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Lookin' Back in Anger.
(By MrModigh)
Written by Glen Sherley, who also wrote Greystone Chapel.
Johnny Cash performed this song at Osteraker Prison, Sweden,
when he did the live-record "Johnny Cash at Osteraker".
Capo 1st.
Verse 1
A Ccold bitter mist cFovers your Ceyes, the tGorment’s raging in Cyou.
And you can't change the smallest part of aFll the wrong you've dCone.
LGookin' back in anger like you Cdo.
Bridge
I’m not pFreaching, I’m just tCalking, and I belGieve in what I Csay.
That look of aFnger that you keep fClashing, won’t accGomplish you anything tCoday.
Chorus
Reach out your hFand, someone will tCake it, someone took mGine then I saw a different vCiew.
I saw what it tFakes, take a lot more lCovin’ and a lot less lGookin’ back in anger like you Cdo.
Verse 2
You’re still a victim of your pFornographic pCast, smGudgy face of evil showing tChrough.
But you can’t take away the scars that yFou put on that fCace.
LGookin’ back in anger like you Cdo.
Bridge
I’m not pFreaching, I’m just tCalking, and I belGieve in what I Csay.
That look of aFnger that you keep fClashing, won’t accGomplish you anything tCoday.
Chorus
Reach out your hFand, someone will tCake it, someone took mGine then I saw a different vCiew.
I saw what it tFakes, take a lot more lCovin’ and a lot less lGookin’ back in anger like you Cdo.

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Lookin Back In Anger

by Johnny Cash

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Lookin' Back in Anger.

(By MrModigh)

Written by Glen Sherley, who also wrote Greystone Chapel.

Johnny Cash performed this song at Osteraker Prison, Sweden,

when he did the live-record "Johnny Cash at Osteraker".

Capo 1st.

Verse 1

C F C G C

A cold bitter mist covers your eyes, the torment’s raging in you.

F C

And you can't change the smallest part of all the wrong you've done.

G C

Lookin' back in anger like you do.

Bridge

F C G C

I’m not preaching, I’m just talking, and I believe in what I say.

F C G C

That look of anger that you keep flashing, won’t accomplish you anything today.

Chorus

F C G C

Reach out your hand, someone will take it, someone took mine then I saw a different view.

F C G C

I saw what it takes, take a lot more lovin’ and a lot less lookin’ back in anger like you do.

Verse 2

F C G C

You’re still a victim of your pornographic past, smudgy face of evil showing through.

F C

But you can’t take away the scars that you put on that face.

G C

Lookin’ back in anger like you do.

Bridge

F C G C

I’m not preaching, I’m just talking, and I believe in what I say.

F C G C

That look of anger that you keep flashing, won’t accomplish you anything today.

Chorus

F C G C

Reach out your hand, someone will take it, someone took mine then I saw a different view.

F C G C

I saw what it takes, take a lot more lovin’ and a lot less lookin’ back in anger like you do.

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