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The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash - Guitar Chords

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Version 1 Version 4
            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 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]
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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           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 singin'
C                             F   C   G
Multitudes are marchin' to a big kettledrum
G
Voices callin', voices cryin'
G
Some are born and some are dyin'
G                                 C
It's Alpha and Omega Kingdom come


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


[Bridge]
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C        F                  C
And the whirlwind  is in the thorn trees
C/G
And the virgins are all trimming their wicks

C     F                     C
The whirlwind 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 throne
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 marchin' to a big kettledrum
G
Voices callin', voices cryin'
G
Some are born and some are dyin'
G                                 C
It's Alpha and Omega Kingdom come


[Bridge]
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C        F                  C
And the whirlwind  is in the thorn trees
C/G
And the virgins are all trimming their wicks

C     F                     C
The whirlwind 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 penny pound
F        G             C/G
When the Man comes around.
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