Johnny Cash - Understand Your Man: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Understand Your 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.

 C                           Am
Don't call my name out your window, I'm leavin';
F                     G7
I won't even turn my head.
C                          Am
Don't send your kinfolks to give me no talkin';
D7                  G7
I'll be gone like I said.

C
You would say the same old thing that
you'd been sayin' all the long.
 F
Lay there in your bed and keep
your mouth shut till I'm gone.
 C                               Am
Don't give me that old familiar cry and cuss and moan;
F       G         C                      Am
Under-stand your man. I'm tired of your bad-mouthin'.
F       G         C
Under-stand your man.

Now, you can give my other suit to the Salvation Army
And everything else I leave behind
I ain't taking nothing that'll slow down my traveling
While I'm untangling my mind
I ain't going to repeat what i said anymore
While I'm breathing air that ain't been breathed before
I'll be as gone to as a wild goose in winter
Then you'll understand your man

     Am         F       G         C
Meditate on it. Under-stand your man.
            Am               F       G         C
You hear me talk-in', honey? Under-stand your man.
                Am      F       G         C
'Member what I told ya. Under-stand your man.
F       G         C
Under-stand your man.


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

D7

Guitar chord D7

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

G7

Guitar chord G7

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

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