Hal leonard digital sheet music at sheet music plus. Its a small film, directed in mexico with a mexican cast english subtitles and the help of his mexicanborn wife. The song tells the story of joe roberts, the highway patrolman of the title from whose viewpoint the song is written and his brother, frankie, and is set in perrineville, ohio in the 1960s. Johnny cash i walk the line the best of the johnny cash tv show. Johnny 99 is the 69th album by american country singer johnny cash, released on columbia records in 1983. Highway patrolman, a song by johnny cash on spotify. Bruce springsteen highway patrolman lyrics genius lyrics. It is notable for including two covers of bruce springsteen songs, highway patrolman and johnny 99.
He is one of the bestselling music artists of all time, having sold more than 90 million records worldwide. Highway patrolman johnny cash chords and lyrics for guitar. A tribute to bruce springsteen cd totem records ttm 480499 2 italy, 1995 this is a bruce springsteen tribute album. Song information for highway patrolman johnny cash on allmusic. Johnny cash february 26, 1932 september 12, 2003, was an american singersongwriter, actor,2 and author,2 who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century.
Johnny cash hey porter by jazz and blues experience. Dec 20, 2011 johnny cash the legend of john henrys hammer live in las vegas, 1979. In some ways its his best work to datea beautifully realized tale about the life of a mexican highway patrolman whos neither sentimentalized nor treated like a villain. Highway patrolman chords by johnny cash learn how to play chords diagrams. Merle haggard doing impersonations marty, hank snow, buck, cash. Johnny cash highway patrolman lyrics genius lyrics. Im ragged but im right, a george jones song, was a minor hit, reaching no. Roberto from vermont, united states johnny cash played the heck out of highway patrolman. My name is joe roberts, i work for the state im a sergeant out on perenville barracks number 8 i. My name is joe roberts, i work for the state im a sergeant out of perrineville barracks number 8 i always done an honest job as honest as i could i got a brother named. He owns the song despite the fact that the liberal american hater bruce springsteen wrote it. Johnny cash johnny 99 with the 10 songs of the original lp. Pulled over to the side out the highway, watched the taillights disappear chorus yeah, me and frankie laughing and drinking, nothing feels better than blood on blood taking turns dancing with maria while the band played the night of the johnstown flood i catch him when hes straying, like any brother should. The song was covered by johnny cash on his 1983 album, johnny 99, named after another song cash recorded from nebraska.
Lyrics to highway patrolman by johnny cash from the johnny 99 album including song video, artist biography, translations and more. Johnny s covers of both highway patrolman and the title track johnny 99 are perhaps better than springsteens own versions. The story centers around a young rookie highway patrolman attempting and sometimes failing to lead an ethical life in a sometimes unethical world. G 4x g g my name is joe roberts c g i work for the state g g im a sergeant out of perrineville g d7 d7 barracks number eight g g i a. Johnny 99 1983 my name is joe roberts i work for the state im a sergeant out on perenville barracks no 8. Ben from nottingham, england yep, i agree with the comments below about this being done by springsteen first. Feb 21, 2014 music video by bruce springsteen performing highway patrolman. Bruce frederick joseph springsteen born september 23, 1949, nicknamed the boss, is an american singersongwriter and leader of the e street band. Johnny cash highway patrolman high quality sheet music available for download. The original song is hosted at chordie works as a search engine and provides onthefly formatting. The backing vocals from hoyt axton are exceptional, reaching even deeper than johnny himself. Jan 08, 2016 highway patrolman johnny cash capo on 2nd intro.
The solemn opener, springsteens highway patrolman, sets the tone as cash turns a very restrained reading into an emotional powerhouse, supported by. Johnny cash, june carter cash jackson the best of the johnny cash tv show. The 1983 johnny cash lp johnny 99 contained 10 songs, including the bruce springsteern title highway patrolman, and here is this work as a brand new cd. Highway patrolman is a song written and recorded by bruce springsteen, and was first released as the fifth track on his 1982 album nebraska. I was a highwayman along the coach roads i did ride with sword and pistol by my side many a young maid, lost her baubles to my trade. My name is joe roberts i work for the state im a sergeant out on perenville barracks no 8 ive always done an honest job honest. The above lyrics are for johnny cash s cover version of bruce springsteens highway patrolman. Check out highway patrolman by johnny cash on amazon music.
Highway patrolman chords by johnny cash with chords drawings, easy version, 12 key variations and much more. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. February 26, 1932 september 12, 2003 was an american singersongwriter, guitarist, actor, and author. Highway patrolman, lyrics, chords and pdf for printing. Other semiobscurities include the chain gang shufflehonky tonk boogie goin to memphis and a delightfully twisted comic version of the traditional death house lament joe beam. Highway patrolman is a song written by bruce springsteen and. Listen free to johnny cash highway patrolman radio. Johnny cash highway patrolman sheet music pdf notes, chords. Highway patrolman chords bruce springsteen echords. Discussion in music corner started by tin whisker, aug 7. Highway patrolman is a song written and recorded by bruce springsteen and was first released as the fifth track on his 1982 album nebraska.
Highway patrolman album version bruce springsteen lyrics. The song above is not stored on the chordie server. He excels on these songs and there are plenty of other gems on this album as well. Highway patrolman by bruce springsteen bruce springsteen. Highway patrolman bruce springsteen also done by johnny cash, but kinda ruined it d g d my name is joe roberts i work for the state a im a sergeant out of perrineville barracks number 8. The title track of the album is also a springsteen song originally released on the album nebraska.
Bruce springsteen highway patrolman lyrics songmeanings. Provided to youtube by sony music entertainment highway patrolman johnny cash johnny 99. Feb 11, 2014 highway patrolman d g d my name is joe roberts i work for the state a im a sergeant out of perrineville barracks number eight d g d i always done an honest job as honest as i could a d i got a brother named frankie and frankie aint no good d g d now ever since we was young kids its been the same come down a i get a call on the shortwave. This is a free downloadonly digital bruce springsteen tribute album. Download highway patrolman as pdf file for printing etc. Highwayman, released through columbia records in 1985, was the groups first and most successful album. Dar williams performed highway patrolman on badlands a tribute to bruce springsteens nebraska. My name is joe roberts, i work for the state im a sergeant out on perenville barracks number 8 ive always done an honest job, honest as i could got a brother. Johnny cash highway patrolman chords ultimateguitar. Music notes for pianovocalguitar sheet music by bruce springsteen bruce springsteen. No take of highway patrolman from these sessions with the e street band at.
Highwayman is the first studio album released by country supergroup the highwaymen, comprising kris kristofferson, johnny cash, waylon jennings and willie nelson. Though murders concept may seem restricting, this compiltion contains enough variety and great music to please casual music fans and johnny cash freaks alike. My name is joe roberts, i work for the state im a sergeant out on perenville barracks number 8 ive always done an honest job, honest as i could got a brother named frankie, frankie aint no good ever since we were young kids, its been the same come down id. The song was covered by johnny cash on his 1983 album johnny 99. He is recognized for his poetic lyrics, his jersey shore roots, his distinctive voice, and his lengthy, energetic stage performances. Whitey morgan covered this song on his 2014 album grandpas guitar. Mar 30, 2010 johnny cash highway patrolman the very best of johnny cash cd1 the classics i dont own this music all rights to c sony bmg music entertainment germany gmbh. The album also includes a cover of bruce springsteens johnny 99. Springsteens highway patrolman some interesting facts.
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