Be A Man
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Capo 4
G Bm Em
The sun dawn light
G Bm Em
And I hear it saying
G Bm Em
That our day is done
G Bm Em
And this love is breaking
C
We both know that you wanna go
D
Your heart's already gone
C
It's gonna hurt but you make it worse
D
When you keep hanging on
G D
Just be a man about it
Em C
Don't try to dance around it
G D
Just have the decency to say to me
Em C
That you got other plans
G D
Say you can live without me
Em C
Go on forget about me
G
Walk out that door boy
D Em C
If you think you can
G Bm Em (C)
Just be a maaaaan
G Bm Em
Just be a man about it
G Bm Em
Why do people change
G Bm Em
Why do hearts break open
G Bm Em
And the truth we know
G Bm Em
Have to go unspoken
C D
Look me in the eye and make me cry a thousand tears
C D
Let me hear it straight from you then you can disappear
G D
Just be a man about it
Em C
Don't try to dance around it
G D
Just have the decency to say to me
Em C
That you got other plans
G D
Say you can live without me
Em C
Go on forget about me
G
Walk out that door boy
D Em C
If you think you can
G Bm Em (C)
Just be a maaaaan
G Bm Em
Just be a man about it
C
Oh goodbye, good luck
D
With your new life, your new love
C
Get it over with
Can't take no more of this
D
Why can't you just be strong and
G D
Just be a man about it
Em C
Don't try to dance around it
G D
Just have the decency to say to me
Em C
That you got other plans
G D
Say you can live without me
Em C
Go on forget about me
G
Walk out that door boy
D Em C
If you think you can
G Bm Em (C)
Just be a maaaaan
G Bm Em
Just be a man about it
G
Just be a man
End on: G
How to play Be A Man
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
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.