Chords for Janis Joplin - I Need a Man to Love lyrics

Tempo:
92.2 bpm
Chords used:

D

A

Em

C

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Janis Joplin - I Need a Man to Love lyrics chords
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[C] [A]
[D] [A] [D]
[Bm] [Em] [D]
[Em] [A] [C] [D]
[Em] [D]
[Em] [Am] [C] [D]
I [C] need a man to love [D] me.
Don't you [B] understand, [A] baby?
[C] Why [D] I [C] need a man to love me?
[Dm]
[B] [F#] [B]
[F#] I'm just saying [B] it can't be too much to me, you [F#] know.
Can't be enough, [G] can't be enough, can't [G#] be enough.
[A] [A#] [D] Can't be just enough, [E] [A]
[Em] just can't [E] be.
No, it just [Am]
[C] [D] [E] [A] can't be.
And [Em] if it were, there's [A] none around.
No, [Em]
[D] [Em] no, it just [A] can't be.
Oh, no, it can't [D]
[Em] be.
Oh, [D]
[Em] won't you [A] let me hold you?
[D]
[Em] I will just hold [A] you.
[C] [Dm]
[C] Won't you let me?
[G] [D]
[C] [F#] I'll just put my arms around you [B] like the circles of a rounder's [F#] arm.
At [B] least until the morning comes, [F#] because it [G]
[G#] [A] can't be [A#] enough, can't be enough, [D] can't be just enough.
[A]
[C] Just can't [Bm] be.
No, it [Em]
[C] [D] just can't be.
No, [C] no, it just [A] can't be.
And [C] why can't [Dm] [Em]
[D] [Am]
[Em] it [G] be?
Oh, it just [Am] can't be.
[D] [F] [D]
[Em] [A]
[Em] [E] [Am]
[A] [Em] [A]
[Em] [Am] [A]
[Bm] [Am] [A]
[B]
[Em] [Am]
[D] [C] Oh, [Dm]
[C] baby, [C] I [D]
need a man to [Am] love me.
Why [D] I [Em] need a man [C] to love [D]
[E] me?
But I [F#] believe that someday [D] and somehow,
soon [B] as my [F#] dreams and all my [B] plans just cannot run out, you [F#] know.
Can't be [G] enough, [G#]
[A] [A#] can't [D] be just enough, can't be [Am]
enough.
No, [G] it just can't be.
[Em] No, it just can't [C] be.
Oh, baby, baby, baby, just [B] can't be.
No, it just [A] can't be.
And who [Em] could be fooling me?
No, it just can't be.
I got arms around the corner.
No, it [A] just can't be.
No, no, come on.
[E] No, it just can't be.
Please, can't you see?
[Dm] [C]
Key:  
D
1321
A
1231
Em
121
C
3211
Am
2311
D
1321
A
1231
Em
121
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To start learning Big Brother & The Holding Company, Janis Joplin - I Need A Man To Love chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: C, Am, D, Em, F#, Bm, F#, Em and Am. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 46 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 92 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: C Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Bm] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [D]
I [C] need a man to love _ [D] me.
Don't you [B] understand, [A] baby?
_ [C] Why [D] I [C] need a man to love me?
[Dm] _
_ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ I'm just saying [B] it can't be too much to me, you [F#] know.
Can't be enough, [G] can't be enough, can't [G#] be enough.
[A] _ _ [A#] _ _ [D] Can't be just enough, _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ [Em] just can't [E] be.
No, it just [Am] _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ [A] can't be.
And [Em] if it were, there's [A] none around.
No, [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [Em] no, it just [A] can't be.
Oh, no, it can't _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ be.
Oh, [D] _
_ [Em] won't you [A] let me hold you?
[D] _
[Em] I will just hold [A] you.
_ [C] _ _ [Dm] _
_ [C] Won't you let me?
[G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [C] _ [F#] I'll just put my arms around you [B] like the circles of a rounder's [F#] arm.
At _ _ [B] least until the morning comes, [F#] because it _ [G] _ _
_ [G#] _ [A] can't be [A#] enough, can't be enough, [D] can't be just enough.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [C] Just can't [Bm] be.
No, it [Em] _ _
_ [C] _ [D] just can't be.
No, [C] no, it just [A] can't be.
And [C] why can't _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [Em] _ it [G] be?
Oh, it just [Am] can't be.
[D] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _
_ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ Oh, [Dm] _ _
_ [C] baby, [C] I _ _ [D]
need a man to [Am] love me.
_ _ Why [D] I [Em] need a man [C] to love [D] _
_ [E] me?
But I [F#] believe that someday [D] and somehow,
soon [B] as my _ _ _ [F#] _ dreams and all my [B] plans just cannot run out, you [F#] know.
Can't be [G] enough, _ [G#] _
_ [A] _ _ [A#] _ _ can't [D] be just enough, can't be _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
enough.
No, [G] it just can't be.
[Em] No, it just can't [C] be.
Oh, baby, baby, baby, just [B] can't be.
No, it just [A] can't be.
And who [Em] could be fooling me?
No, it just can't be.
I got arms _ around the corner.
No, it [A] just can't be.
No, no, come on.
_ _ [E] No, it just can't be.
Please, can't you see?
[Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Janis Joplin and Sam Andrew.

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