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Forgotten Man

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Capo on 6     Chords all relative to capo position
[Intro]
E E E E  D   E E E  D    E E E   D    E E E
Well, DI feel like a forgotten Eman
DI understand the Edark
DWhere it hangs upon the EmwaterE  
DWhen the lonesome dogs all Ebark
DWell, I feel like a Aforgotten Eman
DI feel like a Aforgotten Eman
Here just play three or four bars of E interlaced with a few quick pull offs 
and hammer on's of the A & D strings keeping the E shape
and chuck an A chord in at the end of every alternate bar
DWell, I feel like a Afour-letter Eword
GI know what Dfew can Edo
DHow angry words can Epierce the heart
DHow a soul can sink so Elow
DI feel like a Aforgotten Eman
DYes, I feel like a Aforgotten maEnD  
  E     D    E      D   E///////   A   E///////    A   E////// A  
DWell, I feel like I’m Gforever Edamned
DSince our love is Egone
DNo rest, no rage, no wicked Ethoughts
Just Dpain that lingers Eon
DI feel like a forgotten mEan
I Gfeel like a Aforgotten Eman
DYes, I feel like a Aforgotten Eman

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Forgotten Man

by Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 6 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo on 6 Chords all relative to capo position

[Intro]

E E E E D E E E D E E E D E E E

D E

Well, I feel like a forgotten man

D E

I understand the dark

D Em E

Where it hangs upon the water

D E

When the lonesome dogs all bark

D A E

Well, I feel like a forgotten man

D A E

I feel like a forgotten man

Here just play three or four bars of E interlaced with a few quick pull offs

and hammer on's of the A & D strings keeping the E shape

and chuck an A chord in at the end of every alternate bar

D A E

Well, I feel like a four-letter word

G D E

I know what few can do

D E

How angry words can pierce the heart

D E

How a soul can sink so low

D A E

I feel like a forgotten man

D A E D

Yes, I feel like a forgotten man

E D E D E A E A E A

/////// /////// //////

D G E

Well, I feel like I’m forever damned

D E

Since our love is gone

D E

No rest, no rage, no wicked thoughts

D E

Just pain that lingers on

D E

I feel like a forgotten man

G A E

I feel like a forgotten man

D A E

Yes, I feel like a forgotten man

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