Im Your Man Chords

by Leonard Cohen
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: Em
Capo: no capo
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5 contributors total, last edit on Mar 21, 2024
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Chords

Em
Bm
G7
F#7
D
G
A
F#m
F#
E

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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.
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14 comments
decoy3
I think, given the progression, this should be tagged as Key of Bm, not Em.
+3
kllewy440
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
yoginimedicine
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.
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