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Far East Man

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Gdim#1 - xx2323
Gdim#2 - xx2323/xx5656/xx8989/xx11121112
[Intro]
F#m7 Emaj7 F#m7 B7 E E F# G
[Verse 1]
( Amaj7  G#m)While the (C#m7)world wages(G#m)war
( Amaj7  G#m)It gets (C#m7)harder to (Bm)see
( Amaj7  G#m)Who your (C#m7)friends really (G#m)are(Gm)
(F#m)I won't let him (Emaj7)down
(F#m)Got to do what I (Emaj7)can
(F#m)I won't let him (Emaj7)drown
(F#m)He's a (B7)far east (E)man
[Verse 2]
( Amaj7  G#m)All these (C#m7)ups and those (G#m)downs
( Amaj7  G#m)Makes me (C#m7)question what (Bm)love is
( Amaj7  G#m)Is it a (C#m7)lie or (G#m)worth(Gm)wile
(F#m)I won't let him (Emaj7)down
(F#m)Got to do what I (Emaj7)can
(F#m)I won't let him (Emaj7)drown
(F#m)He's a (B7)far east (E)man
[Bridge]
(C#m7)Sometime is so short
But it takes so (Gdim)long
(C#m7)Wondering if it is
Or if I'm (Gdim)wrong
(F#m)Even then my heart seems
To be (Emaj7)the one in charge
(F#m)Can only do what it (Am)tells me
[Refrain]
(F#m)We can't let them (Emaj7)down
(F#m)We've got to do what we (Emaj7)can
(F#m)We can't let him (Emaj7)drown
(F#m)He's a (B7)far east (E)man
[Verse 3]
( Amaj7  G#m)Looks like (C#m7)right here on (G#m)earth
( Amaj7  G#m)God, it's (C#m7)hellish at (Bm)times
( Amaj7  G#m)But I (C#m7)feel that a (G#m)heaven's(Gm) in sight
(F#m)And I can't let him (Emaj7)down
(F#m)Got to do what I (Emaj7)can
(F#m)I can't let him (Emaj7)drown
(F#m)He's a far (B7)east (E)man

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Far East Man

by George Harrison

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m7

Emaj7

Amaj7

G#m

C#m7

F#m

Gdim

Gdim#1 - xx2323

Gdim#2 - xx2323/xx5656/xx8989/xx11121112

[Intro]

F#m7 Emaj7 F#m7 B7 E E F# G

[Verse 1]

Amaj7 G#m C#m7 G#m

( )While the ()world wages()war

Amaj7 G#m C#m7 Bm

( )It gets ()harder to ()see

Amaj7 G#m C#m7 Gm

( )Who your ()friends really (G#m)are()

F#m Emaj7

()I won't let him ()down

F#m Emaj7

()Got to do what I ()can

F#m Emaj7

()I won't let him ()drown

F#m B7 E

()He's a ()far east ()man

[Verse 2]

Amaj7 G#m C#m7 G#m

( )All these ()ups and those ()downs

Amaj7 G#m C#m7 Bm

( )Makes me ()question what ()love is

Amaj7 G#m C#m7

( )Is it a ()lie or (G#m)worth(Gm)wile

F#m Emaj7

()I won't let him ()down

F#m Emaj7

()Got to do what I ()can

F#m Emaj7

()I won't let him ()drown

F#m B7 E

()He's a ()far east ()man

[Bridge]

C#m7

()Sometime is so short

Gdim

But it takes so ()long

C#m7

()Wondering if it is

Gdim

Or if I'm ()wrong

F#m

()Even then my heart seems

Emaj7

To be ()the one in charge

F#m Am

()Can only do what it ()tells me

[Refrain]

F#m Emaj7

()We can't let them ()down

F#m Emaj7

()We've got to do what we ()can

F#m Emaj7

()We can't let him ()drown

F#m B7 E

()He's a ()far east ()man

[Verse 3]

Amaj7 G#m C#m7 G#m

( )Looks like ()right here on ()earth

Amaj7 G#m C#m7 Bm

( )God, it's ()hellish at ()times

Amaj7 G#m C#m7 G#m Gm

( )But I ()feel that a ()heaven's() in sight

F#m Emaj7

()And I can't let him ()down

F#m Emaj7

()Got to do what I ()can

F#m Emaj7

()I can't let him ()drown

F#m B7 E

()He's a far ()east ()man

About Far East Man Chords by George Harrison

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