The Ghost of Johnny Cash by Shawn Mullins Acoustic version from KINK.FM video Key: A Standard Tuning (I think the studio version is in F# and uses an alternate tuning. I liked this version since Shawn transposed it into standard tuning, which makes it easier to play live and it loses none of the character of the studio version)

^AmI woke up in a cold sweat, from a ^Gdream at 3am, I was ^D/F#driftin' on a sea of shadows; the rain was ^Fwhippin' in the wind ^AmI saw a man ^Cdressed all in black, reach ^Gout and take the ^D/F#helm, And he ^Fcharted us a course, out ^Einto the spirit ^Amrealm.

^AmI can taste the salt; ^Gfeel the blisters on my hand ^D/F#As I'm pulling at the ores, rowing ^Fon to glory land, ^AmAnd sitting in the ^Cstern, singin' ^Ghymns and talkin' ^D/F#trash ^AmIs my broken ^Gguardian ^D/F#angel, the ^Fghost of ^EJohnny Cas^Amh.

^AmWell, Johnny's quoting from the bible, ^Gwhile I'm trying to steer this leaky craft, ^D/F#And his familiar voice reminds me that ^FI'm man who's cut in half, ^AmHis tarnished halo ^Cslips and shines, as the ^Graging billows ^D/F#crash, And I'm ^Amriding ^Gout the ^D/F#deluge with the ^Fghost of ^EJohnny Cas^Amh

Chorus:

Some ^Gsinners need their saints to be survivors of the fall, Cuz' ^Amwhen you're down here ^Gon your knees, most ^D/F#angels look to ^Etall, So ^AmI'll just live this life ^Gout dust to ^D/F#dust and ash to ^Fash, ^AmWith my ^Gguide from the ^D/F#other side the ^Fghost of ^EJohnny Ca^Amsh,

Interlude: Am, G, D/F#, F, Am

^AmYou gotta' stand for something, ^Gcuz' when you're gone your gone ^D/F#The devil lost a lot of souls when ^FJohnny put that black suit on, He's s^Amtill flipping off the ^CPharacies and ^Glaughing at old ^D/F#scratch While he ^Amhaunts the ^Ghalls of ^D/F#heaven, the ^Fghost of ^EJohnny Ca^Amsh

Chorus:

Some ^Gsinners need their saints to be survivors of the fall, Cuz' ^Amwhen you're down here ^Gon your knees, most ^D/F#angels look to ^Etall, So ^AmI'll just live this life ^Gout dust to ^D/F#dust and ^Fash to ash, ^AmWith my ^Gguide from the ^D/F#other side the ^Fghost of ^EJohnny C^Amash,

^AmYeah, I'll just live this ^Glife out dust to ^D/F#dust and ash to ^Fash Until I'm ^Amraisin' ^Ghell in ^D/F#heaven with the ^Fgho^Est of Johnny Ca^Amsh

Shawn Mullins - The ghost of johnny cash