Johnny Cash - The Timber Man: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "The Timber Man" 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.
F A# Many many years ago when this land was young, F C7 A lot of our country was covered by big, tall, beautiful trees. F A# And men had to have the trees to make wood to build houses, C7 F A# Make furniture with, to make boats, even to make paper with. F So as more and more people came, more wood was needed, C7 So more and more trees were cut down. F And the man that lived in the forest and cut down the trees F Was called the timber man. F A# Well, my world is green and dark and dumb, C7 G F My home is in the loggin' camp, F A# All week I cut down the mighty trees, C7 G F Saturday I get to do as I please. C I give the man more than his hire A# F And he'll never know it if I tire C Show me the toughest tree around A# F The Timber man will bring it down A# F Swing it hard, cut it clean C7 F No halfway or in-between A# F Move when the axe is in my hand C7 F Make way for the Timber man Yeah, he was a mighty big tough man usually That Timber man that lived in that forest And cut down those big trees Well, they say there's sawdust in my brain And don't get caught out in the rain I got stump water in my blood The sweat from my brow turns the ground to mud When the men don't know how to fell a tree The one they'll come and ask is me I'll mark my spot and I'll take my stand The tree's going to fall for the Timber man Swing it hard, cut it clean No halfway or in-between Move when the axe is in my hand Make way for the Timber man And when they're cutting on a tree And it's just about ready to fall The man yells out timber, timber You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  A#  C  C7  F  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 "The Timber Man" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Timber Man" by Johnny Cash.