Chords for Johnny Cash - The Man Who Couldn't Cry
Tempo:
136.85 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
C
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] There once was a man and [C] he couldn't cry
[G] Hadn't cried for years [D] and for years
Napalm babies [C] movie love stories
For [G] instance could not
produce [D] tears as
[A] a child
He [G] had cried as all [D] children will
Then [C] at some point his tear ducts all [G] ran [D] dry
Grew to be a man
[C] It all hit the fan
[G] Things got bad, but he [D] couldn't cry
His dog got ran over
[C] His wife up and left him
[G] After that he got sacked [D] from his job
Lost his arm in a war
[C] Was laughed at by a whore
[G]
All but still [D] not a sniffle or sob
Well, [A] his novel [G] was refused and his [D] movie was panned
His [C]
big Broadway show [D] was a flop
He got sent off to jail
[C] You guessed it no bail
[G] All but still not a [D] dribble or drop
In jail he was beaten
[C] Bullied and buggered
[G] Made to make [D] license plates
water and bread
[C] Was all it was fair
[G] Not once [D] did a tear stain his face
[A]
Doctors [G] were called in scientists [D] to
[C] Theologians were last and practically [D] least
They all agreed sure enough
[C] This is no cream puff
[G] All but in fact an insensitive [D] beast
He was taken from jail
[C] And placed in a place
[G] for the insensitive [D] and the insane
He made a lot of friends
[C] And he played a lot of chess [G] and he cried every time it [D] would rain
once [A] it rained
[G] 40 days and it rained [D] 40 nights
And [C] he cried and cried and he cried and [D] he cried
on the 41st day
[C] He passed away
[G] He just dehydrated [D] and died
He went up to heaven
[C] Located his dog
[G] After that he [A] rejoined his arm
[D]
Below all the critics
[C] They took it all back
[G]
Cancer robbed the [D] whore of her charm
[A] His ex-wife died [G] of stretch marks
[D] His ex [A]-employer [D] went broke
The [C] theologians were finally found [D] out
right down to the ground
[C] the jailhouse burnt down
[G]
And the earth suffered [D] perpetual drought
[C]
[G] [D]
[N]
[G] Hadn't cried for years [D] and for years
Napalm babies [C] movie love stories
For [G] instance could not
produce [D] tears as
[A] a child
He [G] had cried as all [D] children will
Then [C] at some point his tear ducts all [G] ran [D] dry
Grew to be a man
[C] It all hit the fan
[G] Things got bad, but he [D] couldn't cry
His dog got ran over
[C] His wife up and left him
[G] After that he got sacked [D] from his job
Lost his arm in a war
[C] Was laughed at by a whore
[G]
All but still [D] not a sniffle or sob
Well, [A] his novel [G] was refused and his [D] movie was panned
His [C]
big Broadway show [D] was a flop
He got sent off to jail
[C] You guessed it no bail
[G] All but still not a [D] dribble or drop
In jail he was beaten
[C] Bullied and buggered
[G] Made to make [D] license plates
water and bread
[C] Was all it was fair
[G] Not once [D] did a tear stain his face
[A]
Doctors [G] were called in scientists [D] to
[C] Theologians were last and practically [D] least
They all agreed sure enough
[C] This is no cream puff
[G] All but in fact an insensitive [D] beast
He was taken from jail
[C] And placed in a place
[G] for the insensitive [D] and the insane
He made a lot of friends
[C] And he played a lot of chess [G] and he cried every time it [D] would rain
once [A] it rained
[G] 40 days and it rained [D] 40 nights
And [C] he cried and cried and he cried and [D] he cried
on the 41st day
[C] He passed away
[G] He just dehydrated [D] and died
He went up to heaven
[C] Located his dog
[G] After that he [A] rejoined his arm
[D]
Below all the critics
[C] They took it all back
[G]
Cancer robbed the [D] whore of her charm
[A] His ex-wife died [G] of stretch marks
[D] His ex [A]-employer [D] went broke
The [C] theologians were finally found [D] out
right down to the ground
[C] the jailhouse burnt down
[G]
And the earth suffered [D] perpetual drought
[C]
[G] [D]
[N]
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ There once was a man and [C] _ _ he couldn't cry _ _ _ _ _
[G] Hadn't _ cried for years [D] and for years _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Napalm babies _ _ _ [C] movie love stories _ _ _
For [G] _ _ instance could not _
produce [D] tears _ as _
_ [A] a child
He [G] had cried as all [D] children will _ _ _ _
Then [C] at some point his tear ducts all [G] ran [D] dry
_ Grew to be a man
_ [C] It _ all hit the fan
_ [G] Things _ got bad, but he [D] couldn't cry _
His _ _ _ _ _ dog got ran over
_ [C] His _ wife up and left him
_ _ [G] _ After that he got sacked [D] from his job _ _ _
Lost his arm in a war
_ _ [C] Was laughed at by a whore
_ [G] _
All but still [D] not a sniffle or sob _
Well, _ _ _ [A] his novel [G] was refused and his [D] movie was panned
_ _ His _ [C] _ _
_ big Broadway show [D] was a flop
_ He got sent off to jail
_ [C] You guessed it no bail
_ _ [G] _ All but still not a [D] dribble or drop _ _ _ _ _
_ In jail he was beaten _
_ [C] _ _ Bullied and buggered
_ [G] _ Made to make [D] license _ plates _ _ _ _
_ _ _ water and bread _
_ [C] Was all it was fair _
_ [G] _ Not once [D] did a tear stain his face
_ _ _ [A] _ _
Doctors [G] were called in scientists [D] to _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ Theologians were last and practically [D] least
_ _ They all agreed sure enough
_ _ [C] _ This is no cream puff
_ _ [G] All but in fact an insensitive [D] beast
_ _ _ He _ _ was taken from jail _
_ [C] And placed in a place _
_ [G] for the insensitive [D] and the insane
_ He _ made a lot of friends
_ _ [C] _ And he played a lot of chess _ _ [G] and he cried every time it [D] would rain
_ once _ _ [A] it rained
_ [G] 40 days and it rained [D] 40 nights
And _ _ [C] he cried and cried and he cried and [D] he cried
_ on the 41st day
_ [C] He _ passed away
_ [G] He just _ dehydrated [D] and died _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ He went up to heaven
_ _ [C] _ _ Located his dog
_ _ [G] _ After that he [A] rejoined his arm
_ [D] _ _
Below all the critics
_ [C] They took it all back
_ _ [G] _
Cancer robbed the [D] whore of her charm _ _
_ [A] His ex-wife died [G] of stretch marks
[D] His ex [A]-employer [D] went broke
The [C] _ theologians were finally found [D] out _ _
right down to the ground
_ [C] the _ jailhouse burnt down
_ _ [G] _
And the earth suffered [D] perpetual drought _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] Hadn't _ cried for years [D] and for years _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Napalm babies _ _ _ [C] movie love stories _ _ _
For [G] _ _ instance could not _
produce [D] tears _ as _
_ [A] a child
He [G] had cried as all [D] children will _ _ _ _
Then [C] at some point his tear ducts all [G] ran [D] dry
_ Grew to be a man
_ [C] It _ all hit the fan
_ [G] Things _ got bad, but he [D] couldn't cry _
His _ _ _ _ _ dog got ran over
_ [C] His _ wife up and left him
_ _ [G] _ After that he got sacked [D] from his job _ _ _
Lost his arm in a war
_ _ [C] Was laughed at by a whore
_ [G] _
All but still [D] not a sniffle or sob _
Well, _ _ _ [A] his novel [G] was refused and his [D] movie was panned
_ _ His _ [C] _ _
_ big Broadway show [D] was a flop
_ He got sent off to jail
_ [C] You guessed it no bail
_ _ [G] _ All but still not a [D] dribble or drop _ _ _ _ _
_ In jail he was beaten _
_ [C] _ _ Bullied and buggered
_ [G] _ Made to make [D] license _ plates _ _ _ _
_ _ _ water and bread _
_ [C] Was all it was fair _
_ [G] _ Not once [D] did a tear stain his face
_ _ _ [A] _ _
Doctors [G] were called in scientists [D] to _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ Theologians were last and practically [D] least
_ _ They all agreed sure enough
_ _ [C] _ This is no cream puff
_ _ [G] All but in fact an insensitive [D] beast
_ _ _ He _ _ was taken from jail _
_ [C] And placed in a place _
_ [G] for the insensitive [D] and the insane
_ He _ made a lot of friends
_ _ [C] _ And he played a lot of chess _ _ [G] and he cried every time it [D] would rain
_ once _ _ [A] it rained
_ [G] 40 days and it rained [D] 40 nights
And _ _ [C] he cried and cried and he cried and [D] he cried
_ on the 41st day
_ [C] He _ passed away
_ [G] He just _ dehydrated [D] and died _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ He went up to heaven
_ _ [C] _ _ Located his dog
_ _ [G] _ After that he [A] rejoined his arm
_ [D] _ _
Below all the critics
_ [C] They took it all back
_ _ [G] _
Cancer robbed the [D] whore of her charm _ _
_ [A] His ex-wife died [G] of stretch marks
[D] His ex [A]-employer [D] went broke
The [C] _ theologians were finally found [D] out _ _
right down to the ground
_ [C] the _ jailhouse burnt down
_ _ [G] _
And the earth suffered [D] perpetual drought _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _