A Legend In My Time - Johnny Cash
Written by: Don Gibson
Recorded 2002/2003
Released on: "American V: A Hundred Highways" (2006)
Time signature: 3/4
Link Coda
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[Intro]
| G |
[Verse]
G C D G
If heartaches brought fame in love's crazy game
C D G D
I'd be a legend in my time (link)
G C D G
If they gave gold statuettes for tears and regrets
C D G
I'd be a legend in my time
[Middle 8]
B7 Em
But they don't give awards, and there's no praise or fame
A7 D D7
For hearts that are broken for love that's in vain
[Verse]
G C D G
If loneliness meant world acclaim, everyone would know my name
C D | G | G7 |
I'd be a legend in my time
[Verse] (spoken)
G C D G
If heartaches brought fame in love's crazy game
C D G D
I'd be a legend ... in my time (link)
G C D G
If they gave gold statuettes ... for tears and regrets
C D G
I'd be a legend in my time
[Middle 8]
B7 Em
But they don't give awards, and there's no praise or fame
A7 D D7
For hearts that are broken for love that's in vain (link)
[Verse]
G C D G
If loneliness meant world acclaim, everyone would know my name
C D | G Gsus4 G | G |
I'd be a legend in my time
[Coda]
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