Chords for dire straits - The Man's Too Strong - Brothers In Arms
Tempo:
97.45 bpm
Chords used:
D
C
G
Gm
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C]
[Gm] [D]
[Dm] [C]
[Bb] [D]
I'm just an aging drummer boy, [C] and in the wires I used to play, [Gm] and I've called at you
too many a [D] torture session.
Now they say I am a wire criminal, [C] and I'm fading away.
[Gm] Father, please hear my [D] concession.
[D] [Dm]
I [G] have legalized robbery, [D] called it belief.
[G] I have run with the money, [A] I have hid like [D] a thief.
[G] Rewritten history [D] with my armies and [A] my troops.
[C] Invented memories.
[Am] [E] I [D] did burn all the booms, and I can still hear his laughter, [C] and I can still hear his [Em] song.
The moon's too big, the [D] man's too small.
[C]
[D] [C]
[Cm] [G]
[Gm]
[D] When [G] I've tried to be me, I [A] have tried to be mine.
[G] But I've spent like a woman, [A] and I've sucked like a [D] child.
I [G] have lived behind walls, and [D] I may be alone.
Struggling [C] for peace, [Am] which [D] I never have known.
And I can still hear his laughter, [C] and I can still hear [Em] his song.
The moon's too big, the man's [D] too small.
[C]
[D] [C]
[Cm] [G]
[Gm]
[D]
Well, [G] the sun rose on the courtyard, [D] and they all did hear him say,
[G] You're always worse than Judas, [D] but I've got you anyway.
[G] You may have got your silver, but [A] I swear upon [D] my life,
your sister gave [C] me diamonds, [Am] [A]
[D] and I gave them to your wife.
Oh, father, please help me, [C] for I have [Em] done wrong.
The moon's too big, the man's [D] too small.
[C]
[D] [C]
[Cm] [G]
[Gm] [F]
[Fm] [C]
[Am] [F]
[D]
And I can still hear his laughter, [C] [Am] [D]
[C] [Cm]
and I can still hear his song.
[Gm] [F]
[Fm]
[C] [Am]
[F]
[D]
[Gm] [D]
[Dm] [C]
[Bb] [D]
I'm just an aging drummer boy, [C] and in the wires I used to play, [Gm] and I've called at you
too many a [D] torture session.
Now they say I am a wire criminal, [C] and I'm fading away.
[Gm] Father, please hear my [D] concession.
[D] [Dm]
I [G] have legalized robbery, [D] called it belief.
[G] I have run with the money, [A] I have hid like [D] a thief.
[G] Rewritten history [D] with my armies and [A] my troops.
[C] Invented memories.
[Am] [E] I [D] did burn all the booms, and I can still hear his laughter, [C] and I can still hear his [Em] song.
The moon's too big, the [D] man's too small.
[C]
[D] [C]
[Cm] [G]
[Gm]
[D] When [G] I've tried to be me, I [A] have tried to be mine.
[G] But I've spent like a woman, [A] and I've sucked like a [D] child.
I [G] have lived behind walls, and [D] I may be alone.
Struggling [C] for peace, [Am] which [D] I never have known.
And I can still hear his laughter, [C] and I can still hear [Em] his song.
The moon's too big, the man's [D] too small.
[C]
[D] [C]
[Cm] [G]
[Gm]
[D]
Well, [G] the sun rose on the courtyard, [D] and they all did hear him say,
[G] You're always worse than Judas, [D] but I've got you anyway.
[G] You may have got your silver, but [A] I swear upon [D] my life,
your sister gave [C] me diamonds, [Am] [A]
[D] and I gave them to your wife.
Oh, father, please help me, [C] for I have [Em] done wrong.
The moon's too big, the man's [D] too small.
[C]
[D] [C]
[Cm] [G]
[Gm] [F]
[Fm] [C]
[Am] [F]
[D]
And I can still hear his laughter, [C] [Am] [D]
[C] [Cm]
and I can still hear his song.
[Gm] [F]
[Fm]
[C] [Am]
[F]
[D]
Key:
D
C
G
Gm
A
D
C
G
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
I'm just an aging drummer boy, [C] and in the wires I used to play, [Gm] and I've called at you
too many a [D] torture session. _
Now they say I am a wire criminal, [C] and I'm fading away.
_ [Gm] Father, please hear my [D] concession. _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ I [G] have legalized robbery, _ [D] called it belief.
[G] I have run with the money, [A] I have hid like [D] a thief.
[G] Rewritten history [D] with my armies and [A] my troops.
_ [C] Invented memories.
[Am] _ _ [E] I [D] did burn all the booms, and I can still hear his laughter, [C] and I can still hear his [Em] song.
_ _ _ The moon's too big, the [D] man's too small.
[C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ When [G] I've tried to be me, I [A] have tried to be mine.
[G] But I've spent like a woman, [A] and I've sucked like a [D] child.
I [G] have lived behind walls, and [D] I may be alone. _
Struggling [C] for peace, [Am] _ which [D] I never have known.
And I can still hear his laughter, [C] and I can still hear [Em] his song.
_ _ The moon's too big, the man's [D] too small.
[C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, [G] the sun rose on the courtyard, [D] and they all did hear him say,
[G] You're always worse than Judas, [D] but I've got you anyway.
[G] You may have got your silver, but [A] I swear upon [D] my life,
your sister gave [C] me diamonds, [Am] _ _ [A] _
[D] and I gave them to your wife.
Oh, father, please help me, [C] for I have [Em] done wrong. _ _
The moon's too big, the man's [D] too small.
_ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ And I can still hear his laughter, [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ and I can still hear his song.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
I'm just an aging drummer boy, [C] and in the wires I used to play, [Gm] and I've called at you
too many a [D] torture session. _
Now they say I am a wire criminal, [C] and I'm fading away.
_ [Gm] Father, please hear my [D] concession. _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ I [G] have legalized robbery, _ [D] called it belief.
[G] I have run with the money, [A] I have hid like [D] a thief.
[G] Rewritten history [D] with my armies and [A] my troops.
_ [C] Invented memories.
[Am] _ _ [E] I [D] did burn all the booms, and I can still hear his laughter, [C] and I can still hear his [Em] song.
_ _ _ The moon's too big, the [D] man's too small.
[C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ When [G] I've tried to be me, I [A] have tried to be mine.
[G] But I've spent like a woman, [A] and I've sucked like a [D] child.
I [G] have lived behind walls, and [D] I may be alone. _
Struggling [C] for peace, [Am] _ which [D] I never have known.
And I can still hear his laughter, [C] and I can still hear [Em] his song.
_ _ The moon's too big, the man's [D] too small.
[C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, [G] the sun rose on the courtyard, [D] and they all did hear him say,
[G] You're always worse than Judas, [D] but I've got you anyway.
[G] You may have got your silver, but [A] I swear upon [D] my life,
your sister gave [C] me diamonds, [Am] _ _ [A] _
[D] and I gave them to your wife.
Oh, father, please help me, [C] for I have [Em] done wrong. _ _
The moon's too big, the man's [D] too small.
_ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ And I can still hear his laughter, [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ and I can still hear his song.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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