There Was A Man Chords by Pearls Before Swine

Tempo:
156.1 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

F

Eb

Gm

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Pearls Before Swine - There Was A Man chords
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[Bb]
There was [C] a man [Bb] came to [Eb] our town, he [F] wore a suit [Gm] of red,
[Bb] He [C] memorized [Bb] with secret [Eb]
eyes [Bb] that he [F] hid away in [Gm] his head.
[F]
He [Eb] had [F] a scar [Gm] upon his head, [Eb] where there used [Bb] to be [F] a crowd,
[Bb] But he sold [C] his [Bb] robes at the five [Eb] and ten, [Bb] and he lived on [F] the [Gm] edge of town.
[F]
[Bb] That fall [C] he showed us a [Bb]
magic [Eb] leaf, that he [F] could change [Gm] to snow.
[Bb]
He bought [C] it partly [Bb]
with [Eb] his grief [Bb] and partly [F] with [Gm] his soul.
He [F]
[Eb] scattered [F] seeds in [Bb] the
[Gm] alleyways, [Eb] he never [Bb] seemed [F] to rest.
[Bb] And when you [C] went [Bb] to ask him [Eb] why all [Bb] he ever [F] said [Gm] was yes.
[F]
[Bb] He made [Cm] a swan [Bb] from waving [Eb] grass beside [F] a crystal [Gm] shore,
[Bb] And a [C] sunrise spun [Bb] from broken [Eb] glass [Bb] and many [F] things [Gm] wondrous more.
[F]
[Eb] But then [F] his hands [Bb] began [Gm] to burn [Eb] when he heard [Bb] the news [F] from the war.
[Bb] When we cannot [C] find [Bb] each other he [Eb] said, then [Bb] we can't [F] run away [Gm] anymore.
[F]
[Bb] Next day [C] with tears [Bb] along [Eb] his face he passed [F] us on [Gm] the hill.
[Bb]
No [C] one thought [Bb] to ask him [Eb] to stay and [Bb] he knows [F] that we [Gm] never will.
[F]
[Bb] There was [C] a man [Bb] came to [Eb] our town, he wore [F] a suit [Gm] of red,
He [Bb]
[C] memorized [Bb] with secret [Eb] eyes [Bb] that he [F] hid away [Gm] in our head.
[F] [Gm]
[Bb]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Eb
12341116
Gm
123111113
C
3211
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Eb
12341116
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To learn Pearls Before Swine - (1968) There Was A Man chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: C, Bb, Eb, Bb, F, Gm and Eb. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 78 BPM and then match the original tempo of 156 BPM. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: Bb Major.

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[Bb] _ _ _ _ _
There _ was [C] a man [Bb] came to [Eb] our town, _ he [F] wore a suit [Gm] of red, _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ He [C] memorized _ [Bb] with secret [Eb] _
eyes [Bb] that he [F] hid away in [Gm] his head. _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ He [Eb] _ had [F] a scar [Gm] upon _ his head, [Eb] where there used [Bb] to be [F] a crowd,
_ _ [Bb] But he sold [C] his _ [Bb] robes at the five [Eb] and ten, [Bb] and he lived on [F] the [Gm] edge of town.
_ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] That fall [C] he showed us a [Bb] _
magic [Eb] leaf, _ that he [F] could change [Gm] to snow.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _
He bought [C] it partly [Bb] _
with [Eb] his grief [Bb] and partly [F] with [Gm] his soul.
_ He _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] scattered _ [F] _ seeds in [Bb] the _
[Gm] _ _ alleyways, [Eb] he never [Bb] seemed [F] to rest.
_ _ _ [Bb] And when you [C] went [Bb] to ask him [Eb] why all [Bb] he ever _ [F] said _ [Gm] was yes.
_ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] He made [Cm] a swan [Bb] from waving [Eb] grass _ _ beside [F] a crystal _ [Gm] shore,
_ _ _ [Bb] And a [C] sunrise spun [Bb] from broken [Eb] _ glass [Bb] and many [F] things _ [Gm] wondrous more.
_ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] But then [F] his hands [Bb] began _ [Gm] to burn [Eb] when he heard [Bb] the news [F] from the war.
_ _ _ [Bb] When we cannot [C] _ find [Bb] each other he [Eb] said, then [Bb] we can't [F] run away _ [Gm] anymore.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] Next day [C] with tears [Bb] along [Eb] his face he passed [F] us on [Gm] the hill.
_ _ _ [Bb] _
No [C] one thought [Bb] to ask him [Eb] to stay and [Bb] he knows [F] that we [Gm] never will.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] There was [C] a man [Bb] came to [Eb] our town, _ he wore [F] a suit [Gm] of red,
_ _ He [Bb] _ _
[C] memorized _ [Bb] with secret [Eb] _ eyes [Bb] that he _ [F] hid away [Gm] in our head.
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

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