A Man Walks Into A Bar Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays452

A Man Walks Into A Bar by Jens Lekman is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords Amaj7, Dmaj7, C, D and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
A
Text
16
Speed
  			

Intro: Amaj7   Dmaj7 (2x)
 


Amaj7              Dmaj7  
A man walks into a bar 
                            Amaj7  
orders a beer and a bowl of peanuts 
                         Dmaj7     
but the bar turns into a spaceship 
                              C  
and the bartender gives him a haircut 
                                 D 
I can’t remember the end of that joke 
                               C 
you once told me to me when we smoked 
                           D   
on your father’s expensive cigars 

all I remember is the part  
                        Amaj7    
of a man walking into a bar 


How many lovers does it take  
to put a light bulb into a socket  
and why did Mona Lisa smile  
I have the answer written down in my pocket 
I just remember I laughed ‘til I cried 
because you told it to me with your funny voice  
your southern dialect makes me rejoice 
these special times we had 
when love was just a silly gag 


Amaj7 
I know why Mona Lisa smiled 

da Vinci must have been a really funny guy 
                                          E  Amaj7 
and laughter is the only way into my heart 


Summer night on a gravel road 
you told me ‘bout your childhood friend Veronica 
who was claimed to have swallowed a toe 
then I picked up my harmonica 

  
I know why Mona Lisa smiled 
da Vinci must have been a really funny guy 
and laughter is the only way into my heart 


A man walks into a bar 
orders a scotch and a bottle of coke 
but the laughter is gone in his heart  
you never told me the end of the joke… 
    	

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