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Johnny Cash - American IV (The Man Comes Around)
1. The Man Comes Around
2. Hurt
3. Give My Love To Rose
4. Bridge Over Troubled Water
5. Hung My Head
6. The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face
7. Personal Jesus
8. In My Life
9. Sam Hall
10. Danny Boy
11. Desperado
12. I'm So Lonely I Could Cry
13. Tear Stained Letter
14. Streets Of Loredo
15. We'll Meet Again
1. The Man Comes Around
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
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
There'll be a golden ladder reaching down
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
Hear the trumpets, hear the pipers
One hundred million angels singing
Multitudes are marching to the big cattle drum
Voices calling voices crying
Some are born and some of dying
It's Alpha and Omega's kingdom come.
And the whirlwind is in the thorntree
And the virgins are all trimming their wicks
The whirlwind is in the thorntree
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
Hear the trumpets, hear the pipers
Onehundred million angels singing
Multitudes are marching to the big cattle drum
Voices calling voices crying
Some are born and some of dying
It's Alpha and Omega's kingdome come.
And the whirlwind is in the thorntree
And the virgins are all trimming their wicks
The whirlwind is in the thorntree
It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks
In measured hundredweight and pennypound
When the Man comes around.
And I heard a voice in the midst 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.
2. Hurt
I hurt myself todayTo see if I still feel
I focus on the pain
The only thing that's real
The needle tears a hole
The old familiar sting
Try to kill it all away
But I remember everything
What have I become?
My sweetest friend
Everyone I know
Goes away in the end
And you could have it all
My empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you hurt
I wear this crown of thorns
Upon my liar's chair
Full of broken thoughts
I cannot repair
Beneath the stains of time
The feeling disappears
You are someone else
I am still right here
What have I become?
My sweetest friend
Everyone I know
Goes away in the end
You could have it all
My empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you hurt
If I could start again
A million miles away
I would keep myself
I would find a way
3. Give My Love To Rose
I found him by the railroad tracks this morningI could see that he was nearly dead
I knelt down beside him and I lis - tened
Just to hear the words the dying felow said
He said, "they let me out of prison out in "Frisco"
For ten long years I've paid for what I'd done
I was trying to get back to Louisiana
To see my Rose and get to know my son"
Give my love to Rose, please won't you mister
Take her all my my money, tell her buy some pretty clothes
Tell my boy that daddy's so proud of him
And don't forget to give my love to Rose
Won't you tell em' I said thanks for waiting for me
Tell my boy to help his mom at home
Tell my Rose to try to find another
Cuse it ain't right that she should love alone
Mister here's the bag with all my money
It won't last them long the way it goes
God bless you for finding me this morning
Now don't forget to give my love to Rose
Give my love to Rose, please won't you mister
Take her all my my money, tell her buy some pretty clothes
Tell my boy that daddy's so proud of him
And don't forget to give my love to Rose
4. Bridge Over Troubled Water
When you're weary, feeling smallWhen tears are in your eyes,
I will dry them all
I'm on your side
When times get rough
And friends just can't be found
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
(x2)
When you're down and out
When you're on the street
When evening falls so hard
I will comfort you
I'll take your part
When darkness comes
And pain is all around
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
(x2)
Sail on silver girl
Sail on by
Your time has come to shine
All your dreams are on their way
See how they shine
When you need a friend
I'm sailing right behind
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will ease your mind
(x2)
5. Hung My Head
Early one morningWith time to kill
I borrowed Jeb's rifle
And sat on the hill
I saw a lone rider
Crossing the plain
I drew a bead on him
To practice my aim
[Dm]My brother's rifle
Went off in my hand
A shot rang out
Across the land
The horse he kept running
The rider was dead
I hung my head I hung my head
I set off running
To wake from the dream
My brother's rifle
Went into the stream
I kept on running
Into the salt lands
And that's where they found me
My head in my hands
The [Dm]sheriff he asked me
Why had I run
Then it came to me
Just what I had done
And all for no reason
Just one piece of lead
I hung my head I hung my head
Here in the courthouse
The whole town is there
I see the judge
High up in his chair
"Explain to the courtroom
What went through your mind
And we'll ask the jury
What verdict they find"
I said [Dm]"I felt the power
Of death over life
I orphaned his children
I widowed his wife
I beg their forgiveness
I wish I was dead"
I hung my head, I hung my head
Early one morning
With time to kill
I see the gallows
Up on the hill
And out in the distance
A trick of the brain
I see a lone rider
Crossing the plain
[Dm]He's come to fetch me
To see what they done
We'll ride together
'Til kingdom come
I pray for God's mercy
For soon I'll be dead
I hung my head, I hung my head
I hung my head, I hung my head
I hung my head, I hung my head
6. The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face
The first timeEver l saw your face
I thought the sun rose
In your eyes
And the moon and the stars
Were the gifts you gave
To the dark
And the endlesss skies
My love
And the first time
Ever I kissed your mouth
I felt the earth move
Through my hands
Like the trembling heart
Of a captive bird
That was there
At my command,
And the first time
Ever I lay with you
I felt your heart
So close to mine
And I know our joy
Would fill the earth
And last
Till the end of time,
My love
The first time
Ever I saw your face
7. Personal Jesus
Reach out and touch faithYour own Personal Jesus
Someone to hear your prayers
Someone who cares
Your own Personal Jesus
Someone to hear your prayers
Someone who's there
Feeling's unknown and you're all alone
Flesh and bone by the telephone
Lift up the receiver
I'll make you believer
Take second best
Put me to the test
Things on your shest
You need to confess
I will deliver
You know I'm a forgiver
Reach out and touch faith
Your own Personal Jesus
Feeling's unknown and you're all alone
Flesh and bone by the telephone
Lift up the receiver
I'll make you believer
I will deliver
You know I'm a forgiver
Reach out and touch faith
Your own Personal Jesus
Reach out and touch faith
8. In My Life
There are places I rememberAll my life
Though some have changed
Some forever
Not for better
Some have gone
And some remain
All these places have their moments
With lovers and friends
I still can recall
Some are dead and some are living
In my life
I've loved them all
But of all these friends and lovers
There is no one
Compares with you
And these memories lose their meaning
When I think of love
As something new
Though I know I'll never those affection
For people and things
That went before
I know I'll often stop and think about them
In my life
I love you more
Though I know I'll never lose affection
For people and things
That went before
I know I'll often stop and think about them
In my life
I love you more
9. Sam Hall
Well my name it is Sam Hall, Sam HallYes my name it is Sam Hall, it is Sam Hall
My name it is Sam Hall, and I hate you one and all
I hate you one and all, damn your eyes
I killed a man they said, so they said
well I killed a man they said, so they said
I killed a man they said, and I smashed in his head
and I left him layin dead, damn your eyes
well a swingin I must go, I must go
a swingin I must go, I must go
a swingin I must go, while you critters down below
yell out Sam I told you so, well damn your eyes
Solo*
I saw Molly in the crowd, in the crowd
I saw Molly in the crowd, in the crowd
I saw Molly in the crowd, and I cried right out loud
Hey there Molly aint you proud, damn your eyes
Then the Seriff he came too, he came too
The sheriff he came too, he came too
The sheriff he came too, and he said sam how are you
And i said well sheriff how are you, damn your eyes
My name is Samuel, Samuel
My name is Samuel, Samuel
May name is Samuel, and I'll see you all in hell
I'll see you all in hell, goddamn your eyes.
10. Danny Boy
Ah Danny boy, the pipes,the pipes are calling
From glen to glen,
and down the mountain side
The summer's gone,
and all the flowers are falling
'Tis you, 'tis you
must go and I must bide
But come ye back
when summer's in the meadow
Or when the valley's hushed
and white with snow
And I'll be here
in sunshine or in shadow
Oh Danny boy, oh Danny boy,
I love you so
But if you come,
and all the flowers are dying
And I am dead,
as dead I may well be
You'll come and find
the place where I am lying
And kneel and say
an "Ave" there for me
And I will know,
though soft your tread above me
And in my grave
will richer sweeter be
And you will bend down
and tell me that you love me
And I will rest in peace
until you come to me
11. Desperado
Desperado, why don't you come to your senses?You been out ridin' fences for so long now
Oh, you're a hard one
I know that you got your reasons
These things that are pleasin' you
Can hurt you somehow
Don' you draw the queen of diamonds, boy
She'll beat you if she's able
You know the queen of heats is always your best bet
Now it seems to me, some fine things
Have been laid upon your table
But you only want the ones that you can't get
Desperado, oh, you ain't gettin' no youger
Your pain and your hunger, they're drivin' you home
And freedom, oh freedom well, that's just some people talkin'
Your prison is walking through this world all alone
Don't your feet get cold in the winter time?
The sky won't snow and the sun won't shine
It's hard to tell the night time from the day
You're loosin' all your highs and lows
Ain't it funny how the feeling goes away?
Desperado, why don't you come to your senses?
Come down from your fences, open the gate
It may be rainin', but there's a rainbow above you
You better let somebody love you, before it's too late
12. I'm So Lonely I Could Cry
Hear {THAT} lonesome whippoorwillHe sounds too blue to fly
The midnight train is whining low
I'm so lonesome I could cry
I've never seen a night so long
When time goes crawling by
The moon just went behind a cloud
To hide its face and cry
Did you ever see a robin weep?
When leaves begin to die
Like me he's lost the will to live
I'm so lonesome I could cry
The silence of a falling star
Lights up a purple sky
And as I wonder where you are
I'm so lonesome I could cry
13. Tear Stained Letter
I'm gonna write a tear stained letter,I'm gonna mail it straight to youI'm gonna bring back to your mind what you said about always being true
About our secret hidin' places being daily satisfied
I can see you sittin' and readin' it while you hang your head and cry
I just hope you're not so sad that you're gonna go down suicide
I'm gonna write a tear stained letter put it special delivery
Cause it's gonna be full of stuff that's only known to you and me
About how the time I get turned on you turn me off and bring me down
It'll be about the darkest news that ever did arrive in your hometown
It'll be about the saddest thing your mailman ever did bring around
I'm gonna write a tear stained letter I'm gonna tell one more time
That you still could reconsider and come back to being mine
And if you think about what I'm saying it'll be hard to refuse
Just be sure you think a long time on the answer that you choose
It will be a most important piece of personal private news.
I'm gonna write a tear stained letter mark it personal private news
And I hope you'll keep it to yourself and don't go around crying the blues
Giving off a bad impression as to what went really wrong
When what it was was that suddenly the music was gone
And this man and woman got cut off in the middle of our song
I'm gonna write a tear stained letter I'm gonna put it to a tune
So I'll be sending with it a sweet melody for you
And not some redhot upbeat zinger meant to set your body on fire
But a hunk of love included meant to take you a little higher
And to settle on your sweet sweet mind at night when you retire
I'm gonna write a tear stained letter
14. Streets Of Loredo
As I walked out in the streets of Laredo,As I walked out in Laredo one day.
I spied a young cowboy all wrapped in white linen,
All wrapped in white linen, as cold as the clay.
"I can see by your outfit that you are a cowboy,"
These words he did say as I boldly walked by.
"Come sit down beside me and hear my sad story;
I am shot in the breast and I know I must die.
It was once in the saddle I used to go dashing
Once in the saddle I used to go gay
First to the card house and the down to Roses
But I'm shot in the breast and I'm dying today.
"Get six jolly cowboys to carry my coffin;
Six dance hall maidens to bear up my pall.
Throw bunches of roses all over my coffin,
Roses to deaden the sods when they fall.
Then beat the drum slowly play the fife lowly,
Play the dead march as you carry me along
Take me to the green valley, lay the sod oe'r me
I'm a young cowboy and I know I've done wrong.
Then go write a letter to my gray haired mother
And tell her the cowboy that she loved is gone
But please not one word of the man who had killed me
Don't mention his name and his name will pass on.
When thus he had spoken the hot sun was setting
The streets of Laredo grew as cold as the clay
We tolk the young cowboy down to the green valley
And there stands his marker we made to this day
We beat the drum slowly, played the fife lowly
Played the dead march as we carried him along
Down to the green valley, laid the sod oe'r him
He was young cowboy and he said he'd done wrong.
15. We'll Meet Again
We'll meet again, don't know where, don't know when,but I know we'll meet again some sunny day!
Keep smiling through, just like you always do,
'till the blue skies drive the dark clouds far away!
So, will you please say hello to the folks that I know?
Tell them I won't be long!
They'll be happy to know that as you saw me go,
I was singin' this song:
We'll meet again, don't know where, don't know when,
but I know we'll meet again some sunny day!
So, will you please say hello to the folks that I know?
Tell them I won't be long!
They'll be happy to know that as you saw me go . . .
I was singin' this song:
We'll meet again, don't know where, don't know when,
but I know we'll meet again some sunny day!
We'll meet again, we'll meet again . . .
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