Manchild Chords by Neneh Cherry
Tempo:
113.2 bpm
Chords used:
Bbm
Eb
Db
B
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Ab]
[D] Okay, you're on your own, it's [Fm] late, your [Em] girlfriend is on another date with the hero in your dream.
Turn around, ask [Abm] yourself, so you think you're gonna [Dm] win this time, man, shower.
[Db]
Is it the pain of [E] the dream, or [Ab] the sudden [Db] sinking feeling?
[F] The [Gb] car never seems to work, [D] when it's late, your girlfriend's [E] on a date,
and the hero with her in your [C] dream, and you sleep, you seem like [D] you.
Turn around, ask yourself, turn around, ask [Gm] [Bbm] yourself, [Eb] man child, [Db] will you ever [B] win?
[Bbm]
[Eb] Man child, [B] look at the state [Db] you're in, [Gb] [B] [E] [Db] could you go [E] undercover, [Ab] and see a brand new [Db] lover?
Could you [F] be someone [Gb] else for a [D] night, maybe someone else will [E] love you,
you'd sell your soul for a tacky [C] song, like the one you hear on the [D] radio.
Turn around, ask yourself, turn around, ask [Gm] [Bbm] yourself, [Eb] man child, [Db] will you [B] ever win?
[Bbm]
[Eb] Man child, [B] look at the state you're [Db]
in, [Bbm] man [Eb] child, [Db] you won't [B] make me cry, [Bbm] [Eb] man child, [Bbm] [Eb] man child, [Bbm]
[Eb] man child.
[Ebm] From Monday down to Friday, keep working on another [Bbm] man's car.
[Ebm] Home isn't in [Ab] the factory, [Ebm]
it doesn't matter where [Bbm] you are.
[Gbm] [N]
Turn around and ask yourself, is this communication?
Accentuate the tone, and could you give some illustration?
Man child, you know what, I turn the microphone on, control communication, when [Ab] I'm taking it and flowing to the point where I need air that I breathe.
And to an audience that's waiting and excited to receive, for the meantime, another [N] me-rhyme.
I keep on saying it, I don't know what the time is, and the car will keep on playing.
It's through the speaker boxes, lies my diagnosis, because I believe in miracles and words instead of jokes.
And now, R-E-S-P-E-N-C-T, you speak to self-express, no stress, they're not confusing.
Just believe that all you need is the air that you breathe. Ask [Bbm] yourself.
[Eb] Man child, [Db] where you ever [B]
been?
[Bbm] [Eb] Man child, [B] look at the [Db] state you're in.
[Bbm] [Eb] Man child, [Db] you won't make [B] me cry.
[Bbm]
[Eb] Man child, [Bbm] [Eb] man child, [Bbm] [Eb] man child.
[B] It's the apple of [Db] your eye.
One spit, twice shot, boy don't you bite me again.
Just take it in, and go tell your friends.
Are you ready for the words?
I'll turn the microphone on, a figure of speech, to reach you at the back, and so on the style.
I'm stimulating dance floors, raise your body temperature now.
And it's the man's fault, power in the act.
You know now, it's my [Gb] diagnosis, because I believe in miracles, words, and heavy doses.
[D] Okay, you're on your own, it's [Fm] late, your [Em] girlfriend is on another date with the hero in your dream.
Turn around, ask [Abm] yourself, so you think you're gonna [Dm] win this time, man, shower.
[Db]
Is it the pain of [E] the dream, or [Ab] the sudden [Db] sinking feeling?
[F] The [Gb] car never seems to work, [D] when it's late, your girlfriend's [E] on a date,
and the hero with her in your [C] dream, and you sleep, you seem like [D] you.
Turn around, ask yourself, turn around, ask [Gm] [Bbm] yourself, [Eb] man child, [Db] will you ever [B] win?
[Bbm]
[Eb] Man child, [B] look at the state [Db] you're in, [Gb] [B] [E] [Db] could you go [E] undercover, [Ab] and see a brand new [Db] lover?
Could you [F] be someone [Gb] else for a [D] night, maybe someone else will [E] love you,
you'd sell your soul for a tacky [C] song, like the one you hear on the [D] radio.
Turn around, ask yourself, turn around, ask [Gm] [Bbm] yourself, [Eb] man child, [Db] will you [B] ever win?
[Bbm]
[Eb] Man child, [B] look at the state you're [Db]
in, [Bbm] man [Eb] child, [Db] you won't [B] make me cry, [Bbm] [Eb] man child, [Bbm] [Eb] man child, [Bbm]
[Eb] man child.
[Ebm] From Monday down to Friday, keep working on another [Bbm] man's car.
[Ebm] Home isn't in [Ab] the factory, [Ebm]
it doesn't matter where [Bbm] you are.
[Gbm] [N]
Turn around and ask yourself, is this communication?
Accentuate the tone, and could you give some illustration?
Man child, you know what, I turn the microphone on, control communication, when [Ab] I'm taking it and flowing to the point where I need air that I breathe.
And to an audience that's waiting and excited to receive, for the meantime, another [N] me-rhyme.
I keep on saying it, I don't know what the time is, and the car will keep on playing.
It's through the speaker boxes, lies my diagnosis, because I believe in miracles and words instead of jokes.
And now, R-E-S-P-E-N-C-T, you speak to self-express, no stress, they're not confusing.
Just believe that all you need is the air that you breathe. Ask [Bbm] yourself.
[Eb] Man child, [Db] where you ever [B]
been?
[Bbm] [Eb] Man child, [B] look at the [Db] state you're in.
[Bbm] [Eb] Man child, [Db] you won't make [B] me cry.
[Bbm]
[Eb] Man child, [Bbm] [Eb] man child, [Bbm] [Eb] man child.
[B] It's the apple of [Db] your eye.
One spit, twice shot, boy don't you bite me again.
Just take it in, and go tell your friends.
Are you ready for the words?
I'll turn the microphone on, a figure of speech, to reach you at the back, and so on the style.
I'm stimulating dance floors, raise your body temperature now.
And it's the man's fault, power in the act.
You know now, it's my [Gb] diagnosis, because I believe in miracles, words, and heavy doses.
Key:
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Eb
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B
Ab
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Eb
Db
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] Okay, you're on your own, it's [Fm] late, your [Em] girlfriend is on another date with the hero in your dream.
Turn around, ask [Abm] yourself, so you think you're gonna [Dm] win this time, man, shower.
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Is it the pain of [E] the dream, or [Ab] the sudden [Db] sinking feeling?
_ _ _ [F] The [Gb] car never seems to work, [D] when it's late, your girlfriend's [E] on a date,
and the hero with her in your [C] dream, and you sleep, you seem like [D] you.
Turn around, ask yourself, _ turn around, ask [Gm] _ [Bbm] yourself, [Eb] man child, [Db] will you ever [B] win?
[Bbm] _ _
[Eb] Man child, [B] look at the state [Db] you're in, [Gb] _ [B] _ [E] _ [Db] could you go _ [E] undercover, [Ab] and see a brand new [Db] lover?
Could you _ [F] be someone [Gb] else for a [D] night, maybe someone else will [E] love you,
you'd sell your soul for a tacky [C] song, like the one you hear on the [D] radio.
Turn around, ask yourself, _ turn around, ask _ [Gm] [Bbm] yourself, [Eb] man child, _ [Db] will you [B] ever win?
_ [Bbm] _
[Eb] Man child, [B] look at the state you're [Db]
in, [Bbm] _ man [Eb] _ child, [Db] you won't [B] make me cry, _ [Bbm] _ [Eb] man child, [Bbm] _ _ [Eb] man child, [Bbm] _
[Eb] man child. _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ From Monday down to Friday, keep working on another [Bbm] man's car. _ _
_ [Ebm] _ Home isn't in [Ab] the factory, [Ebm]
it doesn't matter where [Bbm] you are. _
_ _ [Gbm] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Turn around and ask yourself, is this communication?
Accentuate the tone, and could you give some illustration?
Man child, you know what, I turn the microphone on, control communication, when [Ab] I'm taking it and flowing to the point where I need air that I breathe.
And to an audience that's waiting and excited to receive, for the meantime, another [N] me-rhyme.
I keep on saying it, I don't know what the time is, and the car will keep on playing.
It's through the speaker boxes, lies my diagnosis, because I believe in miracles and words instead of jokes.
And now, R-E-S-P-E-N-C-T, you speak to self-express, no stress, they're not confusing.
Just believe that all you need is the air that you breathe. Ask [Bbm] yourself. _
[Eb] Man child, [Db] where you ever [B]
been?
[Bbm] _ _ [Eb] Man child, [B] look at the [Db] state you're in.
[Bbm] _ _ [Eb] Man child, [Db] you won't make [B] me cry.
_ [Bbm] _
[Eb] Man child, [Bbm] _ _ [Eb] man child, [Bbm] _ [Eb] man child. _
[B] It's the apple of [Db] your eye. _
One spit, twice shot, boy don't you bite me again.
Just take it in, and go tell your friends.
Are you ready for the words?
I'll turn the microphone on, a figure of speech, to reach you at the back, and so on the style.
I'm stimulating dance floors, raise your body temperature now.
And it's the man's fault, power in the act.
You know now, it's my [Gb] diagnosis, because I believe in miracles, words, and heavy doses. _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] Okay, you're on your own, it's [Fm] late, your [Em] girlfriend is on another date with the hero in your dream.
Turn around, ask [Abm] yourself, so you think you're gonna [Dm] win this time, man, shower.
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Is it the pain of [E] the dream, or [Ab] the sudden [Db] sinking feeling?
_ _ _ [F] The [Gb] car never seems to work, [D] when it's late, your girlfriend's [E] on a date,
and the hero with her in your [C] dream, and you sleep, you seem like [D] you.
Turn around, ask yourself, _ turn around, ask [Gm] _ [Bbm] yourself, [Eb] man child, [Db] will you ever [B] win?
[Bbm] _ _
[Eb] Man child, [B] look at the state [Db] you're in, [Gb] _ [B] _ [E] _ [Db] could you go _ [E] undercover, [Ab] and see a brand new [Db] lover?
Could you _ [F] be someone [Gb] else for a [D] night, maybe someone else will [E] love you,
you'd sell your soul for a tacky [C] song, like the one you hear on the [D] radio.
Turn around, ask yourself, _ turn around, ask _ [Gm] [Bbm] yourself, [Eb] man child, _ [Db] will you [B] ever win?
_ [Bbm] _
[Eb] Man child, [B] look at the state you're [Db]
in, [Bbm] _ man [Eb] _ child, [Db] you won't [B] make me cry, _ [Bbm] _ [Eb] man child, [Bbm] _ _ [Eb] man child, [Bbm] _
[Eb] man child. _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ From Monday down to Friday, keep working on another [Bbm] man's car. _ _
_ [Ebm] _ Home isn't in [Ab] the factory, [Ebm]
it doesn't matter where [Bbm] you are. _
_ _ [Gbm] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Turn around and ask yourself, is this communication?
Accentuate the tone, and could you give some illustration?
Man child, you know what, I turn the microphone on, control communication, when [Ab] I'm taking it and flowing to the point where I need air that I breathe.
And to an audience that's waiting and excited to receive, for the meantime, another [N] me-rhyme.
I keep on saying it, I don't know what the time is, and the car will keep on playing.
It's through the speaker boxes, lies my diagnosis, because I believe in miracles and words instead of jokes.
And now, R-E-S-P-E-N-C-T, you speak to self-express, no stress, they're not confusing.
Just believe that all you need is the air that you breathe. Ask [Bbm] yourself. _
[Eb] Man child, [Db] where you ever [B]
been?
[Bbm] _ _ [Eb] Man child, [B] look at the [Db] state you're in.
[Bbm] _ _ [Eb] Man child, [Db] you won't make [B] me cry.
_ [Bbm] _
[Eb] Man child, [Bbm] _ _ [Eb] man child, [Bbm] _ [Eb] man child. _
[B] It's the apple of [Db] your eye. _
One spit, twice shot, boy don't you bite me again.
Just take it in, and go tell your friends.
Are you ready for the words?
I'll turn the microphone on, a figure of speech, to reach you at the back, and so on the style.
I'm stimulating dance floors, raise your body temperature now.
And it's the man's fault, power in the act.
You know now, it's my [Gb] diagnosis, because I believe in miracles, words, and heavy doses. _ _ _