Rodney Crowell

Rodney Crowell - The Man In Me guitar chord

The Man In Me

Rodney Crowell

CD: Fate's Right Hand

Written By: Rodney Crowell

Tabbed by Jason Marbach - email questions to Smoothie7745@hotmail.com

C#m = x46654

C(bar) = x35553

Intro: E

Verse 1:

E

There's a man in me

E

He's cold and he's hard

E

He's got an eye for deception

E

He's always on guard

D

He's swimming in concrete

A

And drowning in fear

E

And he keeps it all locked in his heart

Verse 2 (same chords as Verse 1:

E

The man is a tyrant, a fault finding hack

E

You can't tell him nothin'

E

There's no turning back

D

He leaves blood on the highway

A

And scattered debris

E

He crawls from the wreckage

E

But he still doesn't see

D A

He's alive

E

The man is jive

Verse 3:

E

There's a man in the mirror

E

I don't like his looks

E

His teeth, they are crooked

E

His hands are like hooks

D

He speaks four letter language

A

Because his mind is so small

E

His voice is like venom

E

I don't like him at all

C#m C(bar) E

God, I gotta get away from the man in me

Chorus 1:

She says

A

Now what are you afraid of?

G

There's no need to judge

B

You know I can help you

E

But you won't even budge

A

Pretty flowers surround you

G E

But all you can smell is a rat

E

She says

A G

Now why do you insist on your head in the sand

B E

Building walls all around you, you don't understand

A

These ways are outmoded,

G E

But all you can change is your hat

D A E

The man in me don't wanna know nothin' about that

Guitar Solo: E D A E (2x)

D A E

Verse 4 (same chords as Verse 2):

There's a man in the closet,

He wants to come out

He wants to be noticed,

But he's so filled with doubt

He wants to be known and famous

But he's so filled with pride

The keys to his fortune stay locked up inside

Can it be the man in me?

Chorus 2 (same chords as Chorus 1):

She says

Now what are you afraid of?

There's nothing to fear

You want me to help

But you won't let me near

In your heart you can hear me

But all you believe is your eyes

Tell me why you're convinced

That a fist in your face

Is all you deserve

For the love you're misplaced

The truth is salvation

But all you believe in are lies

The man in me wants to believe,

But he won't even try

Verse 5 (play same chords as Verse 3):

There's a man in me,

And he's so full of hate

He's so misdirected

He thinks it's too late

Pours salt on the wounds

Only time wants to heal

He's dying inside,

And he don't wanna feel

Anything

The man is strange...man,

Guitar Outro: E D A E (4x)

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