Strawberry Cake

song : strawberry cake artist : johnny cash tab by : don czarski email : guitarzan7@hotmail . com strawberry cake johnny cash capo : 2nd fret Intro : G Verse : G D in new york city just walking the street G ran out of money had nothing to eat C i stopped at the plaza , that fancy hotel D where you can check in if you’re well to do well . . . G D the first of july and a hundred and four G i stopped at the plaza’s front revolving door C i stepped in the door and went around for a ride D treatin’ myself to the cool air inside G D then i found myself in a chandeliered room G where people were dining and i hid in the gloom C my hunger pains hurt ’til i thought i would break D G when a waiter brought out a big strawberry cake Chorus : G D G oh that strawberry cake C G oh that strawberry cake C G out in california them berries were grown C G and into this city them berries were flown D G for making that strawberry cake Verse : G D then i thought of oxnard , just north of la G where i picked strawberries for many a day C hard work with no future for the harvest was done D and i headed eastward A - travelin’ by thumb G D and nobody wanted me here in this town G i felt like a stray dog they all kick around C them berries reminded me of my bad breaks D G i’m hungry and i want that strawberry cake Chorus : G D G i deserve that strawberry cake C G deserve that strawberry cake C G i ran and i grabbed it then out the side door C G into central park through the bushes i tore D G holdin’ my strawberry cake Verse : G D i look back behind me and what do i see G the chef and headwaiter and the maitre D C i had a nice helpin’ of cake as i ran D i gobble them berries as fast as i can G D they’re closin’ the gap as i slowed down to eat G but the cake brought a new surge of power to my feet C i hid in the bush when the lead i did take D G and i quietly finished my strawberry cake Chorus : G D G i ate all that strawberry cake C G that fine fancy strawberry cake C G someone at the plaza is without dessert C G but for the first time in days now my belly don’t hurt D G i’m full of strawberry cake note : there are two versions i have seen johnny cash playing this song live . on one he capoed at the 2nd fret and on another he capoed on the 3rd fret but used the exact same chords for both .