Man in the Box Chords

KeyEm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays692

Man in the Box by Alice in Chains is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords E5, G5, G6, C, G, D and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Em
Text
16
Speed
  			Intro: E5 (4x) 
E5 
I’m the Man in the Box 
E5 
Buried in my shit 
G5        G6   G5      G6  C		E5 
Won’t  you come and save me 
C	    
Save me 

E5   G      D 
       Feed my eyes 
       A 
       Can you sew them shut? 
       E5 G   D     
       Jesus Christ 
      A 
      Deny your maker 
      E5 G       D 
      He Who Tries 
      A 
      Will be wasted                                     
     E5   G      D 
     Feed my Eyes 
     A 
     Now You’ve sew them shut! 
E5 
I’m the dog who gets beat 
E5 
Shove my nose in shit 
G5        G6   G5      G6  C		E5 
Won’t  you come and save me 
C	    
Save me 
E5   G      D 
       Feed my eyes 
       A 
       Can you sew them shut? 
       E5 G   D     
       Jesus Christ 
      A 
      Deny your maker 
      E5 G       D 
      He Who Tries 
      A 
      Will be wasted                                     
     E5   G      D 
     Feed my Eyes 
     A 
     Now You’ve sew them shut! 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante