When the Man Comes Around
by Johnny Cash • Lesson #159 • Jun 26, 2018
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Print-Friendly Song Sheet 4 pages
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Buy at Musicnotes.comEditor’s notes
In this lesson I’ll show you how to play “The Man Comes Around” by Johnny Cash, including a tutorial for the chords and strumming pattern. This is the first Cash song I fell in love with, back around 2003 on a jukebox in my favorite college bar. I hope you dig this lesson!
- 0:00 Playthrough
- 1:38 Greeting & agenda
- 2:54 Chords needed
- 5:39 Verse strumming: easy version
- 7:48 Pre-chorus & chorus (strumming, etc)
- 15:21 Verse strumming: advanced version
Lyrics and chords
See page 1 of my song sheet for all lyrics and chords, neatly formatted to fit while still being readable. Pages 2-4 give additional guidance on the chords, walk-ups & walk-downs, strumming patterns, and a step-by-step guide to learning the muted C strum used throughout the song.
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