When The Man Comes Around chords by Johnny Cash (Ver. 2)
Guitar chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard EBGDAE
Difficulty: Novice
NB: The song has a piano playing some bass notes in parts, no need to play them on guitar
C/G chord is : 332010 [just a regular C, with the 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/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:
Am F G
E|----------0------------|
B|----------1------------|
G|----------2------------|
D|----------2------------|
A|-3--2--0--0------------|
E|-----------------------|
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Verse ------ C/G There's a man, going around, taking names C/G And he decides, who to free, and who to blame C/G Every body, wanna be treated, all the same C ** Am F There'll be a golden ladder, reaching down. F G C/G When the man comes around. C/G The hairs, on your arm, will stand up C/G At the terror, in each Sip, and each sup C/G Will you partake of that last offered cup? C/G ** Am F Or disappear, into the potter's ground? F G C/G When the man comes around. [playing notes: the chorus is played without muted strumming pattern of the verse] Chorus --------------- C Hear the Trumpets hear the pipers C One hundred million angels singing C F C G Multitudes are marching to a big kettledrum G Voices calling, voices crying G Some are born and some are dying G C It's Alpha and Omega Kingdom come [playing notes: only the C/G part is played with the verse strumm pattern, and the other lines are played normally] Bridge ----------- C F C And the wirldwind is in the thorn trees C/G And the virgins are all trimming their wicks C F C The wirldwind in the thorn trees C/G It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks Second Verse ------------ C/G Till Armageddon no shalom, no shalom C/G Then the father hen will call his chicken's home C/G The wise man will bow down before the thorn C/G ** Am F And at his feet they will cast the golden crowns F G C/G When the man comes around. C/G Whoever is unjust let him be unjust still C/G Whoever is righteous let him be righteous still C/G Whoever is filthy let him be filthy still C/G ** Am F Listen to the words long written down F G C When the man comes around Chorus --------------- C Hear the Trumpets hear the pipers C One hundred million angels singing C F C G Multitudes are marching to a big kettledrum G Voices calling, voices crying G Some are born and some are dying G C It's Alpha and Omega Kingdom come Bridge ----------- C F C And the wirldwind is in the thorn trees C/G And the virgins are all trimming their wicks C F C The wirldwind in the thorn trees C/G It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks C/G Am F In measured hundred weight and penney pound F G C/G till the end When the Man comes around.
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