The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash on the album: American IV: The Man Comes Around
Spoken:
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
Sung:
C1
There's a man going around taking names and he decides
Who to free and who to blame every body won't be treated
Am F G
All the same there will be a golden ladder reaching down
When the man comes around
C1
The hairs on your arm will stand up at the terror in each
Sip and each sup will you partake of that last offered cup
Am F G
Or disappear into the potter's ground
When the man comes around
CHOURS
C2 C3 C2 C3
Hear the trumpets hear the pipers one hundred million angels singing
C2
Multitudes are marching to a big kettledrum
G
Voices calling and voices crying
Some are born and some are dying
C1(nm)
Its alpha and omegas kingdom come
C1(nm)
And the whirlwind is in the thorn trees
C1
The virgins are all trimming their wicks
F
The whirlwind is in the thorn trees
C1
It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks
Till Armageddon no shalam no shalom
Then the father hen will call his chicken's home
The wise man will bow down before the thorn and at his feet
Am F G
They will cast the golden crowns
When the man comes around
C1
Whoever is unjust let him be unjust still
Whoever is righteous let him be righteous still
Whoever is filthy let him be filthy still
Am F G
Listen to the words long written down
When the man comes around
CHOURS
C2 C3 C2 C3
Hear the trumpets hear the pipers one hundred million angels singing
C2
Multitudes are marching to a big kettledrum
G
Voices calling and voices crying
Some are born and some are dying
C1(nm)
Its alpha and omegas kingdom come
C1(nm)
And the whirlwind is in the thorn trees
C1
The virgins are all trimming their wicks
F
The whirlwind is in the thorn trees
C1
It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks
Till Armageddon no shalam no shalom
Then the father hen will call his chicken's home
The wise man will bow down before the thorn and at his feet
Am F G
They will cast the golden crowns
When the man comes around
Spoken:
And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts
And I looked and behold, a pale horse
And it's name it said on him was Death
And Hell followed with him.
(n-m) Means non-muted
Am F G C1 (n-m)
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------3---2---0-----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
a Golden Ladder reaching down
Am F G C2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------3---2---0------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
into the Potter's ground
C2 G
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------0---2---3---2---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
marching to the big kettle drum
C1(n-m)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------0---2---3------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
it's Alpha and Omega's Kingdom come.
Chords are:
EADGBe
C1 (332010)
Am (X02210)
F (133211)
G (320001)
C2 (X32010)
C3 (X32013)
