He was called the "Man in Black," who once sang "I
shot a man in Reno/Just to watch him die," but opened his
concerts with the friendly, modest greeting, "Hello, I'm Johnny
Cash."
Johnny Cash died Friday September 12th 2003. He was 71.
Cash died of complications from diabetes at Baptist Hospital in
Nashville, Tennessee. He had just been released Tuesday after entering
the hospital August 28 with an undisclosed stomach ailment. He
returned to the hospital Thursday.
Here is the transcription to the first section:
Hear it:
The 2nd section of the song is the hardest part. It's just chord
strumming, but it's a bit tricker than it looks. Use all downstrokes
and accent the entire chord formation at the beginning of each
beat. Here's the transcription of the 2nd section:
Hear it:
Fingerings
There are 6 different chord formations in this song. Use the suggested
fingerings for each chord formation below (the numbers in red tell
you what fingers to use). When playing the song, form each chord
formation when you see the chord name at the top of the staff and
hold it untill you switch to another chord to let the notes ring
together.
