Johnny Cash - John's: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "John's" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn John's ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "John's" smoothly on your ukulele.

 G                                   C
Most of the favorite memories of my boyhood days in Arkansas
      G                                                    D
Are scattered around an old wood stove at a place we call John's
        G
It was just an old tar paper shack
                                C
With a pump out front and some junk out back
                     G
But inside there was always a hot cup of coffee
             D                       G
And a warm place around the fire for anyone
                                                        G
John pumped gas for a living and he fixed tires on the side
And I guess old John could fix most anything
If you didn't push it he'd try
And he gave me my first charge account for some gas
And financed my first date
Even fixed my old radio just in case I got lucky
And wanted to park down by the lake

Chorus:
      C
And among the carburetors and the re-built generators
    G                                              C
I spent the whole night picking on an old flattop guitar
 C                                 G
John would play the fiddle and I'd always sing a little
                                           D                G
No there is no place to get filled up the way you could at John's

John would play the fiddle and I'd always sing a little
No there is no place to get filled up the way you could at John's
John taught me a whole lot about country music because he loved it
We'd sit up and listen to the Grand Ole Opry every Saturday night
Nobody would ever say a word, not even during Martha White
And I was awfully young back then, but still I knew just why
That John closed the shop the whole day
When we heard that Hank had died
There was something else special about ole John

He had a way of making us kids feel important
Simply by giving us a good clean place to hang out
Well I can still hear him saying pumping gas is a fever boys
It'll get in your blood and it'll make your face break out in a grin
Just to check old lady Hanson's oil or to help a stranded friend

Chorus - x2

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

C

Ukulele chord C

D

Ukulele chord D

G

Ukulele chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele 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 "John's" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "John's" by Johnny Cash.

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