{"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":529342,"song":"Melancholy Man","artist":"The Moody Blues","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/529342-melancholy-man-chords-by-the-moody-blues/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/529342?type=chord","rating":4.73509,"votes":129,"content":"{t:Melancholy Man}\r\n{st:The Moody Blues}\r\nDK. . \"A Question of Balance\". .August 1970. Mike Pinder\r\n\r\n#\r\n[INTRO]\r\n(play 2x)Start w/3rd string 6th fret, while chords below are played:\r\n[ch]C#[/ch] [ch]C#[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G#[/ch] \r\n[ch]F#[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]D#[/ch] [ch]C#[/ch] \r\n[ch]D#[/ch] [ch]D#[/ch] [ch]C#[/ch] [ch]C#[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C#[/ch] [ch]D#[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\nREPEAT\r\n[[ch]C#m[/ch]] [[ch]F#m7[/ch]] [[ch]G#[/ch]]  [[ch]C#m[/ch]]\r\n[[ch]C#m[/ch]] [[ch]F#m7[/ch]] [[ch]G#[/ch]]  [[ch]C#m[/ch]]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\nN.C. I'm a [[ch]C#m[/ch]]melancholy man, [[ch]F#m7[/ch]]that's what I am,\r\nAll [[ch]G#[/ch]]the world surrounds me and my [[ch]C#m[/ch]]feet, are on the ground.\r\nN.C.I'm a [[ch]C#m[/ch]]very lonely man, [[ch]F#m7[/ch]]doing what I can,\r\n[[ch]G#[/ch]]All the world astounds me and I [[ch]C#m[/ch]]think, I understand\r\nThat we're [[ch]G#7[/ch]]going, to keep growing, wait and [[ch]C#m[/ch]]see.[[ch]C#m[/ch]]\r\n\r\n#\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[[ch]C#m[/ch]]When all the stars are falling down,\r\n[[ch]F#m7[/ch]]Into the sea and on the ground,\r\n[tab][[ch]G#[/ch]]And angry voices carry on the [[ch]C#m[/ch]]wind.\r\n#[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[[ch]C#m[/ch]]A beam of light will fill your head,\r\n[[ch]F#m7[/ch]]And you'll remember what's been said\r\n[tab][[ch]G#[/ch]]By all the good men this world's ever [[ch]C#m[/ch]]known.\r\n#[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[[ch]C#m[/ch]]Another man is what you'll see,\r\n[[ch]F#m7[/ch]]Who looks like you, and looks like me,\r\n[tab][[ch]G#[/ch]]And yet somehow, he will not feel the [[ch]C#m[/ch]]same.\r\n#[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[[ch]C#m[/ch]]His life caught up in misery, [[ch]F#m7[/ch]]he doesn't think like you and me,\r\n[tab][[ch]G#[/ch]]'Cause he can't see, what you and I can [[ch]C#m[/ch]]see.\r\n#[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Solo]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch] [ch]F#m7[/ch] [ch]G#[/ch] [ch]C#m[/ch]  repeat 4 times\r\n#[/tab]\r\nREPEAT ALL  VERSES AND THEN CHORUS\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[[ch]C#m[/ch]]When all the stars are falling down,\r\n[[ch]F#m7[/ch]]Into the sea and on the ground,\r\n[tab][[ch]G#[/ch]]And angry voices carry on the [[ch]C#m[/ch]]wind.\r\n#[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[[ch]C#m[/ch]]A beam of light will fill your head,\r\n[[ch]F#m7[/ch]]And you'll remember what's been said\r\n[tab][[ch]G#[/ch]]By all the good men this world's ever [[ch]C#m[/ch]]known.\r\n#[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[[ch]C#m[/ch]]Another man is what you'll see,\r\n[[ch]F#m7[/ch]]Who looks like you, and looks like me,\r\n[tab][[ch]G#[/ch]]And yet somehow, he will not feel the [[ch]C#m[/ch]]same.\r\n#[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[[ch]C#m[/ch]]His life caught up in misery, [[ch]F#m7[/ch]]he doesn't think like you and me,\r\n[[ch]G#[/ch]]'Cause he can't see what you and I can [[ch]C#m[/ch]]see.\r\n\r\n#\r\n[Chorus]\r\n(with verse 1 & 2 sung underneath)\r\nN.C. I'm a [[ch]C#m[/ch]]melancholy man, [[ch]F#m7[/ch]]that's what I am,\r\nAll [[ch]G#[/ch]]the world surrounds me and my [[ch]C#m[/ch]]feet, are on the ground.\r\nN.C.I'm a [[ch]C#m[/ch]]very lonely man, [[ch]F#m7[/ch]]doing what I can,\r\n[[ch]G#[/ch]]All the world astounds me and I [[ch]C#m[/ch]]think, I understand\r\n[tab]That we're [[ch]G#7[/ch]]going, to keep growing, wait and [[ch]C#m[/ch]]see.\r\n#[/tab]\r\n(Repeat all verses with the chorus sung underneath.)\r\n\r\nEND","plain_text":"{t:Melancholy Man}\n{st:The Moody Blues}\nDK. . \"A Question of Balance\". .August 1970. Mike Pinder\n\n#\n[INTRO]\n(play 2x)Start w/3rd string 6th fret, while chords below are played:\nC# C# B B A G# \nF# F# E E D# C# \nD# D# C# C# C C C# D# E\n\nREPEAT\n[C#m] [F#m7] [G#]  [C#m]\n[C#m] [F#m7] [G#]  [C#m]\n\n[Chorus]\nN.C. I'm a [C#m]melancholy man, [F#m7]that's what I am,\nAll [G#]the world surrounds me and my [C#m]feet, are on the ground.\nN.C.I'm a [C#m]very lonely man, [F#m7]doing what I can,\n[G#]All the world astounds me and I [C#m]think, I understand\nThat we're [G#7]going, to keep growing, wait and [C#m]see.[C#m]\n\n#\n[Verse 1]\n[C#m]When all the stars are falling down,\n[F#m7]Into the sea and on the ground,\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n[C#m]A beam of light will fill your head,\n[F#m7]And you'll remember what's been said\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n[C#m]Another man is what you'll see,\n[F#m7]Who looks like you, and looks like me,\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n[C#m]His life caught up in misery, [F#m7]he doesn't think like you and me,\n\n\n[Solo]\n\nREPEAT ALL  VERSES AND THEN CHORUS\n\n[Verse 1]\n[C#m]When all the stars are falling down,\n[F#m7]Into the sea and on the ground,\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n[C#m]A beam of light will fill your head,\n[F#m7]And you'll remember what's been said\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n[C#m]Another man is what you'll see,\n[F#m7]Who looks like you, and looks like me,\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n[C#m]His life caught up in misery, [F#m7]he doesn't think like you and me,\n[G#]'Cause he can't see what you and I can [C#m]see.\n\n#\n[Chorus]\n(with verse 1 & 2 sung underneath)\nN.C. I'm a [C#m]melancholy man, [F#m7]that's what I am,\nAll [G#]the world surrounds me and my [C#m]feet, are on the ground.\nN.C.I'm a [C#m]very lonely man, [F#m7]doing what I can,\n[G#]All the world astounds me and I [C#m]think, I understand\n\n(Repeat all verses with the chorus sung underneath.)\n\nEND","chords":["A","C#","B","G#","F#","E","D#","C","C#m","F#m7","G#7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}