Standard tuning
NB: The song has a piano playing some bass notes in parts, no need to play them on guitar
C/G chord is : 332010 [just a regular C, with the G on the 6th string]
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[playing notes: the rhythm in the verse lines is hard to explain, but if u listen
u will know, it's just basically playing the chord then muting the strings, this
goes for all the C/G chord, until u reach the Am, when u strum without muting]
THe ** bit, is the transition for the strumming pattern with the muting to the AM chord:
E|----------0------------|
B|----------1------------|
G|----------2------------|
D|----------2------------|
A|-3--2--0--0------------|
E|-----------------------|
Verse
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There's a man, going around, taking names
And he decides, who to free, and who to blame
Every body, wanna be treated, all the same
**
There'll be a golden ladder, reaching down.
When the man comes around.
The hairs, on your arm, will stand up
At the terror, in each Sip, and each sup
Will you partake of that last offered cup?
**
Or disappear, into the potter's ground?
When the man comes around.
[playing notes: the chorus is played without muted strumming pattern of the verse]
Chorus
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C…
Hear the Trumpets hear the pipers
C…
One hundred million angels singing
Multitudes are marching to a big kettledrum
G…
Voices calling, voices crying
G…
Some are born and some are dying
It's Alpha and Omega Kingdom come
[playing notes: only the C/G part is played with the verse strumm pattern, and the
other lines are played normally]
Bridge
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And the wirldwind is in the thorn trees
And the virgins are all trimming their wicks
The wirldwind in the thorn trees
It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks
Second Verse
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Till Armageddon no shalom, no shalom
Then the father hen will call his chicken's home
The wise man will bow down before the thorn
**
And at his feet they will cast the golden crowns…
When the man comes around.
Whoever is unjust let him be unjust still
Whoever is righteous let him be righteous still
Whoever is filthy let him be filthy still
**
Listen to the words long written down
When the man comes around
Chorus
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C…
Hear the Trumpets hear the pipers
C…
One hundred million angels singing
Multitudes are marching to a big kettledrum
G…
Voices calling, voices crying
G…
Some are born and some are dying
It's Alpha and Omega Kingdom come
Bridge
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And the wirldwind is in the thorn trees
And the virgins are all trimming their wicks
The wirldwind in the thorn trees
It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks
In measured hundred weight and penney pound
F G C/G till the end
When the Man comes around.