The Ghost Of Johnny Cash
Shawn MullinsVersion1
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I woke up in a cold sweat, from a dream at 3am,
I was driftin' on a sea of shadows; the rain was whippin' in the wind
I saw a man dressed all in black, reach out and take the helm,
And he charted us a course, out into the spirit realm.
I can taste the salt; feel the blisters on my hand
As I'm pulling at the ores, rowing on to glory land,
And sitting in the stern, singin' hymns and talkin' trash
Is my broken guardian angel, the ghost of Johnny Cash.
Well, Johnny's quoting from the bible, while I'm trying to steer this leaky craft,
And his familiar voice reminds me that I'm man who's cut in half,
His tarnished halo slips and shines, as the raging billows crash,
And I'm riding out the deluge with the ghost of Johnny Cash
Some sinners need their saints to be survivors of the fall,
Cuz' when you're down here on your knees, most angels look to tall,
So I'll just live this life out dust to dust and ash to ash,
With my guide from the other side the ghost of Johnny Cash,
You gotta' stand for something, cuz' when you're gone your gone
The devil lost a lot of souls when Johnny put that black suit on,
He's still flipping off the Pharacies and laughing at old scratch
While he haunts the halls of heaven, the ghost of Johnny Cash
Some sinners need their saints to be survivors of the fall,
Cuz' when you're down here on your knees, most angels look to tall,
So I'll just live this life out dust to dust and ash to ash,
With my guide from the other side the ghost of Johnny Cash,
Yeah, I'll just live this life out dust to dust and ash to ash
Until I'm raisin' hell in heaven with the ghost of Johnny Cash
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Readable chord sheet for The Ghost Of Johnny Cash by Shawn Mullins
[Am]I woke up in a cold sweat, from a [G]dream at 3am, I was [D/F#]driftin' on a sea of shadows; the rain was [F]whippin' in the wind [Am]I saw a man [C]dressed all in black, reach [G]out and take the [D/F#]helm, And he [F]charted us a course, out [E]into the spirit [Am]realm. [Am]I can taste the salt; [G]feel the blisters on my hand [D/F#]As I'm pulling at the ores, rowing [F]on to glory land, [Am]And sitting in the [C]stern, singin' [G]hymns and talkin' [D/F#]trash [Am]Is my broken [G]guardian [D/F#]angel, the [F]ghost of [E]Johnny Cas[Am]h. [Am]Well, Johnny's quoting from the bible, [G]while I'm trying to steer this leaky craft, [D/F#]And his familiar voice reminds me that [F]I'm man who's cut in half, [Am]His tarnished halo [C]slips and shines, as the [G]raging billows [D/F#]crash, And I'm [Am]riding [G]out the [D/F#]deluge with the [F]ghost of [E]Johnny Cas[Am]h Some [G]sinners need their saints to be survivors of the fall, Cuz' [Am]when you're down here [G]on your knees, most [D/F#]angels look to [E]tall, So [Am]I'll just live this life [G]out dust to [D/F#]dust and ash to [F]ash, [Am]With my [G]guide from the [D/F#]other side the [F]ghost of [E]Johnny Ca[Am]sh, [Am] [G] [D/F#] [F] [Am] [Am]You gotta' stand for something, [G]cuz' when you're gone your gone [D/F#]The devil lost a lot of souls when [F]Johnny put that black suit on, He's s[Am]till flipping off the [C]Pharacies and [G]laughing at old [D/F#]scratch While he [Am]haunts the [G]halls of [D/F#]heaven, the [F]ghost of [E]Johnny Ca[Am]sh Some [G]sinners need their saints to be survivors of the fall, Cuz' [Am]when you're down here [G]on your knees, most [D/F#]angels look to [E]tall, So [Am]I'll just live this life [G]out dust to [D/F#]dust and [F]ash to ash, [Am]With my [G]guide from the [D/F#]other side the [F]ghost of [E]Johnny C[Am]ash, [Am]Yeah, I'll just live this [G]life out dust to [D/F#]dust and ash to [F]ash Until I'm [Am]raisin' [G]hell in [D/F#]heaven with the [F]gho[E]st of Johnny Ca[Am]sh