Johnny Cash – The Man Comes Around (Guitar)

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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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Playing notes: the rhythm in the verse lines is hard to explain, but if you listen you will know, it's just basically playing the chord then muting the strings, this goes for all the C/G chord, until you reach the Am, when you 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 1] ---------

C/G
There's a man, goin' 'round, takin' names

C/G
And he decides, who to free, and who to blame

C/G
Everybody, won't be treated, all the same

C                            **           Am
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 in each sup

C/G
Will you partake of that last offered cup?

C/G                             **    Am
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 singin'

C                               F   C    G
Multitudes are marchin' to the big kettledrum

G
Voices callin', voices cryin'

G
Some are born and some are dyin'

G                              C
It's Alpha and Omega's kingdom come

(playing notes: only the C/G part is played with the verse strum pattern, and the other lines are played normally) [Bridge] --------

(C)      F                   C
And the whirlwind is in the thorn tree

        C/G
And the virgins are all trimming their wicks

     F                   C
The whirlwind is in the thorn tree

     C/G
It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks

[Verse 2] ---------

C/G
Till Armageddon, no shalam, no shalom

C/G
Then the father hen will call his chickens home

C/G
The wise men will bow down before the throne

C/G                                **      Am
And at his feet they'll cast their 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
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 marchin' to the big kettledrum

G
Voices callin', voices cryin'

G
Some are born and some are dyin'

G                              C
It's Alpha and Omega's kingdom come

[Bridge] --------

(C)      F                   C
And the whirlwind is in the thorn tree

        C/G
And the virgins are all trimming their wicks

     F                   C
The whirlwind is in the thorn tree

     C/G
It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks

   C/G                                Am
In measured a hundredweight and penny pound

F           G             C/G
  When the man comes around