The Ghost of Johnny Cash by Shawn Mullins
Acoustic version from KINK.FM video
Key:
Standard Tuning (I think the studio version is in 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)
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
Chorus:
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,
Interlude:
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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
Chorus:
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
