Johnny Cash
The Man Comes Around
American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002)

(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 xxxxx  x 6

          C     
There's a man goin' round takin' names
And he decides who to free and who to blame
Everybody won't be treated all the same
                            c  b     Am
There'll be a golden ladder reaching down
F        G          C      C                         w/ piano
When the Man comes around

The hairs on your arm will stand up
At the terror in his sip and in his sup
Will you partake of that last offered cup
Or disappear into the potters' ground
When the Man comes around                            w/o extra C

  C                                   C              w/ piano
  Hear the trumpets, hear the pipers
  One million angels singing
  C                              F   C/E    G    G
  Multitudes are marching to the big cattle drum
  G                             G
  Voices calling, voices crying
  Some are born and some of dying
  G                 g    a   b    C    C
  It's Alpha and Omega's kingdome come

          F                   C                      (riche)
  And the whirlwind is in the thorntree
          C                                          (doux)
  And the virgins are all trimming their wicks

  The whirlwind is in the thorntree
  It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks      w/ extra C

'Till armageddon no shalam no shalome
Then the father-hen will call his chickens home
The wise men will bow down before the throne
And at his feet they'll cast their golden crowns
When the Man comes around

Whoever is unjust let him be unjust still
Whoever is righteous let him be righteous still
Whoever is filthy let him be filthy still
Listen to the words long written down
When the Man comes around

  Refrain

     C                          c b  Am
  In measured hundredweight and pennypound
  F        G          C
  When the Man comes around

C  C  C  B C (reste)

(N.C.)
And I heard a voice amidst 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