Im A Man Chords

by Chicago
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author jflinden [a] 73.
1 contributor total, last edit on Mar 25, 2019

Chords

Eb
D
Db
Cm

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[Intro]
Bass alone on C, add drums, etc - 16 bars.
Eb D Db Cm Eb Cm Eb (x2)
 
[Verse 1]
         Cm          Eb                Cm             Eb
Well, my pad is very messy and there's whiskers on my chin,
    Cm           Eb                Cm             Eb
and never had no problems 'cause I always pay the rent.
        Cm              Eb               Cm               Eb
I ain't got no time for lovin', cause my time is all used up,
  Cm            Eb                Cm             Eb
I stand outside creatin' all that groovy kind of love.
 
[Chorus]
      Eb         D         Db             Cm          Eb Cm Eb
I'm a man, yes I am, and I can't help but love you so.
      Eb         D         Db             Cm          Eb Cm Eb
I'm a man, yes I am, and I can't help but love you so.
 
[Verse 2]
           Cm               Eb             Cm             Eb
Well, if I had my choice of matter I would rather be with cats,
      Cm                Eb              Cm                  Eb
all engrossed in mental chatter showing where our minds are at.
    Cm               Eb             Cm                  Eb
And relating to each other just how strong the will can be,
     Cm            Eb                  Cm              Eb
In resisting all involvement with each groovy chick we see.
 
[Chorus]
      Eb         D         Db             Cm          Eb Cm Eb
I'm a man, yes I am, and I can't help but love you so.
      Eb         D         Db             Cm          Eb Cm Eb
I'm a man, yes I am, and I can't help but love you so.
 
[Verse 3]
Cm                  Eb             Cm          Eb
So I got to keep my image while suspended on a throne,
           Cm         Eb              Cm           Eb
that looks out upon a kingdom full of people all unknown,
    Cm              Eb           Cm               Eb
who imagine I'm not human and my heart is made of stone,
      Cm           Eb              Cm            Eb
and I never had no problems and my body's made of stone.
 
[Chorus]
      Eb         D         Db             Cm          Eb Cm Eb
I'm a man, yes I am, and I can't help but love you so.
      Eb         D         Db             Cm          Eb Cm Eb
I'm a man, yes I am, and I can't help but love you so.
 
      Eb         D         Db             Cm          Eb Cm Eb
I'm a man, yes I am, and I can't help but love you so.
      Eb         D         Db             Cm          Eb Cm Eb
I'm a man, yes I am, and I can't help but love you so.
 
[Outro]
Cm    Eb    x4
Cm Eb D Db Cm
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7 comments
deigh
Awesome tab. Sounds perfect. Write more, please...
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sequence1955
SDG version uses E7#9 for the verses. One of the first chords in one of the first songs I learned in 1969, the so-called "Hendrix Chord." Structure is G - F# - F - E7#9 - repeat
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onealgaston61
This is a freaking manly disco song love it that's for posting
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