Johnny Cash - A Thing Called Love: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "A Thing Called Love" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

          C
Six foot six he stood on the ground,
he weighed two-hundred and thirty-five pounds
                Dm
But I saw that giant of a man
         G                    C
brought down to his knees by love
                    C
He was the kind of man that would gamble on luck,
look you in the eye and never back up
                Dm
But I saw him crying like a
                G              C
little whipped pup because of love

Chorus:
                            C
You can't see it with your eyes,
                 F
hold it in your hand
             Em                   Am
But like the wind that covers our land
                  F                     Dm
Strong enough to rule the heart of any man,
                   G
this thing called love
                C                  F
It can lift you up, never let you down
          Em                      A7
Take your world and turn it all around
            C
Ever since time nothing's ever been
 G                          C
found that's stronger than love

Most men are like me, they struggle and doubt
They trouble their minds day in and day out
Too busy with living to worry about
A little word like love
But when I see a mother's tenderness
As she holds her young close to her breast
Then I thank God that the world's been blessed
With a thing called love

Chorus

Ever since time nothing's ever been
found that’s stronger than love


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

A7

Guitar chord A7

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "A Thing Called Love" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "A Thing Called Love" by Johnny Cash.

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