Honest Man Chords by Lowell George
Tempo:
78.65 bpm
Chords used:
D
F
Am
C
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Am]
[D] [Am] Somebody, can you tell me about the difference [D] from one man to another?
How come some people are [A] always running, and everybody [Am] around them [F] is excusing?
He thinks we're fool, we are useless, [C] he don't know how to [D] live a better life, [C] or how to give [D] when he takes [F] all he makes.
[E]
Is that the [A] way of an honest man?
[F] He's [D] doing the best he [F] can.
Is that the [A] way of an [Am] honest man?
[D] He's doing the best he [F] can.
[Am]
I've got some good friends, you know they'll satisfy, most of the [D] time with a little, with a little [Am] ease, ease of mind.
[F] They don't need no alibis, no excuses, no telling [C] lies, you know they know [D] how to live, and let live, [C] how to give [D] when they take [F] all they make.
A [E]
lot of heartbreak, [Am] honest [F] man, [Bm]
doing [F] the best he [A] can.
[Am] Is that the way of an honest [D]
man?
[F] He's doing the best he can.
[E]
[F] [E]
[A] Honest man, [F] [D] doing the best he can.
[Am] Don't take a vision, or a religion, [D] understanding just [Am] now, that's the man to be.
No, [F] you don't need no alibis, no excuses, no telling [C] lies, when you know how to [D] live, let live, [C] how to give [D] when you take [F] all you make.
A [E] lot of heartbreak, [Am] honest [F] man, [D] doing the best he [F] [Am] [D]
[Am] [F] [D]
can.
[Am] [D] [Am] [D]
[D] [Am] Somebody, can you tell me about the difference [D] from one man to another?
How come some people are [A] always running, and everybody [Am] around them [F] is excusing?
He thinks we're fool, we are useless, [C] he don't know how to [D] live a better life, [C] or how to give [D] when he takes [F] all he makes.
[E]
Is that the [A] way of an honest man?
[F] He's [D] doing the best he [F] can.
Is that the [A] way of an [Am] honest man?
[D] He's doing the best he [F] can.
[Am]
I've got some good friends, you know they'll satisfy, most of the [D] time with a little, with a little [Am] ease, ease of mind.
[F] They don't need no alibis, no excuses, no telling [C] lies, you know they know [D] how to live, and let live, [C] how to give [D] when they take [F] all they make.
A [E]
lot of heartbreak, [Am] honest [F] man, [Bm]
doing [F] the best he [A] can.
[Am] Is that the way of an honest [D]
man?
[F] He's doing the best he can.
[E]
[F] [E]
[A] Honest man, [F] [D] doing the best he can.
[Am] Don't take a vision, or a religion, [D] understanding just [Am] now, that's the man to be.
No, [F] you don't need no alibis, no excuses, no telling [C] lies, when you know how to [D] live, let live, [C] how to give [D] when you take [F] all you make.
A [E] lot of heartbreak, [Am] honest [F] man, [D] doing the best he [F] [Am] [D]
[Am] [F] [D]
can.
[Am] [D] [Am] [D]
Key:
D
F
Am
C
A
D
F
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_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Am] Somebody, _ can you tell me about the difference [D] from one man to another?
How come some people are [A] always running, and everybody _ [Am] around them [F] is excusing?
He thinks we're fool, we are useless, [C] he don't know how to [D] live a better life, [C] or how to give [D] when he _ takes [F] all he makes.
_ [E] _
Is that the [A] way of an honest man?
[F] He's [D] doing the best he [F] can.
Is that the [A] way of an [Am] honest man?
[D] He's doing the best he [F] can.
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I've got some good friends, you know they'll satisfy, most of the [D] time with a little, _ _ with a little [Am] ease, ease of mind. _ _
_ _ [F] They don't need no alibis, no excuses, no telling [C] lies, you know they know [D] how to live, and let live, [C] how to give [D] when they take [F] all they make.
A [E]
lot of heartbreak, [Am] honest [F] man, _ [Bm]
doing [F] the best he [A] can.
[Am] Is that the way of an honest [D]
man?
[F] He's doing the best he can.
_ [E] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] Honest man, [F] _ [D] doing the best he can.
_ [Am] Don't take a vision, or a religion, [D] _ _ understanding just _ [Am] now, that's the man to be. _ _
No, _ [F] you don't need no alibis, no excuses, no telling [C] lies, when you know how to [D] live, let live, [C] how to give [D] when you take [F] all you make.
A [E] lot of heartbreak, _ _ [Am] honest [F] man, [D] doing the best he [F] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _
can.
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Am] Somebody, _ can you tell me about the difference [D] from one man to another?
How come some people are [A] always running, and everybody _ [Am] around them [F] is excusing?
He thinks we're fool, we are useless, [C] he don't know how to [D] live a better life, [C] or how to give [D] when he _ takes [F] all he makes.
_ [E] _
Is that the [A] way of an honest man?
[F] He's [D] doing the best he [F] can.
Is that the [A] way of an [Am] honest man?
[D] He's doing the best he [F] can.
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I've got some good friends, you know they'll satisfy, most of the [D] time with a little, _ _ with a little [Am] ease, ease of mind. _ _
_ _ [F] They don't need no alibis, no excuses, no telling [C] lies, you know they know [D] how to live, and let live, [C] how to give [D] when they take [F] all they make.
A [E]
lot of heartbreak, [Am] honest [F] man, _ [Bm]
doing [F] the best he [A] can.
[Am] Is that the way of an honest [D]
man?
[F] He's doing the best he can.
_ [E] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] Honest man, [F] _ [D] doing the best he can.
_ [Am] Don't take a vision, or a religion, [D] _ _ understanding just _ [Am] now, that's the man to be. _ _
No, _ [F] you don't need no alibis, no excuses, no telling [C] lies, when you know how to [D] live, let live, [C] how to give [D] when you take [F] all you make.
A [E] lot of heartbreak, _ _ [Am] honest [F] man, [D] doing the best he [F] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _
can.
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _
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