What Makes A Man? Chords

KeyA Capo2st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays561

What Makes A Man? by City And Colour is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of A with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords G, D, Em and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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A
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Intro: G  D  Em 

C                D 
 I can hear my train a-comin' 
Em 
 It's a lonesome and distant crime     * 
C               D 
 I can hear my train a-comin' 
Em 
 Now im running for my life 

C            D         Em 
 What makes a man walk away from his mind? 
          G    D            Em 
I think I know,  I think I might know. 

C               D 
 I can feel the wind a-blowin 
Em 
 Sending shivers down my spine 
C                D 
 I can feel the wind a-blowin 
Em 
 Shakes the trees and the power lines 
C             D                              Em 
 What makes a man live his whole life in disguise? 
          C   D          Em 
I think I know,  I think might know 

  

C             D                   C              D 
 What makes a man (i think i know)   What makes a man (i think i know) 
   Em 
ohh oh oh 

( G  D  Em ) 

I can see the sun is setting 

It's casting shadows on the sea 

I can see the sun is setting 

It's getting colder, startin' to freeze 

What makes a man want to break a heart with ease? 
I think I know, I think I might know. 

 

C             D                   C             D 
 What makes a man (i think i know)   What makes a man (i think i know) 
   Em 
ohh oh oh 

I can hear my train a-comin' 
It looks like time is not on my side|------> "Same as verse 1 and 2" 
I can hear my train a-comin' 
Im still running for my life 

What makes a man pray when he's about to die 
I think I know, I think I might know 



C             D                   C             D 
 What makes a man (i think i know)   What makes a man (i think i know) 
   Em 
ohh oh oh * Repeat twice. End on Em  
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante