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SONG: SOLITARY MAN ARTIST: JOHNNY CASH ALBUM: AMERICAN RECORDINGS III - SOLITARY MAN TAB BY: DON CZARSKI E-MAIL: guitarzan7@hotmail.com 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#mBelinda was m^Bmine 'til the t^Aime that I f^F#mound her ^A Holdin' ^BmJim ^A And loving ^Bmhim

^F#m Then Sue came a^Bmlong, loved me st^Arong, that's what^F#m I thought ^A Me and ^BmSue, ^A But that died ^Bmtoo.

CHORUS I:

^A Don't know that I w^Dill but unt^Ail I can f^Eind me A girl who will s^Dtay and won't p^Alay games beh^Eind 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 Don't know that I w^Dill but unt^Ail I can f^Eind me The girl who will s^Dtay and won't p^Alay games beh^Eind 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 Don't know that I w^Dill but unt^Ail love can f^Eind me And the girl who will s^Dtay and won't p^Alay games beh^Eind 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: guitarzan7@hotmail.com P E A C C C

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Johnny Cash - Solitary man