Chords for Dire Straits - The Man's Too Strong

Tempo:
95.15 bpm
Chords used:

D

C

G

Am

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Dire Straits -  The Man's Too Strong chords
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[Dm] [C]
[Gm] [Dm] [D]
[Dm] [G] [C]
[Bb] [C] [D]
I'm just an aging trouble boy [C] and in the wars I used to play
and [Gm] I've called at you too many [D] a torture session
now they say I am a war criminal [C] and I'm fading away
[Gm] father please [D] hear my confession [C]
[Dm] I
[D] [G] have legalized robbery
[D] call it belief I [G] have a run with the money
I [D] have a hit like [G] rewritten history with [D] my armies and my
crows [C] invented [Am] memories
I [D] did burn all the books and I can still hear [Dm] his laugh
[C] and I can still hear his [Em] song the man's too big
[D] the man's too [C] small
[Am] [D]
[C] [Cm]
[G] [Gm]
[D]
when [G] I tried to be meek I [D] have tried to be mild
[G] but it's bad like a woman and [D] soft like a child
[G] I have lived behind walls that [D] may be a room
striving [C] for peace [Am]
which [D] I never have known and I can still hear his laugh
[Dm] and [C] I can still hear [Em] his song the man's too big
the [D] man's too small
[C] [D]
[C] [Cm]
[G] [Gm] well [D]
[G] the sun rose on the courtyard and [D] they all did hear him say
[G] you're always worth it Judas [D] but I got you anyway
[G] you may have got your silver but I [D] swear upon my life
my sister gave [Am] me diamonds
[A] [D] and I give them to her wife
oh father [Dm] please help me [C] for I [Em] have done wrong
the man's too big the [D] man's too small
[C] [D]
[C] [Cm] [G]
[Gm]
[F] [Fm] [C]
[Am] [F]
[Am] [D]
I have lived
[C] [D]
[C] behind [Cm] walls [G] that may be a room striving for [Gm] peace which
[F]
[Fm]
[C] [Am]
[F] [Am]
[D] I never have known and I can still hear his laugh and I can still hear his song the man's too big
Key:  
D
1321
C
3211
G
2131
Am
2311
Dm
2311
D
1321
C
3211
G
2131
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To learn Dire Straits - (Remastered 1996) The Mans Too Strong chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - Am, D, G, D and C of chords. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 47 BPM and then match the original tempo of 95 BPM. With an eye on the song's key D Minor, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [D] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ _
I'm just an aging trouble boy [C] and in the wars I used to play
and [Gm] I've called at you too many [D] a torture session _
now they say I am a war criminal [C] and I'm fading away
[Gm] father please [D] hear my confession _ [C]
[Dm] I _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] have legalized robbery
[D] call it belief I [G] have a run with the money
I [D] have a hit like _ [G] _ rewritten history with [D] my armies and my
crows _ [C] invented [Am] memories
I [D] did burn all the books and I can still hear [Dm] his laugh
[C] and I can still hear his [Em] song the _ _ man's too big
[D] the man's too [C] small
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ when [G] I tried to be meek I [D] have tried to be mild
[G] but it's bad like a woman and [D] soft like a child
[G] I have lived behind walls that [D] may be a room
striving [C] for peace [Am] _
_ which [D] I never have known and I can still hear his laugh
[Dm] and [C] I can still hear [Em] his song the _ man's too big
the [D] man's too small
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] well _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] the sun rose on the courtyard and [D] they all did hear him say
[G] you're always worth it Judas [D] but I got you anyway
[G] you may have got your silver but I [D] swear upon my life
my sister gave [Am] me diamonds _
[A] _ _ [D] and I give them to her wife
oh father [Dm] please help me [C] for I [Em] have done wrong _
_ the man's too big the [D] man's too small
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ I have lived _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ behind [Cm] walls [G] that _ may be a room striving for [Gm] peace which _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[D] _ _ _ I never have _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
known _ and I can still hear his laugh and I can still hear his song the man's too big _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was composed by Mark Knopfler.

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