How to Play Jackson on Guitar?

Johnny Cash - Jackson can be played in the key of C using the C, C7, F, G7 chords. For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. For C7, To play C7, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G. For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Jackson with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Johnny Cash - Jackson Chords

Chord reference C, C7, F, G7

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[C]We got married in a fever hotter than a pepper sprout [C]We’ve been talking about Jackson [C7]ever since the fire went out

I’m going to [F]Jackson, gonna mess [C]around yeah, I’m going to [F]Jackson, [G7]look out Jackson [C]town

[C]Go on down to Jackson, go ahead and wreck your health [C]Go play your hand, you big talking man, make a [C7]big fool o-of yourself [C]Yeah, go to [F]Jackson, comb your [C]hair I’m gonna snow ball [F]Jackson, [G7]see if I [C]care

[C]When I breeze into that city, people goona stoop and bow (hah!) [C]all them women gonna make me [C7]teach ’em what they don’t know how aw, I’m going to [F]Jackson, turn loose’a my [C]coat, cause, I’m going to [F]Jackson,

[G7]goodbye, that’s all she [C]wrote

[C]But they’ll laugh at you in Jackson, and I’ll be dancing on a pony keg [C]they’ll lead you ‘roun’ town like a scolded hound, with your [C7]tail tucked ‘tween your legs yeah, go to [F]Jackson, you big talking [C]man and I’ll be waiting in [F]Jackson [G7]behind my jaypan [C]fan

[C]We got married in a fever hotter than a pepper sprout [C]We’ve been talking about Jackson [C7]ever since the fire went out

I’m going to [F]Jackson, and that’s a [C]fact yeah, we’re going to [F]Jackson, [G7]ain’t never coming [C]back

Artist Johnny Cash

Album Carryin' On with Johnny Cash and June Carter

Genres Country

Year 1967

Key C

Johnny Cash - Jackson can be played in the key of C using the C, C7, F, G7 chords.

For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For C7, To play C7, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Jackson with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.