The Ghost Of Johnny Cash

Am                                G
I woke up in a cold sweat, from a dream at 3am,
      D/F#                                       F
I was driftin' on a sea of shadows; the rain was whippin' in the wind
Am          C                           G                D/F#
I saw a man dressed all in black, reach out and take the helm,
       F                        E               Am
And he charted us a course, out into the spirit realm.

Am                    G
I can taste the salt; feel the blisters on my hand
D/F#                               F
As I'm pulling at the ores, rowing on to glory land,
Am                 C              G                 D/F#
And sitting in the stern, singin' hymns and talkin' trash
Am           G        D/F#       F        E         Am
Is my broken guardian angel, the ghost of Johnny Cash.

Am                                     G
Well, Johnny's quoting from the bible, while I'm trying to steer this leaky craft,
D/F#                                   F
And his familiar voice reminds me that I'm man who's cut in half,
Am                 C                        G              D/F#
His tarnished halo slips and shines, as the raging billows crash,
        Am     G       D/F#            F        E         Am
And I'm riding out the deluge with the ghost of Johnny Cash

Chorus:
     G
Some sinners need their saints to be survivors of the fall,
     Am                    G                   D/F#           E
Cuz' when you're down here on your knees, most angels look to tall,
   Am                       G           D/F#            F
So I'll just live this life out dust to dust and ash to ash,
Am      G              D/F#           F        E        Am
With my guide from the other side the ghost of Johnny Cash,

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

Am                              G
You gotta' stand for something, cuz' when you're gone your gone
D/F#                               F
The devil lost a lot of souls when Johnny put that black suit on,
      Am                    C             G               D/F#
He's still flipping off the Pharacies and laughing at old scratch
         Am         G        D/F#        F        E        Am
While he haunts the halls of heaven, the ghost of Johnny Cash

Chorus:
     G
Some sinners need their saints to be survivors of the fall,
     Am                    G                   D/F#           E
Cuz' when you're down here on your knees, most angels look to tall,
   Am                       G           D/F#     F
So I'll just live this life out dust to dust and ash to ash,
Am      G              D/F#           F        E       Am
With my guide from the other side the ghost of Johnny Cash,

Am                        G                D/F#            F
Yeah, I'll just live this life out dust to dust and ash to ash
          Am      G       D/F#            F  E              Am
Until I'm raisin' hell in heaven with the ghost of Johnny Cash