SONG: SOLITARY MAN
ARTIST: JOHNNY CASH
ALBUM: AMERICAN RECORDINGS III — SOLITARY MAN
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
E-MAIL: [email protected]
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
ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR CORRECTIONS E-MAIL ME AT:
[email protected]
P
E
A
C C C
E E E
D O N