{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1053965,"song":"The Mans Too Strong","artist":"Dire Straits","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1053965-the-mans-too-strong-chords-by-dire-straits/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1053965?type=chord","rating":4.57327,"votes":347,"content":"The Man s Too Strong chords\r\nDire Straits  1985 (Brothers In Arms) **\r\n\r\nhttps://www.songfacts.com/facts/dire-straits/brothers-in-arms\r\n\r\n[ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch]* [ch]Dm[/ch]  2x\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Dm[/ch]                                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI am just an aging drummer boy, and in the wars I used to play[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Bb[/ch]*                               [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nAnd I've called the tune to many a torture session[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNow they say I am a war criminal, and I'm fading away[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                        [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nFather, please hear my confession[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI have legalized robbery, called it belief[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI have run with the money, I have hid like a thief[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nRe-written history with armies and my crooks[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nInvented memories, I did burn all the books[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]Dm[/ch]        \r\nAnd I can still hear his laughter,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd I can still hear his song[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThe man's too big;[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Cm[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  \r\nThe man's too strong[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Gm[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWell I tried to be meek, I have tried to be mild[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut I spat like a woman, and sulked like a child[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI have lived behind walls, that have made me alone[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nStriven for peace, which I never have known[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]Dm[/ch]        \r\nAnd I can still hear his laughter,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd I can still hear his song[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThe man's too big;[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Cm[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  \r\nThe man's too strong[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Gm[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWell the sun rose on the courtyard, and they all did hear him say[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\"You always was a Judas, but I got you anyway[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou may have got your silver, but I swear upon my life[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYour sister gave me diamonds, and I gave 'em to your wife\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                  [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nOh father, please help me,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nFor I have done wrong[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThe man's too big;[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Cm[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  \r\nThe man's too strong[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Gm[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]Fm[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  \r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Cm[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  \r\n\r\n[ch]Gm[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]Fm[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  \r\n\r\n*  It has been suggested that all Bb would sound better as Gm/Bb\r\n\r\n** Alternate:\r\n\r\nCapo III\r\n\r\n[ch]Dm[/ch] = [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]  = [ch]A[/ch]\r\n[ch]Bb[/ch] = [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  = [ch]E[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  = [ch]B[/ch]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] = [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] = [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\n[ch]Cm[/ch] = [ch]A[/ch]\r\n[ch]F[/ch]  = [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]Fm[/ch] = [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n\r\nSet8","plain_text":"The Man s Too Strong chords\nDire Straits  1985 (Brothers In Arms) **\n\nhttps://www.songfacts.com/facts/dire-straits/brothers-in-arms\n\nDm C Bb* Dm  2x\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGm  D\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGm  D\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGm  F  Fm  C Am  F  D  \n\nD C  D C  Cm G  \n\nGm  F  Fm  C Am  F  Am  D  \n\n*  It has been suggested that all Bb would sound better as Gm/Bb\n\n** Alternate:\n\nCapo III\n\nDm = Bm\nC  = A\nBb = G\nG  = E\nD  = B\nAm = F#m\nEm = C#m\nCm = A\nF  = D\nFm = Dm\n\nSet8","chords":["Dm","C","Bb","G","D","Am","Em","Cm","Gm","F","Fm","Gm/Bb","Bm","A","E","B","F#m","C#m"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Cm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,3,5,5,4,3]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"Fm":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,1,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]}}}