Widow of a living man Chords

KeyAm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays483

Widow of a living man by Ben Harper is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am2, Am, C, G, D and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Am
Text
16
Speed
  			Intro: Am2 

Verse:
      Am			C	G	D
Mama why does he treat me so cold so cold so cold
Am		   C	  G	D
Why do I feel so old so old so old
     Am			     C	     G	    D
how long has he treated me unkind unkind unkind
     Am			   C	     G	     D
or have I always been so blind so blind so blind

Chorus
	Am		F		G	Am	G
I'm the widow, I'm the widow, I'm the widow of a living man
	Am   G		Am   G   F   G   Am2 --> see above
of a living man of a living man
For subsequent verses and choruses, repeat the above pattern.
Verse:
Why can't the times stay the same
now i am begging him to change
what about all the plans we've made
now i am so afraid
Chorus:
I'm the widow of a living man
Verse:
why does he hurt me so
I'm gonna need somplace to go
he's no longer some kind woman's son
mama i think that I had better run
Chorus:
I'm the widow of a living man
    	

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).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante