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The Man Comes Around

The Man Comes Around

The Man Comes Around chords

by Johnny Cash

Year: 2002

Genre: Folk

Guitar
Tuning E A D G B E
Capo No capo
Transpose
EADGBE

C
Am
F
G

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Chord Highlight

Intro 1

"And I

heard, as it were,

the noise of thunder

One of

the four beasts saying,

'Come and

see.' and I saw,

and behold a white

horse"

C

C

C

C

Verse 1

There's a

C

man goin' 'round

takin' names

And he

decides who to free

and who to blame

Every

C

body won't be

treated all the same

There'll be

a golden ladder

C

reachin' down

Am

F

G

When the man

C

comes around

Verse 2

The hairs

C

on your arm

will stand up

At the terror in

each sip and in

each sup

Will

C

you partake of that

last offered cup

Or

disappear into the

potter's

C

ground?

Am

F

G

When the man

C

comes around

Chorus 1

C

Hear the trumpets hear

hear the pipers

One

hundred million angels singin'

C

Multitudes are marchin' to

the

F

big

C

kettledrum

G

Voices callin', voices cryin'

Some are born and

some are dyin'

It's

alpha and omega's kingdom

C

come

And the

whirlwind

F

is in

the

thorn

C

tree

The virgins

are all

trimming their wicks

The

F

whirlwind

is in the

C

thorn

tree

It's

hard for thee

to kick against the

pricks

Verse 3

Till

C

armageddon

no shalam, no shalom

Then the father hen

will call his chickens

home

The wise

C

man will

bow down before the

throne

And at his feet

they'll cast their golden

C

crowns

Am

F

G

When the man

C

comes around

Verse 4

C

Whoever

is unjust let him

be unjust still

Whoever is righteous let

him be righteous still

C

Whoever

is filthy

let him be filthy

still

Listen to

the words long

C

written down

Am

F

G

When the man

C

comes around

Chorus 2

C

Hear the trumpets hear

hear the pipers

One

hundred million angels singin'

C

Multitudes are marchin' to

the

F

big

C

kettledrum

G

Voices callin', voices cryin'

Some are born and

some are dyin'

It's

alpha and omega's

kingdom

C

come

And the

whirlwind

F

is in

the

thorn

C

tree

The virgins

are all

trimming their wicks

The

F

whirlwind

is in the

C

thorn

tree

It's

hard for thee

to kick against the

pricks

In

measured hundredweight

and

Am

penny pound

F

G

When the man

C

comes around

C

C

C

"And I heard a

voice in the midst

of the four beasts

And

I looked, and behold

a pale horse

And

his name that sat

on him was death,

and hell

followed

with him

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