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JUST LIKE A MAN	-	Del Amitri
Intro:
 Esus4/F#/
   F#5-  E5/F#-      F#5(4 measures) = F#5* 
 F#m-       B7-
 F#m7-        B-     Bm7  
F#5*                                  B   A6/B-                           
      I still don't be -     lieve it 
F#5*                        B   A6/B-                                    
      How much we     lied 
F#5*                                                            B  
      Last night you     made it with him, 
                 A6/B  F#5*                                             B  
Now I'm       sup -        posed to be digni -     fied
Just like a        F#m7man B7  
        F#m7-                                                         B  
Oehoe                Well I
F#5*                                                             B  
      spend my night times     drinking 
            A6/B  F#5*                                                   B  
and        you        spend your days in     bed 
           A6/B  F#5*                                                    B  
And        I        guess it's up to     us to choose 
       A6/B  F#5*                                                       B  
      the        methods by which we for -    get
And just like a        F#m7man he holds you      B7gently
And just like a        F#m7man he strokes your      B7hair
And just like a        F#m7man I still pre -       B7tend that I'm
Im -        F#m7mune to the whole af -       F#mfair /
Chorus:
             F#m7i                                              
But I wanna         die
         F#m7i                                                  
I wanna        cry
         F#m7ii                                                    D  
I wan -          na     tell you
I was      B7wrong
              F#m7i                                              
Yeh I wanna         die, 
         F#m7i                                                  
I wanna         cry 
           F#m7ii                                                   D  
but it' -          s      too late
So I soldier      B7on 
             F#5*                                              
just like a        man
(F#5*)                                                           B  
      I don't be -     lieve it 
             A6/B  F#5*                            B   A6/B-                      
you        were        easy to leave but     now 
F#5*                                                            B  
      I do my best to re -     lieve it 
            A6/B  F#5*                                                   B  
In        the        only way I know     how
Just like a         F#m7man B7  
         F#m7-                                                        B  
Oehoe 
       F#5*                                                      B  
And I        don't wanna pos -      sess you
           A6/B  F#5*                                                    B  
And        I        don't wanna take his     place
           A6/B  F#5*                                                    B  
But        I        don't wanna see my     last few 
            A6/B- F#5*                                                  B  
Pleasures               written all over his     face
And just like a        F#m7man he holds you      B7gently
And just like a        F#m7man he strokes your      B7hair
And just like a        F#m7man I still pre -        B7tend that I'm
Im -        F#m7mune to the whole af -       F#mfair /
Chorus:
              F#m7i                                              
But I wanna         die
          F#m7i                                                  
I wanna         cry
          F#m7ii                                                    D  
I wan -          na      tell you
I was       B7wrong
             F#m7i                                              
Yeh I wanna         die, 
         F#m7i                                                  
I wanna         cry 
           F#m7ii                                                   D  
but it' -           s     too late
So I soldier      B7on 
just like a       F#mman
(F#m)                                                           B7  
     Ain´t that just like a      man
Hmmhmmm, just like a       F#mman
(F#m)                                B7                               Bm7  
     Ain´t that just like a      man 
Break:
     (Bm7)                                                      F#  
And       I have something to      tell you 
but it doesn't matter now
      F#/EI'll stick to small talk 
Bi                                                          
    and leave the little bits of flattery 
      F#/Eto him
And I could      F#call you 
but why would I bother to
      F#/EYou might not be       C#in   or he might 
    Bmis -      Aunder -      B7stand
       B7Just like a        F#7man 
Oo oohoohoo B7  
 F#m7/
Outro:
             F#m7i                                              
But I wanna         die
         F#m7i                                                  
I wanna         cry
         F#m7ii                                                    D  
I wan -          na     tell you
I was      B7wrong
             F#m7i                                              
Yeh I wanna         die, 
         F#m7i                                                  
I wanna         cry 
           F#m7ii                                                  D  
but it' -          s     too late
So I soldier      B7on 
             F#m7i                                              
But I wanna         die
I wanna      Acry
I wanna     Dtell you
I was      B7wrong
             F#m7i                                              
Yeh I wanna         die, 
I wanna     Acry 
but it's     Dtoo late
So      B7ain´t that just like a        F#m7man //
 Esus4/C#xx4200
      F#5244xxx
    E5/F#222xxx
       B7x24242
        Bx24442
      Bm7x24235
     A6/Bx22222
     F#m7244252
F#m7i    244255
F#m7ii   242222
       F#244322
     F#/E044322
Bi       76444x
       C#x46664
        Ax02220

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Just Like A Man

by Del Amitri

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Esus4/F#

F#5

E5/F#

F#m

F#m7

Bm7

A6/B

F#/E

F#7

Esus4/C#

JUST LIKE A MAN - Del Amitri

Intro:

Esus4/F#

F#5 E5/F# F#5 F#5

- - (4 measures) = *

F#m B7

- -

F#m7 B Bm7

- -

F#5 B A6/B

* -

I still don't be - lieve it

F#5 B A6/B

* -

How much we lied

F#5 B

Last night you made it with him,

A6/B F#5 B

Now I'm sup - posed to be digni - fied

F#m7 B7

Just like a man

F#m7 B

Oehoe Well I

F#5 B

spend my night times drinking

A6/B F#5 B

and you spend your days in bed

A6/B F#5 B

And I guess it's up to us to choose

A6/B F#5 B

the methods by which we for - get

F#m7 B7

And just like a man he holds you gently

F#m7 B7

And just like a man he strokes your hair

F#m7 B7

And just like a man I still pre - tend that I'm

F#m7 F#m

Im - mune to the whole af - fair /

Chorus:

F#m7i

But I wanna die

F#m7i

I wanna cry

F#m7ii

I wan - na tell you

I was wrong

F#m7i

Yeh I wanna die,

F#m7i

I wanna cry

F#m7ii

but it' - s too late

So I soldier on

F#5

just like a man

F#5 B

(*)

I don't be - lieve it

A6/B F#5 B A6/B

* -

you were easy to leave but now

F#5 B

I do my best to re - lieve it

A6/B F#5 B

In the only way I know how

F#m7 B7

Just like a man

F#m7 B

Oehoe

F#5 B

And I don't wanna pos - sess you

A6/B F#5 B

And I don't wanna take his place

A6/B F#5 B

But I don't wanna see my last few

A6/B F#5 B

- *

Pleasures written all over his face

F#m7 B7

And just like a man he holds you gently

F#m7 B7

And just like a man he strokes your hair

F#m7 B7

And just like a man I still pre - tend that I'm

F#m7 F#m

Im - mune to the whole af - fair /

Chorus:

F#m7i

But I wanna die

F#m7i

I wanna cry

F#m7ii

I wan - na tell you

I was wrong

F#m7i

Yeh I wanna die,

F#m7i

I wanna cry

F#m7ii

but it' - s too late

So I soldier on

F#m

just like a man

F#m B7

()

Ain´t that just like a man

F#m

Hmmhmmm, just like a man

F#m B7 Bm7

()

Ain´t that just like a man

Break:

Bm7 F#

()

And I have something to tell you

but it doesn't matter now

F#/E

I'll stick to small talk

and leave the little bits of flattery

F#/E

to him

And I could call you

but why would I bother to

F#/E C#

You might not be in or he might

B A B7

mis - under - stand

B7 F#7

Just like a man

Oo oohoohoo

F#m7

Outro:

F#m7i

But I wanna die

F#m7i

I wanna cry

F#m7ii

I wan - na tell you

I was wrong

F#m7i

Yeh I wanna die,

F#m7i

I wanna cry

F#m7ii

but it' - s too late

So I soldier on

F#m7i

But I wanna die

I wanna cry

I wanna tell you

I was wrong

F#m7i

Yeh I wanna die,

I wanna cry

but it's too late

B7 F#m7

So ain´t that just like a man //

Esus4/C#

xx4200

F#5

244xxx

E5/F#

222xxx

x24242

x24442

Bm7

x24235

A6/B

x22222

F#m7

244252

F#m7i 244255

F#m7ii 242222

244322

F#/E

044322

Bi 76444x

x46664

x02220

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