Gov't Mule - "The Man I Want To Be" Chords
Tempo:
146.7 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
G
G#
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[F#m]
[E]
[A]
[E] [A]
[E]
[F#m]
[E]
[Am] [G#m] [E]
[G#]
[G]
[A] [E] I'm here today, with some things I want to get off my chest.
[F#]
Some things [A] I'm starting [E] to realize.
They say as we get older, we get wiser.
I don't know if that's true.
But [F#] I know I've [A] always been lifted [E] from my eyes.
You see it seems that sometimes when someone [Bm] wins, [E] someone has to lose.
[F#] I'm afraid [A] I've been the winner too [E] much.
But when it comes to me and you baby, oh you've always been there.
There [F#m] was times when I was gone, [A] you [E] needed my touch.
But you [F#m] [E] know I [C#m] love [B] you, [G#] I know you do.
[G] So tell [A] me you'll never give up on [E] me.
I can be everything those people [C#] say,
[G#] everything.
[G] I [A] can't be the man I don't [E] want to be.
I refuse to listen baby, you try to tell me so many times.
[F#] I was [A] headed down the wrong way.
[E] I got this one way ticket baby, I think I might have to cash it in.
[F#]
Baby coming [A] home would be the best [E] thing for me.
You see I don't [D] want to lose [A] you, [F#m] [E] if I do nobody wins.
[F#]
I know it's up [A] to me to make it [E] right this time.
So give me one more [Bm] chance [E] baby, I swear I won't let you down.
[F#] Take my hand, [A] let me say this on [E] the way.
I'm here today, there's so many things I want to say.
[F#] Some [A] things I finally [E] realized.
The absence makes the heart grow fonder.
I don't know if that's really true.
But [F#] I know I cried [A] a thousand tears from my [E]
eyes.
You [F#m] [E] know I [C#m] love you, [G#] I know you do.
[G]
So tell [A] me you'll never give up [E] on me.
[C#m] I can be [Bm] [E] everything those people say,
[G#] everything.
I [G]
can [A] be the man I want [E] to be.
[C#m] Oh, [C]
[B]
[E] [F#m] [E] [F#m] [E]
[G#]
[G] [A]
[E]
[C#m] [Bm] [E]
[F#m] [G#]
[G] yeah.
[A]
[E]
[G#]
[Em] [A]
[E]
[G#] You
[G] [A]
[Em] [E]
know I love [G#] you, I know you do.
Tell [G] [Em] [A] me [E] you'll never give up on me.
I can be everything those people [C#m] say, [G#] everything.
[G] I can be [A] the man [E] I want to be.
[G] [A]
[E] [C#m]
[G] [A]
[E] You
[G] [A]
[E] know
[F#m] [E] I love [C#m]
you, [G#] I know you do.
[G] Tell me [A] you'll never give up on me.
[E]
[F#m]
[E]
[A]
[E] [A]
[E]
[F#m]
[E]
[Am] [G#m] [E]
[G#]
[G]
[A] [E] I'm here today, with some things I want to get off my chest.
[F#]
Some things [A] I'm starting [E] to realize.
They say as we get older, we get wiser.
I don't know if that's true.
But [F#] I know I've [A] always been lifted [E] from my eyes.
You see it seems that sometimes when someone [Bm] wins, [E] someone has to lose.
[F#] I'm afraid [A] I've been the winner too [E] much.
But when it comes to me and you baby, oh you've always been there.
There [F#m] was times when I was gone, [A] you [E] needed my touch.
But you [F#m] [E] know I [C#m] love [B] you, [G#] I know you do.
[G] So tell [A] me you'll never give up on [E] me.
I can be everything those people [C#] say,
[G#] everything.
[G] I [A] can't be the man I don't [E] want to be.
I refuse to listen baby, you try to tell me so many times.
[F#] I was [A] headed down the wrong way.
[E] I got this one way ticket baby, I think I might have to cash it in.
[F#]
Baby coming [A] home would be the best [E] thing for me.
You see I don't [D] want to lose [A] you, [F#m] [E] if I do nobody wins.
[F#]
I know it's up [A] to me to make it [E] right this time.
So give me one more [Bm] chance [E] baby, I swear I won't let you down.
[F#] Take my hand, [A] let me say this on [E] the way.
I'm here today, there's so many things I want to say.
[F#] Some [A] things I finally [E] realized.
The absence makes the heart grow fonder.
I don't know if that's really true.
But [F#] I know I cried [A] a thousand tears from my [E]
eyes.
You [F#m] [E] know I [C#m] love you, [G#] I know you do.
[G]
So tell [A] me you'll never give up [E] on me.
[C#m] I can be [Bm] [E] everything those people say,
[G#] everything.
I [G]
can [A] be the man I want [E] to be.
[C#m] Oh, [C]
[B]
[E] [F#m] [E] [F#m] [E]
[G#]
[G] [A]
[E]
[C#m] [Bm] [E]
[F#m] [G#]
[G] yeah.
[A]
[E]
[G#]
[Em] [A]
[E]
[G#] You
[G] [A]
[Em] [E]
know I love [G#] you, I know you do.
Tell [G] [Em] [A] me [E] you'll never give up on me.
I can be everything those people [C#m] say, [G#] everything.
[G] I can be [A] the man [E] I want to be.
[G] [A]
[E] [C#m]
[G] [A]
[E] You
[G] [A]
[E] know
[F#m] [E] I love [C#m]
you, [G#] I know you do.
[G] Tell me [A] you'll never give up on me.
[E]
Key:
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_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G#m] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] I'm _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ here today, _ _ _ with some things I want to get off my chest.
_ _ _ [F#] _
Some things [A] I'm starting [E] to realize.
_ _ _ _ They say as we get older, _ _ we get wiser.
_ I don't know if that's true.
But [F#] I know _ I've [A] always been lifted _ [E] from my eyes. _ _
_ You see it seems that sometimes when someone [Bm] wins, _ [E] _ _ someone has to lose.
_ [F#] _ I'm afraid [A] I've been the winner too [E] much. _ _
_ _ _ _ But when it comes to me and you baby, _ _ _ _ oh you've always been there.
There [F#m] was times when I was gone, [A] _ _ you [E] needed my touch. _ _ _ _ _
But you [F#m] [E] know I [C#m] love [B] you, [G#] I know you _ do. _ _ _
[G] _ So tell [A] me you'll never give up on [E] me. _ _ _ _
I can be everything those people [C#] say, _
_ [G#] everything. _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ I [A] can't be the man I don't [E] want to be. _ _ _ _
_ _ I refuse to listen baby, _ you try to tell me so many times.
_ _ [F#] _ I was [A] headed down the wrong way.
[E] _ I _ _ _ _ _ _ got this one way ticket baby, _ _ I think I might have to cash it in.
[F#] _ _
Baby coming [A] home would be the best [E] thing for me.
_ _ _ _ _ _ You see I don't [D] want to lose [A] you, _ [F#m] _ [E] if I do nobody wins.
_ _ [F#] _
_ I know it's up [A] to me to make it [E] right this time. _ _ _ _ _
So give me one more [Bm] chance [E] baby, _ I swear I won't let you down. _
_ [F#] Take my hand, _ [A] let me say this on [E] the way. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I'm here today, _ _ _ _ there's so many things I want to say.
_ _ [F#] _ _ Some [A] things I _ finally _ [E] realized. _
_ _ _ _ The absence makes the heart grow _ fonder.
_ I don't know if that's really true.
_ _ But [F#] I know I cried [A] a thousand tears from my [E]
eyes.
_ _ _ _ _ You [F#m] [E] know I [C#m] love you, [G#] I know you _ do.
_ _ _ [G] _
So tell [A] me you'll never give up [E] on me.
_ _ _ _ [C#m] I can be _ [Bm] [E] everything those people say, _
[G#] everything.
_ _ _ I [G] _
_ _ can [A] be the man I want [E] to _ be. _ _ _
[C#m] Oh, _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ [E] _
[G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ [Bm] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ yeah.
[A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ You _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ know I love _ [G#] you, I know you do.
Tell _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ me _ [E] _ _ you'll never give up on me.
_ I can be everything those people [C#m] say, _ [G#] _ everything. _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ I can be [A] the man _ [E] I want to be. _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ You _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ know _ _
_ [F#m] _ [E] I love [C#m] _
you, [G#] I know you _ do. _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ Tell me [A] _ _ _ you'll never give up on me.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G#m] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] I'm _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ here today, _ _ _ with some things I want to get off my chest.
_ _ _ [F#] _
Some things [A] I'm starting [E] to realize.
_ _ _ _ They say as we get older, _ _ we get wiser.
_ I don't know if that's true.
But [F#] I know _ I've [A] always been lifted _ [E] from my eyes. _ _
_ You see it seems that sometimes when someone [Bm] wins, _ [E] _ _ someone has to lose.
_ [F#] _ I'm afraid [A] I've been the winner too [E] much. _ _
_ _ _ _ But when it comes to me and you baby, _ _ _ _ oh you've always been there.
There [F#m] was times when I was gone, [A] _ _ you [E] needed my touch. _ _ _ _ _
But you [F#m] [E] know I [C#m] love [B] you, [G#] I know you _ do. _ _ _
[G] _ So tell [A] me you'll never give up on [E] me. _ _ _ _
I can be everything those people [C#] say, _
_ [G#] everything. _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ I [A] can't be the man I don't [E] want to be. _ _ _ _
_ _ I refuse to listen baby, _ you try to tell me so many times.
_ _ [F#] _ I was [A] headed down the wrong way.
[E] _ I _ _ _ _ _ _ got this one way ticket baby, _ _ I think I might have to cash it in.
[F#] _ _
Baby coming [A] home would be the best [E] thing for me.
_ _ _ _ _ _ You see I don't [D] want to lose [A] you, _ [F#m] _ [E] if I do nobody wins.
_ _ [F#] _
_ I know it's up [A] to me to make it [E] right this time. _ _ _ _ _
So give me one more [Bm] chance [E] baby, _ I swear I won't let you down. _
_ [F#] Take my hand, _ [A] let me say this on [E] the way. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I'm here today, _ _ _ _ there's so many things I want to say.
_ _ [F#] _ _ Some [A] things I _ finally _ [E] realized. _
_ _ _ _ The absence makes the heart grow _ fonder.
_ I don't know if that's really true.
_ _ But [F#] I know I cried [A] a thousand tears from my [E]
eyes.
_ _ _ _ _ You [F#m] [E] know I [C#m] love you, [G#] I know you _ do.
_ _ _ [G] _
So tell [A] me you'll never give up [E] on me.
_ _ _ _ [C#m] I can be _ [Bm] [E] everything those people say, _
[G#] everything.
_ _ _ I [G] _
_ _ can [A] be the man I want [E] to _ be. _ _ _
[C#m] Oh, _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ [E] _
[G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ [Bm] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ yeah.
[A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ You _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ know I love _ [G#] you, I know you do.
Tell _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ me _ [E] _ _ you'll never give up on me.
_ I can be everything those people [C#m] say, _ [G#] _ everything. _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ I can be [A] the man _ [E] I want to be. _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ You _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ know _ _
_ [F#m] _ [E] I love [C#m] _
you, [G#] I know you _ do. _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ Tell me [A] _ _ _ you'll never give up on me.
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