Im Your Man Chords
by Leonard Cohen258,249 views, added to favorites 5,265 times
Difficulty: | intermediate |
---|---|
Tuning: | E A D G B E |
Key: | Em |
Capo: | no capo |
Author Unregistered. 5 contributors total, last edit on Mar 21, 2024
Chords
Strumming
There is no strumming pattern for this song yet. Create and get +5 IQ
Leonard Cohen - "I'm Your Man"
Album: "I'm Your Man" - 1988
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOnXe8ttmjY
[Intro]
| Em | % | Bm | % |
| G7 | F#7 | Bm | % |
| N.C.|
[Verse 1]
Em D N.C.
If you want a lover I'll do anything you ask me to.
Em D N.C.
And if you want another kind of love I'll wear a mask for you.
Bm G
If you want a partner take my hand, or if you want to strike me down in anger,
A Bm N.C.
here I stand. I'm your man.
[Verse 2]
Em D N.C.
If you want a boxer I will step into the ring for you.
Em D N.C.
And if you want a doctor, I'll examine every inch of you.
Bm G
If you want a driver climb inside. Or if you wanna take me for a ride,
A Bm
You know you can. I'm your man.
[Bridge]
D G A D
Ah, the moon's too bright, the chain's too tight, the beast won't go to sleep.
F#m Bm
I've been running through these promises to you that I made and I could not keep.
F# Bm
Ah, but a man never got a women back, not by begging on his knees.
G F#
Or I'd crawl to you, baby, and I'd fall at your feet,
G F#
and I'd howl at your beauty like a dog in heat.
G E A
And I'd claw at your heart and I'd tear at your sheet. I'd say, please,
Bm
please, I'm your man.
[Instrumental]
| Bm | % | Em | % |
| Bm | % | Em | % |
| D | % | Bm | % |
| G | % | F# | % |
| Bm | N.C. |
[Verse 3]
Em D N.C.
And if you've got to sleep for a moment on the road, I will steer for you.
Em D N.C.
And if you want to walk the street alone, I'll disappear for you.
Bm G
If you want a father for your child, or only want to walk with me
A Bm
awhile across the sand, I'm your man
[Outro]
Em D
If you want a lover I'll do anything you ask me to.
Em D
And if you want another kind of love I'll wear a mask for you.
X
×
Im Your Man – Leonard Cohen
How to play
"Im Your Man"
Font
Transpose
14 comments

I think, given the progression, this should be tagged as Key of Bm, not Em.
+3

Nice transcription. I noticed a few discrepancies in the lyrics:
- "jewish doctor" is just "doctor" in my album version and the youtube version noted.
- "but a man never got a women back" should be "but a man never got a woman back" (singular).
- in the bridge, I would add a comma after "through" as there is a definite long pause at that point in the song.
Thanks again - nice job.
+3

This song also appeared on the Showtime Hit Series "The L Word" soundtrack. In the show, a character in the show (born a woman but dressed and identified as a man) did a "Drag King" lip synch show to it.
+1