Chords for The Yardbirds - You're a Better Man Than I

Tempo:
131.25 bpm
Chords used:

F#

Bm

G

A

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Yardbirds - You're a Better Man Than I chords
Start Jamming...
Where are we now?
We're in [G] Kensington in London.
What kind of [A] a place is that?
This is a very [F#] in place with the group and a lot of them have flats here.
Who's the fellow [G] in the middle there?
That's Jeff Beck.
[Am] Is that an English coach?
Oh, no, he [F#] bought that in Chicago on his last tour here.
[G]
[A] [F#]
[G] [D]
[A] [F#]
[Em]
[F#] [C#] [G]
[A] [Em] [Bm]
[F#] [Bm]
[F#] [Bm] Mr.
You're
[F#]
[G] [D] a better [A] man [D] by the way you speak.
[G] [D] [A] [F#] Tell him the stories that he has.
[Em] [D] [F#m]
[G] Oh, well, he doesn't [Bm] cry.
Well, then, Mr.
You're a better [F#] man.
[Bm]
[F#] [Bm]
[F#] Yeah, yeah, [Bm] yeah, I'm a big [F#]
deal.
[A]
[D#m] [F#]
[F#m]
[B] [F#]
[Bm] [F#]
[B] [F#]
[D#m]
[G] You condemn a [A] man.
If [D] you're a pretty [F#] man, say [G] the color of his [A] skin, [F#m]
the color of his soul.
[Em]
Good to [F#] save men, [F#m] for [G] king and country [D] before I die.
[Bm] Mr.
You're a better [F#] man.
[Bm]
[F#]
[Bm] [F#] [Bm]
[F#]
[F#m] [D]
Key:  
F#
134211112
Bm
13421112
G
2131
A
1231
D
1321
F#
134211112
Bm
13421112
G
2131
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To start learning The Yardbirds - Mr. Youre A Better Man Than I chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: Bm, F# and Bm. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 65 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 131. With B Minor as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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Where are we now?
We're in [G] Kensington in London.
What kind of [A] a place is that?
This is a very [F#] in place with the group and a lot of them have flats here.
Who's the fellow [G] in the middle there?
That's Jeff Beck.
[Am] Is that an English coach?
Oh, no, he [F#] bought that in Chicago on his last tour here.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [Bm] Mr.
You're _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] a better [A] man _ [D] by the way you speak. _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ [F#] Tell him the stories that he has. _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[G] Oh, well, he doesn't [Bm] cry.
Well, then, Mr.
You're a better [F#] man.
_ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ Yeah, yeah, [Bm] yeah, I'm a big _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ deal.
_ [A] _ _ _ _
[D#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] You condemn a [A] man.
_ If [D] you're a pretty [F#] man, say _ _ [G] the color of his [A] skin, _ _ [F#m]
the color of his _ soul.
_ [Em] _
Good to [F#] save men, [F#m] for [G] king and country [D] before I die. _ _
[Bm] Mr.
You're a better [F#] man.
_ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _

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