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American IV: The Man Comes Around Full Album by Johnny Cash
American IV: The Man Comes Around Full Album
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
# Title
1.) The Man Comes Around
2.) Hurt
3.) Give My Love To Rose
4.) Bridge Over Troubled Water
5.) I Hung My Head
6.) First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
7.) Personal Jesus
8.) In My Life
9.) Sam Hall
10.) Danny Boy
11.) Desperado
12.) I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
13.) Tear Stained Letter
14.) Streets of Laredo
15.) We'll Meet Again
1.) "The Man Comes Around"
[Intro]
N.C.
"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/G
[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/G Am
There'll be a golden ladder reachin' down
F G C/G
When the man comes around
[Verse 2]
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 onto the potter's ground?
F G C/G
When the man comes around
[Chorus]
C Cadd4
Hear the trumpets hear the pipers
C Cadd4
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
F C
And the whirlwind is in the thorn tree
C/G
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 3]
C/G
Til' 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
[Verse 4]
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/G
When the man comes around
[Chorus]
C Cadd4
Hear the trumpets hear the pipers
C Cadd4
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
F C
And the whirlwind is in the thorn tree
C/G
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
[Outro]
C/G Am
In measured hundredweight and penny pound
F G C/G
When the man comes around
C/G
[Ending]
N.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."
2. "Hurt"
[Intro]
Am C D
Am C D
Am
[Verse 1]
C D Am C D Am
I hurt myself today to see if I still feel
C D Am C D Am
I focus on the pain, the only thing that's real
C D Am C D Am
The needle tears a hole, the old familiar sting
C D Am C D G
Try to kill it all away, but I remember everything
[Chorus]
Am F C G
What have I become? My sweetest friend
Am F C G
Everyone I know goes away in the end
Am F G
And you could have it all, my empire of dirt
Am F G Am C D
I will let you down, I will make you hurt
Am C D
Am
[Verse 2]
C D Am C D Am
I wear this crown of thorns upon my liar's chair
C D Am C D Am
Full of broken thoughts I cannot repair
C D Am C D Am
Beneath the stains of time, the feelings disappear
C D Am C D G
You are someone else, I am still right here
[Chorus]
Am F C G
What have I become? My sweetest friend
Am F C G
Everyone I know goes away in the end
Am F G
And you could have it all, my empire of dirt
Am F G
I will let you down, I will make you hurt
[Outro]
Am F G
If I could start again, a million miles away
Am F G
I would keep myself, I would find a way
3.) "Give My Love To Rose"
[Intro]
A E A
[Verse]
A E A
I found him by the railroad track this morning
A E A
I could see that he was nearly dead
D A
I knelt down beside him and I listened
B7 E
Just to hear the words the dying fellow said
A E A
He said, "They let me out of prison down in Frisco
A E A
For ten long years, I've paid for what I've done
D A
I was trying to get back to Louisiana
E A
To see my Rose and get to know my son."
[Chorus]
D A
"Give my love to Rose, please, won't you mister
E A
Take her all my money, tell her to buy some pretty clothes
D A
Tell my boy that daddy's so proud of him
E A
And don't forget to give my love to Rose"
[Verse]
A E A
"Won't you tell them I said thanks for waiting for me
A E A
Tell my boy to help his mom at home
D A
Tell my Rose to try to find another
B7 E
'Cause it ain't right that she should live alone
A E A
Mister, here's a bag with all my money
A E A
It won't last them long the way it goes
D A
God bless you for finding me this morning
E A
Now don't forget to give my love to Rose"
[Chorus]
D A
"Give my love to Rose, please, won't you mister
E A
Take her all my money, tell her to buy some pretty clothes
D A
Tell my boy that daddy's so proud of him
E A
And don't forget to give my love to... Rose"
4.) "Bridge Over Troubled Water"
*Capo on 3rd fret*
[Intro]
D G D G
[Verse 1]
D G D G
When you're weary, feeling small,
C G D G
When tears are in your eyes,
D G D
I will dry them all,
A E A
I'm on your side.
A7 D D7
Oh, when times get rough,
G E A
And friends just can't be found.
[Chorus]
D7 D9 G D Bm
Like a bridge over troubled waters,
G A7 D
I will lay me down.
D7 D9 G D Bm
Like a bridge over troubled waters,
G A7 D
I will lay me down.
G D G
[Verse 2]
D G
When you're down and out,
D G
When you're on the street,
C G D G
When evening falls so hard
D G D
I will comfort you.
A E A A7
I'll take your part.
D D7
When darkness comes
G E A
And pain is all around,
[Chorus 2]
D7 D9 G D Bm
Like a bridge over troubled waters,
G A7 D
I will lay me down.
D7 D9 G D Bm
Like a bridge over troubled waters,
G A7 D
I will lay me down.
G D G
[Verse 3]
D G
Sail on, silver girl
D G
Sail on by.
C G D G
Your time has come to shine.
D G D
All your dreams are on their way.
A E A
See how they shine.
A7 D D7
Oh, if you need a friend
G E A
I'm sailing right behind.
[Chorus]
D7 D9 G D Bm
Like a bridge over troubled waters,
G A7 D
I will ease your mind.
D7 D9 G D Bm
Like a bridge over troubled waters,
G A7 D
I will ease your mind.
[Outro]
G D G D
5.) "I Hung My Head"
[Intro]
C F
C F
C
[Verse 1]
C F
Early one morning with time to kill
Am F
I borrowed Jeb's rifle and sat on the hill
C F
I saw a lone rider crossing the plain
Am F
I drew a bead on him to practice my aim
Dm G
My brother's rifle went off in my hand
G C
A shot rang out across the land
F Am
The horse, he kept running, the rider was dead
[Chorus]
C F
I hung my head, I hung my head
C
[Verse 2]
C F
I set off running to wake from the dream
Am F
My brother's rifle went into the sheen
C F
I kept on running into the south lands
Am F
That's where they found me, my head in my hands
Dm G
The sheriff he asked me "why had I run?"
G C
And then it came to me just what I had done
F Am
And all for no reason, just one piece of lead
[Chorus]
C F
I hung my head, I hung my head
C
[Verse 3]
C F
Here in the courthouse, the whole town was there
Am F
I see the judge high up in his chair
C F
"Explain to the courtroom what went through your mind
Am F
And we'll ask the jury what verdict they find"
Dm G
I felt the power of death over life
G C
I orphaned his children, I widowed his wife
F Am
I beg their forgiveness, I wish I was dead
[Chorus]
C F
I hung my head, I hung my head
C F
I hung my head, I hung my head
C
[Verse 4]
C F
Early one morning with time to kill
Am F
I see the gallows up on the hill
C F
And out in the distance, a trick of the brain
Am F
I see a lone rider crossing the plain
Dm G
And he'd come to fetch me to see what they'd done
G C
And we'll ride together to kingdom come
F Am
I pray for God's mercy for soon I'll be dead
[Chorus]
C F
I hung my head, I hung my head
C F
I hung my head, I hung my head
[Outro]
C F
C F
C F
C F
C
6.) "First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"
[Intro]
C Dm G
[Verse 1]
Dm G C
The first time... ever I saw your face
Am Em F
I thought the sun rose... in your eyes
C G C
And the moon and the stars... were the gifts you gave
Bb C
To the dark... and the endless sky, my love
[Verse 2]
Dm G C
And the first time... ever I kissed your mouth
Am Em F
I felt the earth move... through my hands
C G C
Like the trembling heart... of a captive bird
Bb C
That was there... at my command
[Verse 3]
Dm G C
And the first time... ever I lay with you
Am Em F
I felt your heart... so close to mine
C G C
And I know our joy... would fill the earth
Bb C
And last... 'til the end of time, my love
Dm C G C
The first time... ever I saw... your... face.
7.) "Personal Jesus"
[Intro]
E5
[Chorus]
E5
Your own personal Jesus
E5
Someone to hear your prayers
Am G G/F#
Someone who cares.
E5
Your own personal Jesus
E5
Someone to hear your prayers
Am G G/F#
Someone who's there.
E5
[Verse 1]
E5
Feeling unknown, and you're all alone
G D
Flesh and bone, by the telephone
Am
Lift up the receiver
Em G E5
I'll make you a believer
E5
Take second best, put me to the test
G D
Things on your chest you need to confess
Am Em G E5
I will deliver, you know I'm a forgiver
[Refrain]
F#7 F7 E5
Reach out and touch faith
F#7 F7 E5
Reach out and touch faith
[Chorus]
E5
Your own personal Jesus
E5
Someone to hear your prayers
Am G G/F#
Someone who cares.
E5
Your own personal Jesus
E5
Someone to hear your prayers
Am G G/F#
Someone to care.
E5
[Verse 2]
E5
Feeling unknown, and you're all alone,
G D
Flesh and bone, by the telephone,
Am
Lift up the receiver,
Em G E5
I'll make you a believer
Am Em G E5
I will deliver, you know I'm a forgiver
[Refrain]
F#7 F7 E5
Reach out and touch faith
F#7 F7 E5
Reach out and touch faith
F#7 F7 E5
Reach out and touch faith
F#7 F7 Em
Reach out and touch faith
8.) "In My Life"
*Capo on 2nd fret*
[Intro]
G D
G D
[Verse 1]
G D Em G7
There are places I'll remember
C Cm G
All my life, though some have changed
G D Em G7
Some forever, not for better
C Cm G
Some have gone and some remain
Em A
All these places have their moments
F G
With lovers and friends, I still can recall
Em A
Some are dead and some are living
C Cm G
In my life, I've loved them all
G D
[Verse 2]
G D Em G7
But of all these friends and lovers,
C Cm G
There is no one compares with you
G D Em G7
And these memories lose their meaning
C Cm G
When I think of love as something new
Em A
Though I know I'll never lose affection
F G
For people and things that went before
Em A
I know I'll often stop and think about them
C Cm G
In my life, I love you more
[Bridge]
G D Em G7
C Cm G
G D Em G7
C Cm G
[Verse 3]
Em A
Though I know I'll never lose affection
F G
For people and things that went before
Em A
I know I'll often stop and think about them
C Cm G G D
In my life, I love you more
Cm G D
In my life, I love you more
[Outro]
D Dsus2 D G
9.) "Sam Hall"
[Intro]
C
[Verse 1]
C
Well, my name it is Sam Hall, Sam Hall.
C G
Yes, my name it is Sam Hall, it is Sam Hall.
C F
My name it is Sam Hall and I hate you, one and all.
C G C
And I hate you, one and all, damn your eyes!
[Verse 2]
C
I killed a man, they said, so they said.
C G
I killed a man, they said, so they said.
C F
I killed a man, they said and I smashed in his head.
C G C
And I left him laying dead, damn his eyes!
[Verse 3]
C
But a-swingin', I must go, I must go.
C G
A-swingin', I must go, I must go.
C F
A-swingin', I must go while you critters down below
C G C
Yell up, "Sam, I told you so." Well, damn your eyes!
[Guitar Solo]
C
C G
C F
C G C
[Verse 4]
C
I saw Molly in the crowd, in the crowd.
C G
I saw Molly in the crowd, in the crowd.
C F
I saw Molly in the crowd and I hollered, right out loud,
C G C
"Hey there, Molly, ain't you proud? Damn your eyes!"
[Verse 5]
C
Then the sheriff, he came too, he came too.
C G
Ah, yeah, the sheriff, he came too, he came too.
C F
The sheriff, he come too and he said, "Sam, how are you?"
C G C
And I said: "Well, sheriff, how are you, damn your eyes!"
[Verse 6]
C
My name is Samuel, Samuel.
C G
My name is Samuel, Samuel.
C F
My name is Samuel, and I'll see you all in hell.
C G C
And I'll see you all in hell, damn your eyes!
10.) "Danny Boy"
[Intro]
A A7 D Dm
A E7 A
[Verse 1]
A A7 D Dm
Oh Danny Boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling
A B7 E
From glen to glen and down the mountainside
A A7 D Dm
The summer's gone and all the roses falling
A E7 A
It's you, it's you must go and I must bide
[Chorus 1]
A D A F#m
But come ye back when summer's in the meadow
A D B7 E
Or when the valley's hushed and white with snow
A D A F#m
I'll be here in sunshine or in shadow
A E7 A
Oh Danny Boy, oh Danny Boy, I love you so
[Verse 2]
A A7 D Dm
But if you come and all the flowers are dying
A B7 E
And I am dead, as dead I well may be
A A7 D Dm
You'll come and find the place where I am lying
A E7 Asus4 A
And kneel and say an "ave" there for me
[Chorus 2]
A D A F#m
And I will know, though soft you tread above me
A D B7 E
And then my grave will richer, sweeter be
A D A F#m
And you'll bend down and tell me that you love me
F7 A E7 Asus4 A
And I will rest in peace until you come to me
[Outro]
A E7 Asus4 A
11.) "Desperado"
*Capo on 2nd fret*
[Intro]
G G7 C Cm G Em A7 D7
[Verse 1]
G G7 C Cm
Desperado, why don't you come to your senses?
G G/F# Em A7 D7
You been out ridin' fences for so long now.
G G7
Oh, you're a hard one,
C Cm
But I know that you've got your reasons.
G G/F# Em
These things that are pleasin' you,
A7 D7 G D/F#
Can hurt you somehow.
[Chorus]
Em Bm
Don't you draw the queen of diamonds, boy,
C G G/F#
She'll beat you if she's able.
Em C G D/F#
Know the queen of hearts is always your best bet.
Em Bm
Now it seems to me, some fine things,
C G
Have been laid upon your table.
A7 D
But you only want the things that you can't get.
[Verse 2]
G G7 C Cm
Desperado, oh, you ain't gettin' no younger
G G/F# Em A7 D7
Your pain and your hunger, they're drivin' you home.
G G7
And freedom, oh freedom,
C Cm
Well, that's just some people talkin'.
G G/F# Em
Your prison is walking
A7 D7 G D/F#
Through this world all alone.
[Chorus]
Em Bm
And don't your feet get cold in the winter time?
C G G/F#
The sky won't snow, the sun won't shine
Em C G D/F#
It's hard to tell the nighttime from the day
Em Bm
You're losin' all your highs and lows
C G A7 Dsus4 D
Ain't it funny how the feeling goes away?
[Verse 3]
G G7 C Cm
Desperado, why don't you come to your senses?
G G/F# Em A7 D7
Come down from your fences, and open the gate
G G7 C Cm
It may be rainin', but there's a rainbow above you,
G G/F# Em
You better let somebody love you,
C G/B A7
You better let somebody love you,
G B7 Em
You better let somebody love you,
D7 G
Before it's too late.
12.) "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"
[Intro]
C G C
[Verse 1]
C
Hear that lonesome whip-poor-will
C C7
He sounds too blue to fly
F C
The midnight train is whining low
C G C
I'm so lonesome I could cry
[Verse 2]
C
I've never seen a night so long
C C7
When time goes crawling by
F C
The moon just went behind a cloud
C G C
To hide its face and cry
[Verse 3]
C
Did you ever see a robin weep
C C7
When leaves begin to die?
F C
That means he's lost the will to live
C G C
I'm so lonesome I could cry
[Bridge]
C
C C7
F C
C G C
[Verse 4]
C
The silence of a falling star
C C7
Lights up a purple sky
F C
And as I wonder where you are
C G F
I'm so lonesome I could cry
C G C
I'm so lonesome I could cry
13.) "Tear Stained Letter"
[Intro]
D
[Verse 1]
G
I'm going to write a tear stained letter
D
I'm going to mail it straight to you
D
I'm going to bring back to your mind
E7 A
What you said about always being true
D
About our secret hiding places
G
Being daily satisfied
D
I can see you sitting and reading it
D
While you hang your head and cry
D
I just hope you're not so sad
A D
That you're going to go down suicide
[Verse 2]
G
I'm going to write a tear stained letter
D
Put it special delivery
D
Because it's gonna be full of stuff
E7 A
That's only known to you and me
D
About how every time I get turned on
G
You turn me off and bring me down
D
It'll be about the darkest news
D
That ever did arrive in your hometown
D
It'll be about the saddest thing
A D
Your mailman ever did bring around
[Verse 3]
G
I'm going to write a tear stained letter
D
I'm going to tell you one more time
D
That you still could reconsider
E7 A
And come back to being mine
D
And if you think about what I'm saying
G
It'd be hard to refuse
D
Just be sure you think a long time
D
On the answer that you choose
D
It will be a most important piece
A D
Of personal private news
[Bridge]
G D
[Verse 4]
G
I'm going to write a tear stained letter
D
Mark it "Personal Private News"
D
And I hope you'll keep it to yourself
E7 A
And don't go around crying the blues
D
Giving off a bad impression
G
As to what went really wrong
D
When what it was, was that suddenly
D
The music was all gone
D
And this man and woman got cut off
A D
In the middle of our song
[Verse 5]
G
I'm going to write a tear stained letter
D
I'm going to put it to a tune
D
So I'll be sending with it
E7 A
A sweet melody for you
D
And not some red-hot, upbeat zinger
G
Meant to set your body on fire
D
But a hunk of love included
D
Meant to take you a little higher
D
And to settle on your sweet, sweet mind
A D
At night when you retire
[Outro]
G
I'm going to write a tear stained letter
D
14.) "Streets Of Laredo"
*Capo on 1st fret*
[Intro]
A
[Verse 1]
A E A E
As I walked out on the streets of Laredo
A D A E
As I walked out on Laredo one day
A E A E
I spied a young cowboy all wrapped in white linen
A D E A
Wrapped in white linen as cold as the clay
A E A E
"I can see by your outfit that you are a cowboy"
A D A E
These words he did say as I boldly walked by
A E A E
"Come and sit down beside me and hear my sad story
A D E A
I'm shot in the breast and I know I must die"
[Verse 2]
A E A E
"It was once in the saddle, I used to go dashing
A D A E
Once in the saddle, I used to go gay
A E A E
First to the card-house and then down to Rose's
A D E A
But I'm shot in the breast and I'm dying today
A E A E
Get six jolly cowboys to carry my coffin
A D A E
Six dance-hall maidens to bear up my pall
A E A E
Throw bunches of roses all over my coffin
A D E A
Roses to deaden the clods as they fall"
[Chorus]
A D
"Then beat the drum slowly, play the fife lowly
A B E
Play the dead march as you carry me along
A D
Take me to the green valley, lay the sod o'er me
A E A
I'm a young cowboy and I know I've done wrong"
[Verse 3]
A E A E
"Then go write a letter to my grey-haired mother
A D A E
And tell her the cowboy that she loved has gone
A E A E
But please not one word of the man who had killed me
A D E A
Don't mention his name and his name will pass on"
A E A E
When thus he had spoken, the hot sun was setting
A D A E
The streets of Laredo grew cold as the clay
A E A E
We took the young cowboy down to the green valley
A D E A
And there stands his marker we made to this day
[Chorus]
A D
We beat the drum slowly, played the fife lowly
A B E
Played the dead march as we carried him along
A D
Down in the green valley, laid the sod o'er him
A E A
He was a young cowboy and he said he'd done wrong
15.) "We'll Meet Again"
[Intro]
D B7 Em A
D B7 Em A
[Chorus]
D F# B7 G6
We'll meet again, don't know where, don't know when
E E7 A7sus4 A7
But I know we'll meet again some sunny day.
[Verse 1]
D F# B7 G6
Keep smiling through just like you always do
E E7 A D G D
'til the blue skies drive the dark clouds far away.
D7
And will you please say hello to the folks that I know
G
Tell 'em that I won't be long.
E E7 E E7
And they'll be happy to know that as you saw me go
A7sus4 A7
I was singing this song.
[Chorus]
D F# B7 G6
We'll meet again, don't know where, don't know when
E E7 A D B7 Em A
But I know we'll meet again some sunny day.
[Verse 2]
D F# B7 G6
Yeah, we'll meet again, I don't know where, and I don't know when
E E7 A7sus4 A7
But I do know that we'll meet again some sunny day.
D F# B7 G6
So honey, keep on smiling through just like you always do
E E7 A D G D
'til the blue skies drive the dark clouds far away.
D7
And would you please say hello to all the folks that I know
G
And tell 'em I won't be long,
E E7 E E7
They'll be happy to know that as you saw me go
A7sus4 A7
I was singing this song.
[Chorus]
D F# B7 G6
We'll meet again, don't know where, don't know when
E E7 A D G D
But I know we'll meet again some sunny day.
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