Johnny Cash - Wide Open Road: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Wide Open Road" 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.

F
Well you said you've had enough you said that you were leavin'
         A#
I said shove off honey baby I ain't grievin'
F
Pack your bags and pull out this evenin'
           G         C7
There's a wide open road

F
On Saturday mornin' you were nowhere about
          A#
And so I searched the town but you had done pulled out
          F
I looked north, east, and west and then a-leadin' south
F        G   C7    F
I saw a wide open road

Chorus:
F
There's a wide open road
F             A#             F
It's leadin' south from my abode
F       A#                          F
If you stick around then turn your damper down
F             G   C7    F
Or there's a wide open road

Well the reason I was lookin' for you all over town
Was to tell you that your kitty-cat he's still around
And you left your weddin' ring when you went down
That wide open road

If you're gonna stay away then honey let me know
How to cook hot biscuits out of a roll of dough
Everything's gone crazy since I told you to go
Down the wide open road

Chorus:
There's a wide open road
And honey I want you to know
You can look down south or you can turn back home
And there's a wide open road


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

C7

Guitar chord C7

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

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

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