Xanman
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I
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NTRO
Bass guitar
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-5h7--7---5h7--7---5h7--7---75------|
E|------------------------------765-3-|
E
Xanman, Xanman
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verse 1
Play the chords in every verse like this
E A
e|-----------| e|-----------|
B|-7/9--9-xx-| B|-----------|
G|-7/9--9-xx-| G|-4/6--6-xx-|
D|-7/9--9-xx-| D|-5/7--7-xx-|
A|-5/7--7-xx-| A|-5/7--7-xx-|
E|-----------| E|-3/5--5-xx-|
E
Don't you understand? You're not crying for your man.
A E
But it sure ain't tears of joy
E
When you gonna see, that the man's not me?
A E
Well, I'm barely a boy
A
Barely a boy
A7
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Chorus RIFFS
E D A G E D
Xanman...
e|--------------------|------------|
B|-------3202----220--|-------3202-|
G|-----------2------0-|------------|
D|--2h42--------------|--2h42------|
A|--------------------|------------|
E|--------------------|------------|
A G A G A D E D
...self man? Xanman she can ..hand man
e|------------------|------------------|-7~~~-------------|------------|
B|---------7~~~-----|-8~~~----10~~~----|---------2-2-0----|-------3202-|
G|-9~~~-------------|------------------|--------------2p0-|------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|--2h42------|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------|
A F#m E
e|-----------------|-----------------|------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|------|
D|---------75------|---------42------|------|
A|-0---------75----|-----------42----|------|
E|-------------8-5-|-2-----------5-2-|-0----|
Chorus
E D A G
Xanman, won't you under-
E D
stand you're not crying for your-
A G
self man?
A G A
Xanman, she can
G E D
Won't you hold my hand, man?
A F#m E
At least untilt your La-Z-Boy, may go crazy, whoa (yeah!)
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Bass guitar
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-5h7--7---5h7--7---5h7--7---75------|
E|------------------------------765-3-|
verse 2
E
Back in the van with my head in my hands
A E
And a brain like a broken toy
E
So I thank my pills and forget how still
A E
I'm barely a boy,
A
barely a boy
A7
Chorus (see above for tab)
E D A G
Xanman (yeah) won't you under-
E D
stand you're not crying for your-
A G
self man?
A G A
Xanman, she can
G E D
Won't you hold my hand, man?
A F#m E
At least untilt your La-Z-Boy, may go crazy, yeah!
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RE-INTRO
Bass guitar
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-5h7--7---5h7--7---5h7--7---75------|
E|------------------------------765-3-|
BRIDGE/SOLO
Tremolo-pick these chords
Em A
e|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
B|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G F# F
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
verse 3
E
Back in my van, boy, another thing
A E
Until we reach our land
E
We'll wipe the memory, I've got eyes from my mind
A E
Until we can smile, breathe and play
A
Breathe and play
A7
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SOFT Chorus
Xanman, won't you under
E D A B
e|---12-----|---10-----|---5------|----7-----|
B|-----12---|-----10---|-----5----|------7---|
G|-------13-|-------11-|-------6--|-/8-----8-|
D|-14-------|-12-------|-7--------|----------|
A|----------|----------|----------|----------|
E|----------|----------|----------|----------|
stand you're not crying for your Xanman?
E D A G
e|---12-----|---10-----|---5------|---3-----|
B|-----12---|-----10---|-----5----|-----3---|
G|-------13-|-------11-|-------6--|-------4-|
D|-14-------|-12-------|-7--------|-5-------|
A|----------|----------|----------|---------|
E|----------|----------|----------|---------|
Xanman, shit, won't you hold my
A G D Bm
e|---5------|---3-----|----10-----|---------|
B|----55--5-|-----3---|------10---|---------|
G|-----7p66-|-------4-|--------11-|-----7---|
D|-7--------|-5-------|-/12-------|-9-----9-|
A|----------|---------|-----------|---------|
E|----------|---------|-----------|---------|
E D
e|---12-----|-10------|
B|----12----|-10------|
G|-----13---|-11------|
D|-14----14-|-12------|
A|----------|---------|
E|----------|---------|
A
OUTRO Chorus
E D A G
Xanman, won't you under-
E D
stand you're not crying for your-
A G
Xanman?
A G A
Xanman, she can
D E D
won't you hold my hand, man?
A
E D A G
Xanman, won't you under...
How to play Xanman
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
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.