The Man That I Am Chords
The Man That I Am by Boo Hewerdine is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, D, Bm and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Verse
G C
I stood the shore at Southampton,
G D
Salt wind in my hair, a case in my hand.
G C
We were going to western Aus-tralia.
G D G C
It made me the man that I am, I am,
G D G
It made me the man that I am.
G C
On the crossing they called us the orphans,
G D
They were the family that I never had,
G C
We said goodbye at Freemantle.
G D G C
And it made me the man that I am, I am,
G D G
It made me the man that I am.
Bm Em C D G Em C D
Far away, so far away, sometimes I feel so far away,
G Em C D
but the sun is up and it’s a good fine day,
D G Em C D
I've work to do I'll be on my way.
G C
I don't like to talk about Fair-bridge.
G D
What happened there I still don't understand,
G C
These days I sleep with the lights on.
G D G C
It made me the man that I am, I am,
G D G
It made me the man that I am.
Bm Em C D G Em C D
Far away, so far away, sometimes I feel so far away,
G Em C D
but the sun is up and it’s a good fine day,
D G Em C D
I've work to do I'll be on my way.
G C
I stand the shore at Southampton,
G D
It took me forty eight years to be here again
G C
I wait for the tears but they won't come
G D G C
It made me the man that I am, I am,
G D G
It made me the man that I am.