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Version 1 Version 2Luther Played The Boogie:Johnny Cash. Album - Greatest! - on SUN Records in 1959. The single hit #8 on Country Charts and was a crossover hit. (Luther Perkins was the guitar player in The Tennessee Three, Cash's back-up band. Perkins was responsible for developing the Johnny Cash 'sound.') INTRO: --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- ----3-0--------3-3-----3-0-------3-3--- ---------3--1---------------3-1-------- #1. F We were just a plain ol' hillbilly band with a plain old country style. F C We never played the kind of songs that'd drive anybody wild. F Fm Bb Played a railroad song with a stomping beat, we played F a blues song kinda slow and sweet. G C But the thing that knocked them off their feet was, ooh-wee!! CHORUS: F When Luther played the boogie-woogie..Luther played the boogie-woogie. Luther played the boogie-woogie..Luther played the boogie-woogie. Bb Luther played the boogie-woogie..Luther played the boogie-woogie. F Luther played the boogie-woogie..Luther played the C F boogie in the strangest kind of way..(play it strange!) SOLO: ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------3-0-----3-3---3-0------3-3-- ----3-0-------3-3-----3-0-----3-3-------3-1------------3-1------ ---------3--1-------------3-1----------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------5-5--------------- ----3-0--------3-3----3-0-----3-3------3-3-3-------3------------ ---------3--1-------------3-1------------------------5-1-------- #2. F Fm F Well, we did our best to entertain everywhere we'd go. F C We'd nearly wear our fingers off to give the folks a show. F Bb Played jumping jive to make 'em get in the groove, we played sad songs real slow and smooth. G C But the only thing that'd make 'em move was, ooh-wee!! CHORUS: F When Luther played the boogie-woogie..Luther played the boogie-woogie. Luther played the boogie-woogie..Luther played the boogie-woogie. Bb Luther played the boogie-woogie..Luther played the boogie-woogie. F Luther played the boogie-woogie..Luther played the C F boogie in the strangest kind of way. SOLO: ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------3-0-----3-3---3-0------3-3-- ----3-0-------3-3-----3-0-----3-3-------3-1------------3-1------ ---------3--1-------------3-1----------------------------------- ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ ----3-0--------3-3----3-0-----3-3--- ---------3--1-------------3-1------- F Now, didn't Luther play the boogie strange? OUTRO: --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- ---------------5-5--------------------------- -----3-3-3-----------3----------------------- -------------------------5--1---------------- A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.