It Takes A Lot To Know A Man Chords
by Damien Rice
It Takes A Lot To Know A Man by Damien Rice is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am with a capo on the 3st fret. It uses the chords Am, Em, F, Dm, G, E and Esus4. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
INTRO:
Am Em F
Am Em F
VERSE
Am Em F
It takes a lot to know a man
Am Em F
It takes a lot to understand
Am Em F
The warrior, the sage
Am Em F
The little boy in rage
Am Em F
It takes a lot to know a woman
Am Em F
A lot to understand what's humming
Am Em F
The honey-bee, that stings
Am Em F
The little girl with wings
Chorus
Am Dm G E Am
It takes a lot to give, to ask for help, to be yourself
Dm Esus4 E
to know and love what you live with
Am Dm G Em Am
It takes a lot to be, to touch, to feel, the slow re-veal
Dm E
of what another body needs
VERSE
Am Em F
It tales a lot to know a man
Am Em F
A lot to know to understand
Am Em F
the father and the son
Am Em F
the hunted and the gone
Am Em F
It takes a lot to know a woman
Am Em F
A lot to comprehend what's coming
Am Em F
The mother and the child
Am Em F
The muse and the beguiled
Chorus
Am Dm G E Am
It takes a lot to give, to ask for help, to be yourself
Dm Esus4 E
to know and love what you live with
Am Dm G Em Am
It takes a lot to be, to touch, to feel, the slow reveal
Dm E
of what another body needs
Chorus
Am Dm G E Am
It takes a lot to give, to ask for help, to be yourself
Dm Esus4 E
to know and love what you live with
Am Dm G Em Am
It takes a lot to be, to touch, to feel, the slow reveal
Dm E
of what another body needs
Chorus
Am Dm G E Am
It takes a lot to give, to ask for help, to be yourself
Dm Esus4 E
to know and love what you live with
Am Dm G Em Am
It takes a lot to be, to touch, to feel, the slow reveal
Dm E
of what another body needs
BRIDGE
Am Dm F E
What are you so afraid to lose?
Am Dm F E
What is it you're thinking that will happen if you do? (so afraid to lose)
Am Dm F E
What are you so afraid to lose?
Am Dm F E
What is it you're thinking that will happen if you do? (It takes a lot to know a man...)
Am Dm F E
What are you so afraid to lose? (It takes a lot to know a man...)
Am Dm F E
What is it you're thinking that will happen if you do? (It takes a lot to know a man...)
Am Dm F E
What is it you carry on your bag? (It takes a lot to know a man...)
Am Dm F E
What is it you notice when you can't laugh? (Know you can, have to know...)
Instrumental OUTRO
Am Dm F E