Johnny Cash - God’s Gonna Cut You Down

Johnny Cash in Bbm, I play in Em

Intro

Em	Em/G	Em
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Em/D	Em/D	Em
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Em	Em/G	Em
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Em	Am/C	Em	Em

Vox on the 5 on “run”

	Em
You can	run on for a long time

Vox on the 4 on “run”

Am/G	Em
Run on for a l	ong time

Run on for a long time

Em/G	Em	Em/B	Em
Sooner or l	ater, god’ll c	ut you do	wn

G	Asus2	Bm	Em
Sooner or l	ater, god’ll c	ut you do	wn

	Em
Go	tell that long tongue liar

	Asus2	Em
Go and t	ell that midnight ri	der

Not a typo, the vox imply a I here, but don’t hit the 3 too hard on guitar

	E
Tell the r	ambler, the gambler, the backbiter

	Em/G	Em	Em/B	Em
T	ell ‘em that g	od’s gonna	cut ‘em down

	G	Asus2	Bm	Em
T	ell ‘em that g	od’s gonna	cut ‘em down

Whole verse basically on the 5

	Em
Well	my goodness gracious let me tell you the news

	Em
My h	ead’s been wet with the midnight dew

I’ve been down on bended knee

G	Asus	Bm	Em
Talkin’ to the m	an from	Galilee

	Em
He s	poke to me in a voice so sweet

	Em
I t	hought I heard the shuffle of angels’ feet

	Em
He	called my name and my heart stood still

	Em
When h	e said “John go do my will”

	Em
Go	tell that long tongue liar

	Asus2	Em
Go and t	ell that midnight ri	der

	E
Tell the r	ambler, the gambler, the backbiter

	Em/G	Em	Em/B	Em
T	ell ‘em that g	od’s gonna	cut ‘em down

	G	Asus2	Bm	Em
T	ell ‘em that g	od’s gonna	cut ‘em down

	Em
You can	run on for a long time

There is definitely a I/3 in this line (i.e., A/C# in Am), but I’m not good enough to pull that off and not have it sound awkward

Am/G	Em
Run on for a long	time

Run on for a long time

Em/G	Em	Em/B	Em
Sooner or l	ater, god’ll c	ut you do	wn

G	Asus2	Bm	Em
Sooner or l	ater, god’ll c	ut you do	wn

	Em
You may th	row your rock, hide your hand

Workin’ in the dark against your fellow man

	Em
But	as sure as god made black and white

	G	Asus2	Bm	Bm
What’s d	one in the d	ark, will be b	rought to the li	ght

	Em
You can	run on for a long time

Am/G	Em
Run on for a long	time

Run on for a long time

Em/G	Em	Em/B	Em
Sooner or l	ater, god’ll c	ut you do	wn

G	Asus2	Bm	Em
Sooner or l	ater, god’ll c	ut you do	wn

	Em
Go	tell that long tongue liar

	Asus2	Em
Go and t	ell that midnight r	ider

	E
Tell the r	ambler, the gambler, the backbiter

	Em/G	Em	Em/B	Em
T	ell ‘em that g	od’s gonna c	ut you down

	Em/G	Em	Em/B	Em
T	ell ‘em that g	od’s gonna c	ut you down

	G	Asus2	Bm	Em
T	ell ‘em that g	od’s gonna c	ut you down