Solitary Man Chords by Johnny Cash
Tempo:
171.4 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
F
Gm
Cm
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Gm]
Melinda [Cm] was mine till [Bb] the time that [Gm] I found her.
[Bb] [Cm] Holdin' Jim [Bb] and lovin' [Cm] him.
[Gm] Then Sue [Cm] came along, loved [Bb] me strong, that's [Gm] what I thought.
[Bb] Me [Cm] and Sue, [Bb] but that [Cm] died too.
[Bb]
Don't know that I [Eb] will, but [Bb] until I can [F] find me
A girl who'll [Eb] stay and [Bb] won't play [F] games behind me.
I'll be what [Gm] I am, [F]
a solitary [Gm] man, [F]
solitary [Gm] man.
I've had it [C] to here, [Bb] bein' where, love's [Gm] a small word.
[Bb]
A part [Cm]-time thing, [Bb]
a paper [Cm] ring.
[G]
I know it's been [C] done, havin' [Bb] one girl [G] who'll love me.
[Bb]
Right [Cm] or wrong, [Bb]
weak or [C] strong.
[Bb] Don't know that I [Eb]
will, but [Bb] until I [F] can find me
A girl who'll [Eb] stay and [Bb] won't play [F] games behind me.
I'll be what [G] I am, [F] a solitary [Gm] man, [F] solitary [G] man.
[Cm]
[Gm]
[C]
[Bb]
Don't know that [Eb] I will, but [Bb] until love can [F] find me
And the girl [Eb] who'll stay and won't [Bb] play games [F] behind me
I'll be what [G] I am, [F] a solitary [G] man, [F] a solitary [Gm] man, [F]
solitary man.
[G]
Melinda [Cm] was mine till [Bb] the time that [Gm] I found her.
[Bb] [Cm] Holdin' Jim [Bb] and lovin' [Cm] him.
[Gm] Then Sue [Cm] came along, loved [Bb] me strong, that's [Gm] what I thought.
[Bb] Me [Cm] and Sue, [Bb] but that [Cm] died too.
[Bb]
Don't know that I [Eb] will, but [Bb] until I can [F] find me
A girl who'll [Eb] stay and [Bb] won't play [F] games behind me.
I'll be what [Gm] I am, [F]
a solitary [Gm] man, [F]
solitary [Gm] man.
I've had it [C] to here, [Bb] bein' where, love's [Gm] a small word.
[Bb]
A part [Cm]-time thing, [Bb]
a paper [Cm] ring.
[G]
I know it's been [C] done, havin' [Bb] one girl [G] who'll love me.
[Bb]
Right [Cm] or wrong, [Bb]
weak or [C] strong.
[Bb] Don't know that I [Eb]
will, but [Bb] until I [F] can find me
A girl who'll [Eb] stay and [Bb] won't play [F] games behind me.
I'll be what [G] I am, [F] a solitary [Gm] man, [F] solitary [G] man.
[Cm]
[Gm]
[C]
[Bb]
Don't know that [Eb] I will, but [Bb] until love can [F] find me
And the girl [Eb] who'll stay and won't [Bb] play games [F] behind me
I'll be what [G] I am, [F] a solitary [G] man, [F] a solitary [Gm] man, [F]
solitary man.
[G]
Key:
Bb
F
Gm
Cm
G
Bb
F
Gm
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Melinda [Cm] was mine till [Bb] the time that [Gm] I found her.
[Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] Holdin' Jim _ _ [Bb] _ and lovin' [Cm] him.
_ _ [Gm] _ Then Sue [Cm] came along, loved [Bb] me strong, that's [Gm] what I thought.
_ [Bb] _ _ Me [Cm] and Sue, _ _ [Bb] _ but that [Cm] died too.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
Don't know that I [Eb] will, but [Bb] until I can [F] find me _ _
A girl who'll [Eb] stay and [Bb] won't play _ [F] games behind me.
I'll be what [Gm] I am, _ [F] _
a solitary [Gm] _ man, _ [F] _ _
solitary [Gm] man. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I've had it [C] to here, _ [Bb] bein' where, love's [Gm] a small word.
[Bb] _
A part [Cm]-time thing, _ _ [Bb] _
a paper [Cm] ring.
_ _ [G] _
I know it's been [C] done, havin' [Bb] one girl [G] who'll love me.
[Bb] _ _
Right [Cm] or wrong, _ _ [Bb] _ _
weak or [C] strong. _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ Don't know that I [Eb]
will, but [Bb] until I [F] can find me
_ A girl who'll [Eb] stay and [Bb] won't play _ [F] games behind me.
_ I'll be what [G] I am, _ _ [F] _ a solitary [Gm] man, _ _ [F] _ solitary _ [G] man.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
Don't know that [Eb] I will, but [Bb] until love can [F] find me
_ And the girl [Eb] who'll stay and won't [Bb] play _ games [F] behind me
I'll be what [G] I am, _ [F] _ a solitary [G] _ man, _ [F] _ a solitary [Gm] _ man, _ [F] _ _ _
solitary _ man.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Melinda [Cm] was mine till [Bb] the time that [Gm] I found her.
[Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] Holdin' Jim _ _ [Bb] _ and lovin' [Cm] him.
_ _ [Gm] _ Then Sue [Cm] came along, loved [Bb] me strong, that's [Gm] what I thought.
_ [Bb] _ _ Me [Cm] and Sue, _ _ [Bb] _ but that [Cm] died too.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
Don't know that I [Eb] will, but [Bb] until I can [F] find me _ _
A girl who'll [Eb] stay and [Bb] won't play _ [F] games behind me.
I'll be what [Gm] I am, _ [F] _
a solitary [Gm] _ man, _ [F] _ _
solitary [Gm] man. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I've had it [C] to here, _ [Bb] bein' where, love's [Gm] a small word.
[Bb] _
A part [Cm]-time thing, _ _ [Bb] _
a paper [Cm] ring.
_ _ [G] _
I know it's been [C] done, havin' [Bb] one girl [G] who'll love me.
[Bb] _ _
Right [Cm] or wrong, _ _ [Bb] _ _
weak or [C] strong. _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ Don't know that I [Eb]
will, but [Bb] until I [F] can find me
_ A girl who'll [Eb] stay and [Bb] won't play _ [F] games behind me.
_ I'll be what [G] I am, _ _ [F] _ a solitary [Gm] man, _ _ [F] _ solitary _ [G] man.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
Don't know that [Eb] I will, but [Bb] until love can [F] find me
_ And the girl [Eb] who'll stay and won't [Bb] play _ games [F] behind me
I'll be what [G] I am, _ [F] _ a solitary [G] _ man, _ [F] _ a solitary [Gm] _ man, _ [F] _ _ _
solitary _ man.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _