Johnny Cash - The Man On the Hill: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Man On the Hill" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn The Man On the Hill Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Johnny Cash

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "The Man On the Hill" smoothly on your guitar.

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

A#
Will we get cold and hungry
Will times be very bad
When we're needin' bread and meat
 C7                    F
Where we gonna get it dad
      A#               A#7
We'll get it from the man
        D#           D#m
In the house on the hill
       A#             F          A#
Yes we will from the man on the hill

Ploughing time is over
Still the fields are bare
How we going to make a living
With twenty acres to share?
I'll beg for more land
From the man on the hill

Yes I will, I'll ask the man on the hill
I haven't got no Sunday shoes
That I can wear to town
Papa reckon the boss has got
A pair of hand-me-downs
I'll go and ask the man
In the house on the hill

Yes I will, I'll ask the man on the hill
Maybe he will help us
Maybe we'll get by
But who's going to pay the dying bills
If we all should die
We'll leave it to the man
In the sky when we die
Yes we'll leave it to the man in the sky


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

A#7

Guitar chord A#7

C7

Guitar chord C7

D#

Guitar chord D#

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

F

Guitar chord F

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 "The Man On the Hill" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Man On the Hill" by Johnny Cash.

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