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There are a few more complicated versions of this but nothing seemed quite right. This
will serve for acoustic guitar and ukulele.
Any corrections or suggestions let me know in the comments. :)
Verse 1:
Em D/F# G
Let's get down to business
(D G )Am D
To defeat the Huns
Em D/F# G
Did they send me daughters
(D G )Am D
When I asked for sons?
Chorus:
C/E D/F#
You're the saddest bunch I ever met
G C
But you can bet before we're through
C D Em
Mister, I'll make a man out of you
Verse 2:
Em D/F# G
Tranquil as a forest
(D G ) Am D
But on fire within
Em D/F# G
Once you find your center
(D G ) Am D
you are sure to win
Chorus:
C/E D/F#
You're a spineless, pale pathetic lot
G C
And you haven't got a clue
C D Em
Somehow I'll make a man out of you
Bridge:
C D
I'm never gonna catch my breath
B Em
Say good bye to those who knew me
D/F# G C
Boy, was I a fool in school for cutting gym
C D
This guy's got 'em scared to death
B Em
Hope he doesn't see right through me
D/F# G C
Now I really wish that I knew how to swim
Chorus 2:
D C D/F# B Em
(Be a man) We must be swift as the coursing river
C D/F# B Em
(Be a man) With all the force of a great typhoon
C D/F# B Em
(Be a man) With all the strength of a raging fire
C D/F# Em E
Mysterious as the dark side of the moon
[play the chords below or Capo 1 and repeat chords above]
Verse 3:
Fm Eb/G Ab
Time is racing toward us
(Eb Ab ) Bbm Eb
till the Huns arrive
Fm Eb/G Ab
Heed my every order
(Eb Ab )Bbm Eb
and you might survive
Chorus 3:
C# Eb
You're unsuited for the rage of war
Ab C#
So pack up, go home you're through
C# Eb Fm
How could I make a man out of you?
Chorus 4:
Eb C# Eb C Fm
(Be a man) We must be swift as the coursing river
C# Eb C Fm
(Be a man) With all the force of a great typhoon
C# Eb C Fm
(Be a man) With all the strength of a raging fire
C# Eb Fm
Mysterious as the dark side of the moon
Chorus 5:
[Acapella or same as above]
Eb C# Eb C Fm
(Be a man) We must be swift as the coursing river
C# Eb C Fm
(Be a man) With all the force of a great typhoon
C# Eb C Fm
(Be a man) With all the strength of a raging fire
C# Eb Fm
Mysterious as the dark side of the moon!
Nice tab! My only criticism is at the start of Chorus to with the D chord followed by the C chord. I think it should be Em instead of D.
What I do is, play a straight Em chord followed by a variation of Em in which you place your pinkie on the 4th fret of the G string with the 2nd fret of the A string still covered. So you do a Em with the lyrics "Be" and then the Em with the variation with the following lyric "A" and come in with a C chord on "Man".
Another personal thing I do is to play the C chord in Chorus 2 as a C/G chord, which looks like this:
E A D G B E
3 3 2 0 1 0
Great tab overall! :)