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When The Man Comes Around
Johnny Cash
Text File
Standard tuning
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|-----------------------|
Verse
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.