Understand Your Man Chords by Johnny Cash

Tempo:
91.5 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

Am

F

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Understand Your Man chords
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[C] [Am]
[F] [F#] [G] [C]
Don't call my [Em] name [Am] out your window when I'm leaving.
[F] I won't even [G] turn my head.
[C] [Em] Don't send your [Am] kinfolks to give me no [A] talking.
[D] I'll be gone like I [G] said.
[C] You'd say the same old thing that you've been saying all along.
[F] Lay there in your bed, keep your mouth shut till I'm gone.
[C] Don't give me that old [Am] familiar cry and cuss and moan.
[F] [G] Understand [C] you old man, [Am] I'm tired of your bad [F] mouthing.
[G] Understand [C] you old man.
[Bm] [C] [Bm]
[Am] [F] [G]
[C] [Am]
[A] [D] [G]
[C]
[F]
[C]
[Am] [F] [G] You [C]
can give my other [Em] suit [Am] to the Salvation Army [F] and everything else [G] I leave behind.
[C] I ain't taking nothing [Am] that'll slow down my traveling.
[D] While I'm untangled [G] in my mind, [C] I ain't gonna repeat what I said [D#] anymore.
[C] [F] While I'm breathing air that ain't been breathed [E] before.
[C] I'll be as [Am] gone as a wild goose in winter.
[E] [Dm] Then you'll [G] understand [C] you old man.
[Am] Meditate on [B] me.
[G] [F] [G] Understand you [C] old [Am] man.
You hear me talking, I [F] do.
[G] Understand [C] you old man.
[Am] Do what I told you.
[F] [G] Understand [C] you old man.
[Am] [F] [G]
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
Am
2311
F
134211111
Em
121
C
3211
G
2131
Am
2311
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To start learning Johnny Cash - Understand Your Man chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: F, G, C, Am, F, C, F, C, Em and Am. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 45 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 92 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of G Major in mind.

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_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [F] _ [F#] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ Don't call my [Em] name [Am] out your window when I'm leaving.
[F] I won't even [G] turn my head.
_ _ [C] _ [Em] Don't send your [Am] kinfolks to give me no [A] talking.
[D] _ I'll be gone like I [G] said.
_ _ [C] You'd say the same old thing that you've been saying all along.
[F] Lay there in your bed, keep your mouth shut till I'm gone.
[C] Don't give me that old [Am] familiar cry and cuss and moan.
[F] _ [G] Understand [C] you old man, [Am] I'm tired of your bad [F] mouthing.
[G] Understand [C] you old man.
_ [Bm] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[Am] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [F] [G] You _ [C] _ _
_ can give my other [Em] suit [Am] to the Salvation Army [F] and everything else [G] I leave behind.
_ _ [C] I ain't taking nothing [Am] that'll slow down my traveling.
[D] While I'm untangled [G] in my mind, _ _ [C] I ain't gonna repeat what I said [D#] anymore.
[C] [F] While I'm breathing air that ain't been breathed [E] before.
[C] I'll be as [Am] gone as a wild goose in winter.
[E] _ [Dm] Then you'll [G] understand [C] you old man.
[Am] Meditate on [B] me.
[G] _ [F] [G] Understand you [C] old [Am] man.
You hear me talking, I [F] do.
_ [G] Understand [C] you old man.
[Am] Do what I told you.
[F] _ _ [G] Understand [C] you old man.
[Am] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _

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This song is part of I Walk the Line album.

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