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One Man Guy

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[Intro]
G  G
[Verse 1]
GPeople will know when they see this show the Ckind of a Dguy I Gam
GThey'll understand just what I stand for and Cwhat I just can't standD  
  CThey'll perceiDve what I believe in and what I Cknow is trueD  
And they'll Grecognize I'm a one man guy, always Cwas through and Dthrough
[Chorus]
Yeah, I'm a Gone man guy in the Cmorning
I'm the Gsame in the afterCnoon
 GOne man guy when the Csun goes down, I Gwhistle me a one man Ctune
  GOne man guy, a Cone man guy, Gonly kind of guy to bCeC/B  
A Amone man guy, I'm a Cone man guy, and a Done man iGs meC  
I'm a one maGn guyC  Cadd9  
[Verse 2]
GPeople meditate, hey that's just great, Ctrying to find an Dinner youG  
GAnd people depend on family and friends, and Cother folks to pull them throughD  
  CI don't know why I'm a Done man guy, or Cwhy this is a one man shDow
But these Gthree cubic feet of bone and blood and Cmeat are what I love and Dknow
[Chorus]
'Cause I'm a Gone man guy in the Cmorning
I'm the Gsame in the afterCnoon
 GOne man guy when the Csun goes down, I Gwhistle me a one man tCune
  GOne man guy, a Cone man guy, Gonly kind of guy to bCeC/B  
A Amone man guy, I'm a Cone man guy, and a Done man iGs meC  
I'm a one maGn guyC  Cadd9  
[Verse 3]
I'm gonna Gbathe and shave and dress myself and eat Csolo, Devery nightG  
GUnplug the phone, sleep alone, Cstay way out of DsightDsus  
  CSure it's kinda Dlonely, Cyeah, it's sorta sickD  
Bein' Gyour own one and only, is a Cselfish, dirty tDrickDsus  D  
[Chorus]
But I'm a Gone man guy in the Cmorning
I'm the Gsame in the afterCnoon
 GOne man guy when the Csun goes down, I Gwhistle me a one man tCune
  GOne man guy, a Cone man guy, Gonly kind of guy to bCeC/B  
A Amone man guy, I'm a Cone man guy, and a Done man iGs meC  
I'm a one man Gguy

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One Man Guy

by Loudon Wainwright III

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/B

Cadd9

Dsus

[Intro]

G G

[Verse 1]

G C D G

People will know when they see this show the kind of a guy I am

G C D

They'll understand just what I stand for and what I just can't stand

C D C D

They'll perceive what I believe in and what I know is true

G C D

And they'll recognize I'm a one man guy, always was through and through

[Chorus]

G C

Yeah, I'm a one man guy in the morning

G C

I'm the same in the afternoon

G C G C

One man guy when the sun goes down, I whistle me a one man tune

G C G C C/B

One man guy, a one man guy, only kind of guy to be

Am C D G C

A one man guy, I'm a one man guy, and a one man is me

G C Cadd9

I'm a one man guy

[Verse 2]

G C D G

People meditate, hey that's just great, trying to find an inner you

G C D

And people depend on family and friends, and other folks to pull them through

C D C D

I don't know why I'm a one man guy, or why this is a one man show

G C D

But these three cubic feet of bone and blood and meat are what I love and know

[Chorus]

G C

'Cause I'm a one man guy in the morning

G C

I'm the same in the afternoon

G C G C

One man guy when the sun goes down, I whistle me a one man tune

G C G C C/B

One man guy, a one man guy, only kind of guy to be

Am C D G C

A one man guy, I'm a one man guy, and a one man is me

G C Cadd9

I'm a one man guy

[Verse 3]

G C D G

I'm gonna bathe and shave and dress myself and eat solo, every night

G C D Dsus

Unplug the phone, sleep alone, stay way out of sight

C D C D

Sure it's kinda lonely, yeah, it's sorta sick

G C D Dsus D

Bein' your own one and only, is a selfish, dirty trick

[Chorus]

G C

But I'm a one man guy in the morning

G C

I'm the same in the afternoon

G C G C

One man guy when the sun goes down, I whistle me a one man tune

G C G C C/B

One man guy, a one man guy, only kind of guy to be

Am C D G C

A one man guy, I'm a one man guy, and a one man is me

I'm a one man guy

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