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{t:Melancholy Man}
{st:The Moody Blues}
DK. . "A Question of Balance". .August 1970. Mike Pinder
#
[INTRO]
(play 2x)Start w/3rd string 6th fret, while chords below are played:
C# C# B B A G#
F# F# E E D# C#
D# D# C# C# C C C# D# E
REPEAT
[C#m] [F#m7] [G#]  [C#m]
[C#m] [F#m7] [G#]  [C#m]
[Chorus]
N.C. I'm a [C#m]melancholy man, [F#m7]that's what I am,
All [G#]the world surrounds me and my [C#m]feet, are on the ground.
N.C.I'm a [C#m]very lonely man, [F#m7]doing what I can,
[G#]All the world astounds me and I [C#m]think, I understand
That we're [G#7]going, to keep growing, wait and [C#m]see.[C#m]
#
[Verse 1]
[C#m]When all the stars are falling down,
[F#m7]Into the sea and on the ground,
[G#]And angry voices carry on the [C#m]wind.
#
[Verse 2]
[C#m]A beam of light will fill your head,
[F#m7]And you'll remember what's been said
[G#]By all the good men this world's ever [C#m]known.
#
[Verse 3]
[C#m]Another man is what you'll see,
[F#m7]Who looks like you, and looks like me,
[G#]And yet somehow, he will not feel the [C#m]same.
#
[Verse 4]
[C#m]His life caught up in misery, [F#m7]he doesn't think like you and me,
[G#]'Cause he can't see, what you and I can [C#m]see.
#
[Solo]
 C#m   F#m7   G#    C#mrepeat 4 times
#
REPEAT ALL  VERSES AND THEN CHORUS
[Verse 1]
[C#m]When all the stars are falling down,
[F#m7]Into the sea and on the ground,
[G#]And angry voices carry on the [C#m]wind.
#
[Verse 2]
[C#m]A beam of light will fill your head,
[F#m7]And you'll remember what's been said
[G#]By all the good men this world's ever [C#m]known.
#
[Verse 3]
[C#m]Another man is what you'll see,
[F#m7]Who looks like you, and looks like me,
[G#]And yet somehow, he will not feel the [C#m]same.
#
[Verse 4]
[C#m]His life caught up in misery, [F#m7]he doesn't think like you and me,
[G#]'Cause he can't see what you and I can [C#m]see.
#
[Chorus]
(with verse 1 & 2 sung underneath)
N.C. I'm a [C#m]melancholy man, [F#m7]that's what I am,
All [G#]the world surrounds me and my [C#m]feet, are on the ground.
N.C.I'm a [C#m]very lonely man, [F#m7]doing what I can,
[G#]All the world astounds me and I [C#m]think, I understand
That we're [G#7]going, to keep growing, wait and [C#m]see.
#
(Repeat all verses with the chorus sung underneath.)
END

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Melancholy Man

by The Moody Blues

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C#m

F#m7

G#7

{t:Melancholy Man}

{st:The Moody Blues}

DK. . "A Question of Balance". .August 1970. Mike Pinder

[INTRO]

(play 2x)Start w/3rd string 6th fret, while chords below are played:

C# C# B B A G#

F# F# E E D# C#

D# D# C# C# C C C# D# E

REPEAT

C#m F#m7 G# C#m

[] [] [] []

C#m F#m7 G# C#m

[] [] [] []

[Chorus]

C#m F#m7

N.C. I'm a []melancholy man, []that's what I am,

G# C#m

All []the world surrounds me and my []feet, are on the ground.

C#m F#m7

N.C.I'm a []very lonely man, []doing what I can,

G# C#m

[]All the world astounds me and I []think, I understand

G#7 C#m C#m

That we're []going, to keep growing, wait and []see.[]

[Verse 1]

C#m

[]When all the stars are falling down,

F#m7

[]Into the sea and on the ground,

G# C#m

[]And angry voices carry on the []wind.

[Verse 2]

C#m

[]A beam of light will fill your head,

F#m7

[]And you'll remember what's been said

G# C#m

[]By all the good men this world's ever []known.

[Verse 3]

C#m

[]Another man is what you'll see,

F#m7

[]Who looks like you, and looks like me,

G# C#m

[]And yet somehow, he will not feel the []same.

[Verse 4]

C#m F#m7

[]His life caught up in misery, []he doesn't think like you and me,

G# C#m

[]'Cause he can't see, what you and I can []see.

[Solo]

C#m F#m7 G# C#m

repeat 4 times

REPEAT ALL VERSES AND THEN CHORUS

[Verse 1]

C#m

[]When all the stars are falling down,

F#m7

[]Into the sea and on the ground,

G# C#m

[]And angry voices carry on the []wind.

[Verse 2]

C#m

[]A beam of light will fill your head,

F#m7

[]And you'll remember what's been said

G# C#m

[]By all the good men this world's ever []known.

[Verse 3]

C#m

[]Another man is what you'll see,

F#m7

[]Who looks like you, and looks like me,

G# C#m

[]And yet somehow, he will not feel the []same.

[Verse 4]

C#m F#m7

[]His life caught up in misery, []he doesn't think like you and me,

G# C#m

[]'Cause he can't see what you and I can []see.

[Chorus]

(with verse 1 & 2 sung underneath)

C#m F#m7

N.C. I'm a []melancholy man, []that's what I am,

G# C#m

All []the world surrounds me and my []feet, are on the ground.

C#m F#m7

N.C.I'm a []very lonely man, []doing what I can,

G# C#m

[]All the world astounds me and I []think, I understand

G#7 C#m

That we're []going, to keep growing, wait and []see.

(Repeat all verses with the chorus sung underneath.)

END

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