When The Man Comes Around chords by Johnny Cash

Chords with lyrics (Ver. 2)

Difficulty: Novice


NB: The song has a piano playing some bass notes in parts, no need to play them on guitar

C/GC/G chord is : 332010 [just a regular C, with the G+G on the 6th string]
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[playing notes: the rhythm in the verse lines is hard to explain, but if u listen
u will know, it's just basically playing the chord then muting the strings, this
goes for all the C/GC/G chord, until u reach the Am, when u strum without muting]


The ** bit, is the transition for the strumming pattern with the muting to the AM chord:
      A minorAm      FF       G+G
E MajorE|----------0------------|
BB|----------1------------|
G+G|----------2------------|
D MajorD|----------2------------|
A augmentedA|-3--2--0--0------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------|

Verse
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C/GC/G
There's a man, going around, taking names
C/GC/G
And he decides, who to free, and who to blame
C/GC/G
Every body, wanna be treated, all the same
C majorC             ** A minorAm      FF
There'll be a golden ladder, reaching down.
FF     G+G       C/GC/G
When the man comes around.

C/GC/G
The hairs, on your arm, will stand up
C/GC/G
At the terror, in each Sip, and each sup
C/GC/G
Will you partake of that last offered cup?
C/GC/G               ** A minorAm   FF
Or disappear, into the potter's ground?
FF     G+G      C/GC/G
When the man comes around.


[playing notes: the chorus is played without muted strumming pattern of the verse]

Chorus
---------------
C majorC
Hear the Trumpets hear the pipers
C majorC
One hundred million angels singing
C majorC              FF  C majorC  G+G
Multitudes are marching to a big kettledrum
G+G
Voices calling, voices crying
G+G
Some are born and some are dying
G+G                 C majorC
It's Alpha and Omega Kingdom come

[playing notes: only the C/GC/G part is played with the verse strumm pattern, and the
other lines are played normally]

Bridge
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C majorC    FF         C majorC
And the wirldwind is in the thorn trees
C/GC/G
And the virgins are all trimming their wicks

C majorC   FF           C majorC
The wirldwind in the thorn trees
C/GC/G
It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks


Second Verse
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C/GC/G
Till Armageddon no shalom, no shalom

C/GC/G
Then the father hen will call his chicken's home
C/GC/G
The wise man will bow down before the thorn
C/GC/G                ** A minorAm     FF
And at his feet they will cast the golden crowns
FF     G+G        C/GC/G
When the man comes around.

C/GC/G
Whoever is unjust let him be unjust still
C/GC/G
Whoever is righteous let him be righteous still
C/GC/G
Whoever is filthy let him be filthy still
C/GC/G               ** A minorAm   FF
Listen to the words long written down
FF     G+G       C majorC
When the man comes around


Chorus
---------------
C majorC
Hear the Trumpets hear the pipers
C majorC
One hundred million angels singing
C majorC              FF  C majorC  G+G
Multitudes are marching to a big kettledrum
G+G
Voices calling, voices crying
G+G
Some are born and some are dying
G+G                 C majorC
It's Alpha and Omega Kingdom come




Bridge
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C majorC    FF         C majorC
And the wirldwind is in the thorn trees
C/GC/G
And the virgins are all trimming their wicks

C majorC   FF           C majorC
The wirldwind in the thorn trees
C/GC/G
It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks

C/GC/G                A minorAm   FF
In measured hundred weight and penney pound
FF    G+G       C/GC/G till the end
When the Man comes around.

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