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Mannish Boy

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*NOTE* Hendrix is dowb 1/4 step. I've done this in
Standard tuning for ease of playing, The chords
are what he was using.
[Intro]
F#7Mamma!
F#7Mamma hankin', Take one!
F#7Oh ooo yeah!
F#7Whoa, ho yeah.
F#7Yeah. Ev-'ry thing's gonna be alright this mornin'
F#7Have mercy!
E D B7 E D B7 E6 D B7
E D B7 Asus4
B7Oh, EwhoDa, B7whoa, whoa, whoa whoa, Eoh.D  
B7whoa, whoa, Ehey.D  
B7Hey!E  D  
[Verse 1]
BWhen I was a young boyE  D  
B7Right about the age of 5, I thinkE  D  
B7I had some-thin' in my pocketE  D  
B7Keep a lot of folk aliveE  D  
B7Now I'm a man,E6  D  
B7age 21E  D  
B7You know babyE, D  
B7we have whole lots of funE  D  
[Chorus]
B7Cause I'm a man, E  D  
B7spelled ME  D  
B7A child'E  D  
B7N, boyE  D  
B7That's what I amE,D  
B7Am,E  D  
B7Now, now IE  D  
B7Am.E  D  
[Interlude]
B7Deh, deh, do, deh, deh, do, deh, deh, Edo, deh, do, do, do.
B7Deh, deh, do, deh, deh, do, deh, deh, Edo, deh, deh, do.
B7 E D
B7 E D
B7 E D
B7Hey!E  D  
[Verse 2]
B7All you pretty womenE,D  
B7Stand in line.E  D  
B7I'll make love to you,E  D  
B7Hour's timeE.D  
B7Line I shootE6  D6  
B7Will never missE.D  
B7The way I make loveE6,D6  
B7You just can't resistE  D  
[Chorus]
B7'Cause I'm a man, spelled M, A, child, now, N.
B7Call me, you child. Na, na, na, na, na.
[Interlude]
B7Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do.
B7Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do. Do, do, doE6.B  
B7 E6 B7 E B B7 E6 D6 B
[Solo]
B7Ah, ow, wah. Aw, aw, wah. Wah, wah, oh, wah, wah.
B7Wah, wah, wah, wow. Wah, wah, wah, wah, wah, wah, ow.
Wah, wah, wah, wah, oh. Wah, wah, wah, EwahD,B7  
Wah, wah, wah EwaDh, B7wah, wah wah, wah Ewah, Dwah, B7wah, wah.E  D  
B7 E D B7 E6 D B7 E6 D B
[Bridge]
'Cause I'm a Eman, DAl-BrighB7t.
E E7 E D9 B9 F# A E Dadd9 B E Eadd9 Dadd9 B
B B7 E D B7 E D B7 E D B7 E D B7 E D
B7Yeah!E  D  
[Solo]
B7 E D B7 E D B7 E D B7 E D
B7 E D B7 E D B7 E D B7 E D
[Bridge]
'Cause 8mm a E5man, D5child, A5you hear B5my...
I Bsaid I'm a E5manD5, A5hear B5me sayin'.
Well, I'm a E5man, D5  A5hey, B5hey, hey.
Said I'm a E5man. D5   A5  B5Hey, baby.
[Tag]
A5   B5   D5   E5  B7YeahE.D  
[Verse 3]
B7I'm goin' down south, uhE  D  
B7To Kansas tooE,D  
B7bring back my second cousinE,D  
B7Little John the Conqueroo.E  D  
B7Cause I'm a man,E  D  
B7The fun we haveE  D  
B7Chasin' rabbitsE  D  
B7In the sand, Enow.D  
B7Hey, hey hey, E  DYeah, hey.B7  
Woo, hoo. Hey, hey, hey,hey, B7Hey!
[Outro]
B7 E D B7 E D B7 E D B7 E D B7
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