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