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The Man Comes Around

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Johnny Cash (born J.R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and author. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 90 million records worldwide. Although primarily remembered as a country music icon, his genre-spanning songs and sound embraced rock and roll, rockabilly, blues, folk, and gospel.

Cash was known for his deep, calm bass-baritone voice

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ARTIST: Johnny Cash
SONG: "The Man Comes Around"
ALBUM: [American IV - The Man Comes Around]
Tabbed by: Tripper511
Difficulty: Easy
Notes: Revised version of Micheal Edsall_Cruz Tab. Lyrics, notes, note timing and layout fixed.

TUNING: Standard Tuning - EADGBe.
[CHORDS]
EADGBe
C/G (332010)
Am (x02210)
F (133211)
G (320033)
C (032010)
Cadd4 (x32013)
Em (022000)

*C/G is played as an alternating palm muted chord.

STRUMMING PATTERN: For palm muted C/G there is no palm mute
on first down stroke then palm muted for the rest: D--D--U-D-U-

C/G P.M. Am F G C/G
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------3---2----0-----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
....a golden ladder reaching down

C/G P.M.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
The hairs on your arm...

C/G P.M. Am F G C/G
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------3---2---0------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
....into the potter's ground

C G
e|---------------------------3-----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------3-----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------0-----------------------------------|
D|----------0--2---3---2-----0-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------2-----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------3-----------------------------------|
...marching to the big kettledrum....

C
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------0---2---3------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
...it's alpha and omega's kingdom come.

[OPENING SPOKEN LYRICS:]
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"

[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

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 1]
C Cadd4
Hear the trumpets hear the pipers
C Cadd4
One hundred million angels singin'
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 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/G
When the man comes around

[CHORUS 2]
C Cadd4
Hear the trumpets hear the pipers
C Cadd4
One hundred million angels singin'
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 Am
In measured hundredweight and penny pound
F G C/G
When the man comes around

[Ending]
C/G P.M.
Em C

[ENDING SPOKEN LYRICS:]
N.C.
"And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts
N.C.
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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