The Man Comes Around Johnny Cash
By Johnny Cash
Intro 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
[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
(walkdown) Am F
There'll be a golden ladder reaching down
When the [G]man comes a[C]round
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
Chorus:
[C]Hear the trumpets, hear the pipers
[C]One hundred million angels singing
Multitudes are marching to the [F]big kettle [G]drum
[G]Voices calling voices crying
[G]Some are born and some of dying
It's Alpha and Omega's kingdome [C]come
And the [F]whirlwind is in the [C]thorntree
[C]And the virgins are all trimming their wicks
The [F]whirlwind is in the [C]thorntree
[C]It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks
'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
Chorus
In [C]measured hundredweight and penny[Am]pound[F]
When the [G]man comes a[C]round
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