And just about every Saturday night
                                       D#
When I could scrape up a dime for the movies
         F                A#
And when my Daddy said alright"
                                       D#
"I'd be right downtown at the picture show
     F                        A#
Like everybody else that could
         A#
To see a handsome man
      D#               F                      A#
On a big fine stallion goin' about, doin' good"

Chorus:
                 D#         A#
Singin', "Whoopi tai ai oh, rockin' to and fro
                             F
Put him back in the saddle again
       D#                  A#
Whoopi tai ai yeh, let him go on his way
             F       A#
Back in the saddle again"

Well, he could ride his horse and play his guitar
And sing all at the same time
And I was riding right along there beside him
On that broomstick pony of mine
And you know his pistol never ran out of bullets
When the bad guys had to be stopped
And somehow his bullets never drew any blood
But the bad guys dropped when he shot
Yeah, old Gene was an image of justice
And goodness and purity
And in the eyes of a poor, little country boy
He made the world look better to me

Chorus

And you know the way
He rescued the rancher's daughter
He'd sent a thrill right up the aisle
And the ending would always send us home
With a good victorious smile
Now you ask me, Who's Gene Autry
Well, son, go ahead and watch the show
And then ride off into the sunset with him
Like I did forty years ago

Chorus


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Guitar chord A#

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Guitar chord D#

F

Guitar chord F

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