I Am A Man Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays537

I Am A Man by Poor Rich Folk is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, Bb and Dm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
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verse 1:
 
C             Bb           C    Bb 
 How could I fail to understand 
                            C   Bb 
 You were not a "righteous man"? 
                     C        Bb 
 You were something different. 
                       C 
 Something more like I AM. 
       Bb       C    Bb       C     Bb              C    Bb 
 But I am so unworthy. So undeserving. I'm just so dirty. 
C Bb                     C 
 Still You came down for me. 
    Bb                      C             Bb 
 You walked upon this dirty ground for me. 
                          C           Bb 
 You wore thorns on Your brow for me. 


 
        Dm             C        Dm 
What am I supposed to say, when I don't understand? 
C                      Dm           C       Dm     C (let ring) 
Your way is not my way - You are a God, and I am.. I am a man. 


verse 2:
 
C              Bb            C 
 How could my pride make me forget 
Bb                        C 
 I'm not the One who was sent? 
Bb              C         Bb                 C 
 I am someone different; someone more like a man. 
          Bb              C   Bb              C 
 But You are, You are so holy, surrounded by glory. 
Bb               C      Bb 
 You're just so worthy. 
C     Bb                        C 
 But still, I nail You down for me. 
 Bb                         C  
 I throw You on this dirty ground for me. 
 Bb                    C           Bb 
 I push thorns on Your brow for me. 


 
        Dm             C        Dm 
What am I supposed to say, when I don't understand? 
C                      Dm           C       Dm     C (let ring) 
Your way is not my way - You are a God, and I am.. I am a man. 
 
    	

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100 BPM Andante