A Man Me Then Jim
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Capo 2
Intro:
C F C G C x2
Verse:
C
I had one friend in high school recently he hung himself with string
F C
His note said "If livin' is the problem, well that's just baffling."
And at the wake I waited around to see my ex first love
F C
And I barely recognized her, but I knew exactly what she was thinking of
G F C
We sat quietly in the corner whispering close about loss
G F C
And I remembered why I loved her, and I asked her why I drove her off
[Refrão]She said
F G C
The slow fade of love
F G C
Its soft edge might Cut you
F Em
And our poor friend, Jim
C G/B F
Well he just lived within
G C
The slow fade of love
Verse:
C
A woman calls my house once a week; she's always selling things
F C
Some charity, a phone plan, a subscription to a magazine
G F C
And as I turned her down, I always do, there was something trembling in her voice
G F C
I said "Hey, what troubles you?", She said "I'm surprised you noticed"
Verse:
C
Well, my husband, he's leaving, and I can't convince him to stay
F C
and he'll take our daughter with him, she wants to go with him anyway
G F C
I'm sorry I'm hard to live with, living is the problem for me
G F C
I'm selling people things they don't want when I don't know what you need
[Refrão] F G C
He said the slow fade of love
F G C
and it's mist might choke you
F Em
It's my gradual descent
C G/B F
Into a life I never meant
G C
It's the slow fade of love
break:
C F C G F C (similar to intro)
Verse:
C
I was driving south of Melrose; I happened upon my old lover's old house
F C
I found myself staring at the closed up door like the day she threw me out
"Dianna, Dianna, Dianna I would die for you
F C
I'm in love with you completely, I'm afraid that's all I can do"
G F C
She said "You can sleep upon my doorstep, you can promise me indifference, Jim
G F C
But my mind is made up, and I'll never let you in again"
[Refrão] F G C
For the slow fade of love
F G C
It might hit you from below
F Em
It's your gradual descent
C G/B F
Into a life you never meant
G C
It's the slow fade of love
outro:
F G C
It's the slow fade of love x9 (I think it is about 9 time that you slow fade out)
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How to play A Man Me Then Jim
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.