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Johnny Cash - Man Comes Around

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|-----------------------|

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

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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 endWhen the Man comes around.