Solitary Man chords by Johnny Cash (Ver. 2)

• Tuning: Standard tuning
• Capo on 1st
• Difficulty: Beginner

SONG: SOLITARY MAN
ARTIST: JOHNNY CASH
ALBUM: AMERICAN RECORDINGS III - SOLITARY MAN
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
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             SOLITARY MAN
             JOHNNY CASH

  CAPO: 1st FRET (ALL NOTES ARE RELATIVE TO THE CAPO)


  INTRO: 2x`s
                   F#m //
  E ----5-5---4---2-2---------------2----|
  B --2-----2---2-------------------2----|
  G --------------------------------2----|
  D -------------------4-2--------- 4----|
  A -----------------------4-2------4----|
  E ---------------------------4-2--2----|

 VERSE:
  F#m     Bm      A      F#m
  Belinda was mine `til the time that I found her
 A     Bm
  Holdin` Jim
 A      Bm
  And loving him

 F#m       Bm        A        F#m
  Then Sue came along, loved me strong, that`s what I thought
 A    Bm
  Me and Sue,
 A        Bm
  But that died too.


 CHORUS I:
 A          D     A     E
  Don`t know that I will but until I can find me
           D       A      E
  A girl who will stay and won`t play games behind me

   E       F#m ---(RIFF)     RIFF
  I`ll be what I am        E -------------|
  E     F#m -------(RIFF)  B --------2----|
  A solitary man         G ------2---4--|
  E     F#m          D --4-4--------|
  Solitary man          A -------------|
                  E -------------|

 VERSE:
  I`ve had it to here being where love`s a small word
  A part time thing
  A paper ring

  I know it`s been done havin` one girl who loves me
  Right or wrong
  Weak or strong


 CHORUS II:
 A          D     A     E
  Don`t know that I will but until I can find me
            D       A      E
  The girl who will stay and won`t play games behind me

   E       F#m ---(RIFF)     RIFF
  I`ll be what I am        E -------------|
  E     F#m -------(RIFF)  B --------2----|
  A solitary man         G ------2---4--|
  E     F#m         D --4-4--------|
  A solitary man         A -------------|
                  E -------------|


  INSTRUMENTAL: IMPROVISE OVER THE F#m CHORD


 CHORUS III:
 A          D     A      E
  Don`t know that I will but until love can find me
              D       A      E
  And the girl who will stay and won`t play games behind me

   E       F#m ---(RIFF)     RIFF
  I`ll be what I am        E -------------|
  E     F#m -------(RIFF)  B --------2----|
  A solitary man         G ------2---4--|
  E     F#m -------(RIFF)  D --4-4--------|
  A Solitary man         A -------------|
                  E -------------|
  E     F#m --- END DEAD ON THIS CHORD STRUMMED SLOWLY.
   Solitary man

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