Man Of Conviction Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays461

Man Of Conviction by The Get Up Kids is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D, D/F#, C, Am, Em, Bm and Cm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
Text
16
Speed
  			


Intro: G (Strum once) 


verse 1: 
    G 
God blessed is a  
          D 
man of conviction 
         D/F# 
With the evidence 
             D 
enough to convict him 
           C 
Should he stand by  
the side of the victim? 
     Am 
And strength enough 
to forgive him 


G                Em 
Hopefully nobody saw him 
G                Em 
Hopefully nobody saw him 
Am 
Means by the fire  
       Bm 
by the ending 
     C 
Is a sinner or saint 
      Cm 
for defending? 


verse 2: 
    G 
The bastard by whom 
       D 
in his bleeding 
     D/F# 
Pour salt in the  
                D 
wounds where he needed 
        C 
And the blood from  
the cut that is sealing 
        Am 
And you gasp in the air 
were you're breathing 


G                Em 
Hopefully nobody saw him 
G                Em 
Hopefully nobody saw him 
Am 
Means by the fire  
       Bm 
by the ending 
     C 
Is a sinner or saint 
      Cm 
for defending? 


Em        C   Am 
  Our hero is gone 


verse 3: 
    G 
God blessed is a  
          D 
man of conviction 
         D/F# 
With the evidence 
             D 
enough to convict him 
           C 
Should he stand by  
the side of the victim? 
     Am 
And strength enough 
to forgive him 
    G 
The bastard by whom 
       D 
in his bleeding 
     D/F# 
Pour salt in the  
                D 
wounds where he needed 
        C 
And the blood from  
the cut that is sealing 
        Am 
And you gasp in the air 
were you're breathing 



G                Em 
Hopefully nobody saw him 
G                Em 
Hopefully nobody saw him 
Am 
Means by the fire  
       Bm 
by the ending 
     C 
Is a sinner or saint 
      Cm 
for defending? 
    	

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).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante