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Notes:
-For the G, leave strings B and e open
-There's a lot of hammer-ons there you can improvise with, along with many other 
random pull-off, pickings and improvisations.
-In the chorus, he hammers on the  F#to progress up and down to the next chord; 
it's not an actual F#/ Emor Em/ F#chord really.
Intro:
 G-  Bm-  C-   Gx2
GI am a fly on the wall of a Bmhouse where the
windows are always CbrokenG  
GI am a pause in a storm on a Bmdark step
whenever your name is CspokenG  
        G  F#/ Em  Em  
be a man about this
be a man Em/F#about Gthis
be the coward or the kiCss
be a Dman about thisG  
Gand somewhere the salt in the air of a Bmseason
that tattoos the head of an Cisland
so northernG  
Gand some air is knitting the day for a Bmwoman
whose eyes are upon the Chorizon
boyG  
        G  F#/ Em  Em  
be a man about this
be a man Em/F#about Gthis
be the boredom or the blCiss
be a Dman about thisG  
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Gbe the number or the nameAm  
Ambe the picture or the frameC  
Cbe the shoulder or the shameEm  
Embe the moth or her flameD  
GI am the birth of a dawn through the Bmcurtains
the hurt of a dawn through a CcurtainG  
        G  F#/ Em  Em  
be a man about this
be a man Em/F#about Gthis
be a man about thisC  
be a Dman about thiGs
        G  F#/ Em  Em  
be a man about this
be a man Em/F#about Gthis
be a man about thisC  
be a Dman about thiGs
Gbe the coward or the CkissD  
be the blisEmsF#m  G  B7  C  
Cbe a man about thisEm  F#m  G  B7  C  
Cbe a man about this
G

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Be A Man

by Justin Rutledge

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em/F#

F#m

Notes:

-For the G, leave strings B and e open

-There's a lot of hammer-ons there you can improvise with, along with many other

random pull-off, pickings and improvisations.

-In the chorus, he hammers on the to progress up and down to the next chord;

F# Em Em F#

it's not an actual / or / chord really.

Intro:

G Bm C G

- - - x2

G Bm

I am a fly on the wall of a house where the

C G

windows are always broken

G Bm

I am a pause in a storm on a dark step

C G

whenever your name is spoken

G F# Em Em

be a man about this

Em/F# G

be a man about this

be the coward or the kiss

D G

be a man about this

G Bm

and somewhere the salt in the air of a season

that tattoos the head of an island

so northern

G Bm

and some air is knitting the day for a woman

whose eyes are upon the horizon

boy

G F# Em Em

be a man about this

Em/F# G

be a man about this

be the boredom or the bliss

D G

be a man about this

Play verse chords

G Am

be the number or the name

Am C

be the picture or the frame

C Em

be the shoulder or the shame

Em D

be the moth or her flame

G Bm

I am the birth of a dawn through the curtains

C G

the hurt of a dawn through a curtain

G F# Em Em

be a man about this

Em/F# G

be a man about this

D G

be a man about this

G F# Em Em

be a man about this

Em/F# G

be a man about this

D G

be a man about this

G C D

be the coward or the kiss

Em F#m G B7 C

be the bliss

C Em F#m G B7 C

be a man about this

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