The Man I Am Chords

KeyG Capo3st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays397

The Man I Am by Pete Molinari is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 3st fret. It uses the chords G, Em, C and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
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G                    Em 
I'm lying through my teeth 
  C        D 
I can’t express my grief 

G Em C D 

         G         Em 
I ain't got the relief 
  C              D 
I feel like i'm goin' beneath 

G Em D C 

     G          Em 
Oh I can't love you  
C               D 
I really don’t think that I can 
     G          Em 
Oh I can’t love you 
          C              D 
'Cause I don't like the man I am 

G Em C D 

             G              Em 
Oh there's a fool inside my head 
     C       D 
He's mak-ing me see red 

G Em C D 

         G          Em 
I don't want to get ahead 
   C                  D 
Oh I don't want to be lead 

G Em D C 

     G          Em 
Oh I can't love you  
C               D 
I really don’t think that I can 
     G          Em 
Oh I can’t love you 
          C              D 
'Cause I don't like the man I am 

G Em  

   C              D 
I don't like the man I am  G Em (3x) 
    	

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