Chords for Almost Johnny Cash - Solitary Man
Tempo:
77.05 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Gm
F
Cm
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
This song's got a special meaning to me.
I've had trouble in love, you know, and I think a lot of us have.
And at this moment in time, I am a solitary man.
I guess I'm ready to go.
You guys, you guys about ready to get rolling on this one?
I'm ready to cook this one down.
What do you think?
I'm going on a little journey here.
See if we can keep Johnny's music alive.
[Gm]
[Gm]
[Cm] Melinda was mine [Bb] till the time [Gm] that I found her.
[Bb]
[Cm] Holding Jim [Bb] and [Cm] loving him.
[Gm] Then [Cm] Sue came along, who [Bb] loved me strong.
[Gm] That's what I thought.
[Bb]
[Cm] Me and Sue.
[Bb] But [Cm] that died too.
[Bb] Don't know that O.L. but until I [F] couldn't find me.
A girl [Eb] who will stay [Bb] and won't play [F] games behind me.
I'll be [Gm] what I am.
[F] [Gm] Solitary man.
[F] [Gm] Solitary man.
I've [Cm] had it to here.
[Bb] Being where?
[Gm] Love's a small word.
[Bb] A [G] part time thing.
[Bb] A [G] paper ring.
[Gm] I [Cm] know it's been done.
[Bb] Having one [Gm] girl who loved me.
[Bb] [Cm] Right or wrong.
[Bb]
[Cm] Weak or strong.
[Bb] Don't know that O.L. but until [F] I couldn't find me.
A [Eb] girl who will stay [Bb] and won't play [F] games behind me.
I'll be [Gm] what I am.
[F] A [Gm] solitary man.
[F] A solitary [Gm] man.
[Cm] [Gm]
[Cm] [G] [Bb] Don't [Eb] know that O.L. [Bb] but until I [F] couldn't find me.
A girl [Eb] who will stay [Bb] and won't play [F] games behind me.
I'll be [Gm] what I am.
[F] A solitary [Gm] man.
[F] A solitary [Gm] man.
[F] Solitary [G] man.
[D]
[Bb]
I've had trouble in love, you know, and I think a lot of us have.
And at this moment in time, I am a solitary man.
I guess I'm ready to go.
You guys, you guys about ready to get rolling on this one?
I'm ready to cook this one down.
What do you think?
I'm going on a little journey here.
See if we can keep Johnny's music alive.
[Gm]
[Gm]
[Cm] Melinda was mine [Bb] till the time [Gm] that I found her.
[Bb]
[Cm] Holding Jim [Bb] and [Cm] loving him.
[Gm] Then [Cm] Sue came along, who [Bb] loved me strong.
[Gm] That's what I thought.
[Bb]
[Cm] Me and Sue.
[Bb] But [Cm] that died too.
[Bb] Don't know that O.L. but until I [F] couldn't find me.
A girl [Eb] who will stay [Bb] and won't play [F] games behind me.
I'll be [Gm] what I am.
[F] [Gm] Solitary man.
[F] [Gm] Solitary man.
I've [Cm] had it to here.
[Bb] Being where?
[Gm] Love's a small word.
[Bb] A [G] part time thing.
[Bb] A [G] paper ring.
[Gm] I [Cm] know it's been done.
[Bb] Having one [Gm] girl who loved me.
[Bb] [Cm] Right or wrong.
[Bb]
[Cm] Weak or strong.
[Bb] Don't know that O.L. but until [F] I couldn't find me.
A [Eb] girl who will stay [Bb] and won't play [F] games behind me.
I'll be [Gm] what I am.
[F] A [Gm] solitary man.
[F] A solitary [Gm] man.
[Cm] [Gm]
[Cm] [G] [Bb] Don't [Eb] know that O.L. [Bb] but until I [F] couldn't find me.
A girl [Eb] who will stay [Bb] and won't play [F] games behind me.
I'll be [Gm] what I am.
[F] A solitary [Gm] man.
[F] A solitary [Gm] man.
[F] Solitary [G] man.
[D]
[Bb]
Key:
Bb
Gm
F
Cm
Eb
Bb
Gm
F
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ This song's got a special meaning to me.
I've had trouble in love, you know, and I think a lot of us have.
And at this moment in time, I am a solitary man.
I guess I'm ready to go.
You guys, you guys about ready to get rolling on this one? _
I'm ready to cook this one down.
What do you think?
I'm going on a little journey here.
See if we can keep Johnny's music alive.
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] Melinda was mine [Bb] till the time [Gm] that I found her.
[Bb] _
[Cm] Holding Jim [Bb] and [Cm] loving him.
[Gm] Then [Cm] Sue came along, who [Bb] loved me strong.
[Gm] That's what I thought.
[Bb] _
[Cm] Me and Sue.
[Bb] But [Cm] that died too. _ _
[Bb] Don't know that O.L. but until I [F] couldn't find me.
A girl [Eb] who will stay [Bb] and won't play [F] games behind me.
I'll be [Gm] what I am.
[F] _ [Gm] Solitary man.
[F] _ [Gm] Solitary man. _ _ _ _
_ _ I've [Cm] had it to here.
[Bb] Being where?
[Gm] Love's a small word.
[Bb] A [G] part time thing.
[Bb] A [G] paper ring.
[Gm] I [Cm] know it's been done.
[Bb] Having one [Gm] girl who loved me.
[Bb] _ [Cm] Right or wrong.
[Bb] _
[Cm] Weak or strong.
_ _ [Bb] Don't know that O.L. but until [F] I couldn't find me.
A [Eb] girl who will stay [Bb] and won't play [F] games behind me.
I'll be [Gm] what I am.
[F] A [Gm] solitary man.
[F] A solitary [Gm] man.
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] Don't [Eb] know that O.L. [Bb] but until I [F] couldn't find me.
A girl [Eb] who will stay [Bb] and won't play [F] games behind me.
I'll be [Gm] what I am.
[F] A solitary [Gm] man.
[F] A solitary [Gm] man.
[F] _ _ _ Solitary [G] man.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ This song's got a special meaning to me.
I've had trouble in love, you know, and I think a lot of us have.
And at this moment in time, I am a solitary man.
I guess I'm ready to go.
You guys, you guys about ready to get rolling on this one? _
I'm ready to cook this one down.
What do you think?
I'm going on a little journey here.
See if we can keep Johnny's music alive.
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] Melinda was mine [Bb] till the time [Gm] that I found her.
[Bb] _
[Cm] Holding Jim [Bb] and [Cm] loving him.
[Gm] Then [Cm] Sue came along, who [Bb] loved me strong.
[Gm] That's what I thought.
[Bb] _
[Cm] Me and Sue.
[Bb] But [Cm] that died too. _ _
[Bb] Don't know that O.L. but until I [F] couldn't find me.
A girl [Eb] who will stay [Bb] and won't play [F] games behind me.
I'll be [Gm] what I am.
[F] _ [Gm] Solitary man.
[F] _ [Gm] Solitary man. _ _ _ _
_ _ I've [Cm] had it to here.
[Bb] Being where?
[Gm] Love's a small word.
[Bb] A [G] part time thing.
[Bb] A [G] paper ring.
[Gm] I [Cm] know it's been done.
[Bb] Having one [Gm] girl who loved me.
[Bb] _ [Cm] Right or wrong.
[Bb] _
[Cm] Weak or strong.
_ _ [Bb] Don't know that O.L. but until [F] I couldn't find me.
A [Eb] girl who will stay [Bb] and won't play [F] games behind me.
I'll be [Gm] what I am.
[F] A [Gm] solitary man.
[F] A solitary [Gm] man.
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] Don't [Eb] know that O.L. [Bb] but until I [F] couldn't find me.
A girl [Eb] who will stay [Bb] and won't play [F] games behind me.
I'll be [Gm] what I am.
[F] A solitary [Gm] man.
[F] A solitary [Gm] man.
[F] _ _ _ Solitary [G] man.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
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