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The Beast In Me

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CAPO 3
Hold the chord and pick the melody, I've marked when to stop picking,
at that point you revert to regular strumming.
The man in black picks the B7 chord as well (same melody as the A chord),
when I play the song I do too, but it sounds just as good when you don't.
   Melody                                                   Chords
   A                         D            E                 A   D   E   G   B7  C#
e|------------------------------2-2----2----------------|---0---2---0---3---2---1---|
B|----2-2----2-----2-----2------3-3----3----------------|---2---3---0---0---0---2---|
G|----2-2----2-----2-----2------2-2----2------1-1----1--|---2---2---1---0---2---1---|
D|----2-2----2-----2--2--2---0----------------2-2----2--|---2---0---2---0---1---3---|
A|-0------------0-------------------0------2--2-2----2--|---0---x---2---2---2---4---|
E|--------0---------------------------------------0-----|---0---x---0---3---0---x---|
*For the C#: On the live video, it looks like Johnny is playing a C#7 but just in
the same position as the C# - x4342x.  C#7 is a lot easier to play than the C#.
* = end melody
[Intro]
A
[Verse 1]
              A
The beast in me
D             E                 A
  Is caged by frail and fragile bars
D            E
              *
  Restless by day
       A              G           B7
                                   (melody)
And by night rants and rages at the stars
D         E              A
God help,   the beast in me
E
[Verse 2]
              A
The beast in me
D            E                  A
  Has had to learn to live with pain
D            E                A
  And how to shelter from the rain
D           E              A
             *             
  And in the twinkling of an eye
      G            B7
                    (melody)
might have to be restrained
D         E              A
God help,   the beast in me
[Bridge]
C#
   Sometimes it tries to kid me
          D
That it's just a teddy bear
    D
And even somehow manage
   A
to vanish in the air
            E
And that is when I must beware
[Verse 3]
               A
Of the beast in me
D           E    A
  That everybody knows
D                  E               A
                    *              
  They've seen him out dressed in my clothes
G         B7
            (melody)
patently unclear
        D               A
If it's New York or new year
D      E                 A
   God help, the beast in me
D    E              A
       The beast in me

The Beast In Me chords and lyrics

Free chords for The Beast In Me by Johnny Cash. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

CAPO 3
Hold the chord and pick the melody, I've marked when to stop picking,
at that point you revert to regular strumming.
The man in black picks the B7 chord as well (same melody as the A chord),
when I play the song I do too, but it sounds just as good when you don't.
*For the C#: On the live video, it looks like Johnny is playing a C#7 but just in
the same position as the C# - x4342x.  C#7 is a lot easier to play than the C#.
* = end melody
[Intro]
A
[Verse 1]
E
[Verse 2]
[Bridge]
[Verse 3]

The Beast In Me Chords by Johnny Cash

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What key is "The Beast In Me" in?

The chords for "The Beast In Me" show the original chord names (including B7, A, D, E, G, C#). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.