Solitary Man Chords

by Neil Diamond
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Difficulty: absolute beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
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5 contributors total, last edit on Sep 10, 2024
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Chords

Em
Am
G
C
D

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https://youtu.be/MTAzsMWSYIo
 
 
 
[Intro]
 
e|-3---3p0---2-2-0-|-------0-------0-|-------0---------|-------3---0-----|
B|-5-------5-------|-----5-------0---|-0---------0---0-|---------------0-|
G|-----------------|-4-------0h2-----|-0---0-----------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-2-------2---2---|-----2---2---2---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
 
Em   Em
 
 
[Verse]
Em           Am            G           Em
 Melinda was mine 'til the time that I found her
G        Am
 Holdin' Jim
G       Am
 Lovin' him
 
Em              Am             G                   Em
 Then Sue came along, loved me strong, that's what I thought
G       Am
 Me and Sue,
G           Am
 That died, too.
 
 
[Chorus]
G                  C          G         D
 Don't know that I will but until I can find me
              C             G             D
A girl who'll stay and won't play games behind me
               Em    D
I'll be what I am
           Em    D
A solitary man
         Em
Solitary man
 
 
[Verse]
Em              Am          G              Em
 I've had it to here, being where love's a small word
G          Am
 Part time thing
G      Am
 Paper ring
 
Em                Am          G            Em
 I know it's been done havin' one girl who loves you
G         Am
 Right or wrong
G        Am
 Weak or strong
 
 
[Chorus]
G                  C          G         D
 Don't know that I will but until I can find me
              C             G             D
A girl who'll stay and won't play games behind me
               Em    D
I'll be what I am
           Em    D
A solitary man
         Em
Solitary man
 
 
[Interlude]
Em   Am   Em   Am
 
 
[Chorus]
G                  C          G         D
 Don't know that I will but until I can find me
              C             G             D
A girl who'll stay and won't play games behind me
               Em    D
I'll be what I am
           Em    D
A solitary man
         Em    D
Solitary man
 
 
[Outro]
Em    D          Em    D
        Solitary man
Em    D          Em    D
        Solitary man
 
 
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| p  Pull-off
| h  Hammer-on
 
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19 comments
gilliangirl
This is great however I think the G over 'a girl' in the second line of the chorus is wrong. I think it just stays on the D and then play the C on 'stay'. Just my thoughts
+5
joelcharlesross
It's Melinda. Not Belinda.
+5
srmfish
I love this app I am a singer bass player use to play in band's and I am ocaisionally ask to play some gigs ( only for the deaf ) lol and to be able to go to this app review the songs and keys is fantastic thank you
+1