Pieces Of A Man
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Capotraste: Sem capotraste
PIECES OF A MAN by Gil Scott-Heron
Chorded by Levchek
INTRO: Cmaj7 Gm7
Cmaj7 Gm7
Jagged jigsaw pieces
Cmaj7 Gm7
Tossed about the room
Cmaj7 Gm7
I saw my grandma sweeping
Cmaj7 Gm7
With her old straw broom
Fmaj7 Bbmaj7
She didn't know what she was doing
Fmaj7 G/A Am7 Fmaj7 G7
She could hardly understand
Cmaj7 Gm7
That she was really sweeping up..
Cmaj7 Gm7
Cmaj7 Gm7
I saw my daddy greet the mailman
Cmaj7 Gm7
And I heard the mailman say
Cmaj7 Gm7
"Now don't you take this letter to hard now Jimmy
Cmaj7 Gm7
Cause they've laid off nine others today"
Fmaj7 Ebmaj7
He didn't know what he was saying
Fmaj7 G/A A7 Am7 Fmaj7 G7
He could hardly understand
Cmaj7 Gm7
That he was only talking to
Cmaj7 Gm7
Pieces of a man
Fmaj7 Ab
I saw the thunder and heard the lightning!
Em A7
And felt the burden of his shame
Dmaj7 G
And for some unknown reason
Em A7 Am Fmaj7 G7
He never turned my way
Cmaj7 Gm7
Pieces of that letter
Cmaj7 Gm7
Were tossed about that room
Cmaj7 Gm7
And now I hear the sound of sirens
Cmaj7 Gm7
Come knifing through the gloom
Fmaj7 Bbmaj7
They don't know what they are doing
Fmaj7 G/A A7 Am7 Fmaj7 G7
They could hardly understand
Cmaj7 Gm7
That they're only arresting
Cmaj7 Gm7
Pieces of a man
Cmaj7 Bbmaj7
I saw him go to pieces
Cmaj7 Bbmaj7
I saw him go to pieces
Cmaj7 Bbmaj7
He was always such a good man
Cmaj7 Bbmaj7
He was always such a strong man
Cmaj7 Bbmaj7
Yeah, I saw him go to pieces
Cmaj7 Bbmaj7
I saw him go to pieces
OUTRO: Cmaj7 Bbmaj7
How to play Pieces Of A Man
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is A. 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.