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PIECES OF A MAN by Gil Scott-Heron
Chorded by Levchek
INTRO:  Cmaj7  Gm7  
Cmaj7Jagged jigsaw Gm7pieces
Cmaj7Tossed about the Gm7room
Cmaj7I saw my grandma Gm7sweeping
Cmaj7With her old straw Gm7broom
Fmaj7She didn't know what she was Bbmaj7doing
Fmaj7She could hardly undG/Aerstand Am7  Fmaj7  G7  
Cmaj7That she was really sGm7weeping up..
Cmaj7Pieces of Gm7a man
Cmaj7I saw my daddy greet the Gm7mailman
Cmaj7And I heard the mailman Gm7say
Cmaj7"Now don't you take this letter to Gm7hard now Jimmy
Cmaj7Cause they've laid off nine Gm7others today"
Fmaj7He didn't know what he was Ebmaj7saying
Fmaj7He could hardly unG/AderstandA7  Am7  Fmaj7  G7  
Cmaj7That he was only talkinGm7g to
Cmaj7Pieces of a Gm7man
Fmaj7I saw the thunder and heard the Ablightning!
EmAnd felt the burden of his shA7ame
Dmaj7And for some unknown Greason
EmHe never turned my A7wayAm  Fmaj7  G7  
Cmaj7Pieces of that lGm7etter
Cmaj7Were tossed about that Gm7room
Cmaj7And now I hear the sound of Gm7sirens
Cmaj7Come knifing through the Gm7gloom
Fmaj7They don't know what they Bbmaj7are doing
Fmaj7They could hardly undeG/ArstandA7  Am7  Fmaj7  G7  
Cmaj7That they're only arresGm7ting
Cmaj7Pieces of a mGm7an
Cmaj7I saw him go to piBbmaj7eces
Cmaj7I saw him go to piBbmaj7eces
Cmaj7He was always such a gBbmaj7ood man
Cmaj7He was always such a sBbmaj7trong man
Cmaj7Yeah, I saw him go to Bbmaj7pieces
Cmaj7I saw him go to piBbmaj7eces
OUTRO:     Cmaj7  Bbmaj7  

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Pieces Of A Man

by Gil Scott-Heron

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

Gm7

Fmaj7

Bbmaj7

G/A

Am7

Ebmaj7

Dmaj7

PIECES OF A MAN by Gil Scott-Heron

Chorded by Levchek

Cmaj7 Gm7

INTRO:

Cmaj7 Gm7

Jagged jigsaw pieces

Cmaj7 Gm7

Tossed about the room

Cmaj7 Gm7

I saw my grandma sweeping

Cmaj7 Gm7

With her old straw broom

Fmaj7 Bbmaj7

She didn't know what she was doing

Fmaj7 G/A Am7 Fmaj7 G7

She could hardly understand

Cmaj7 Gm7

That she was really sweeping up..

Cmaj7 Gm7

Pieces of a man

Cmaj7 Gm7

I saw my daddy greet the mailman

Cmaj7 Gm7

And I heard the mailman say

Cmaj7 Gm7

"Now don't you take this letter to hard now Jimmy

Cmaj7 Gm7

Cause they've laid off nine others today"

Fmaj7 Ebmaj7

He didn't know what he was saying

Fmaj7 G/A A7 Am7 Fmaj7 G7

He could hardly understand

Cmaj7 Gm7

That he was only talking to

Cmaj7 Gm7

Pieces of a man

Fmaj7 Ab

I saw the thunder and heard the lightning!

Em A7

And felt the burden of his shame

Dmaj7 G

And for some unknown reason

Em A7 Am Fmaj7 G7

He never turned my way

Cmaj7 Gm7

Pieces of that letter

Cmaj7 Gm7

Were tossed about that room

Cmaj7 Gm7

And now I hear the sound of sirens

Cmaj7 Gm7

Come knifing through the gloom

Fmaj7 Bbmaj7

They don't know what they are doing

Fmaj7 G/A A7 Am7 Fmaj7 G7

They could hardly understand

Cmaj7 Gm7

That they're only arresting

Cmaj7 Gm7

Pieces of a man

Cmaj7 Bbmaj7

I saw him go to pieces

Cmaj7 Bbmaj7

I saw him go to pieces

Cmaj7 Bbmaj7

He was always such a good man

Cmaj7 Bbmaj7

He was always such a strong man

Cmaj7 Bbmaj7

Yeah, I saw him go to pieces

Cmaj7 Bbmaj7

I saw him go to pieces

Cmaj7 Bbmaj7

OUTRO:

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