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Man On The Side

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Intro  E   C#m   B  Asus  
 ESix numberC#ms, one more to Bdial
Asusbefore I'm befAsusore yBou tonigEht 
I tried to cC#mall
been busy all nBight
gave Asusup waiting at daAsusylighBt  F#m7  
F#m7Excuse me Mrs. BusyboBdy E  
Ecould you F#m7pencil me Asusin when you cBanE  
though we F#m7both know that the wAsusorst part aC#mbout it  
is I would be Asusfree when you wF#anted me (when Asusyou wanBted me) 
EI am thF#m7e man on the sAsuside  B  
Ehoping F#m7you'll make up Asusyour miBnd  
EI am thF#m7e one who will C#mswallow his prBide  
Dlife as the Asusman on the siEde 
EOne of the mC#many
One of the fBew
Asusto stand back and wBait for yoEu  
F#m7Excuse me Mrs. BusyboBdy E  
Ecould you F#m7pencil me Asusin when you cBanE  
though we F#m7both know that the wAsusorst part aC#mbout it  
is I would Asusbe free when you F#wanted me (whAsusen you wBanted me) 
EI am thF#m7e man on the sAsuside  B  
Ehoping F#m7you'll make up Asusyour miBnd  
EI am thF#m7e one who will C#mswallow his prBide  
Dlife as the Asusman on the siEde  
CI fell in love with the drDeam that I built of yoEu
playing the part of the qAm7ueen
CTaking my own advice 
DI'm giving up tonight
EGood luck to you and the kAsusing  
F#m7Excuse me Mrs. BusyboBdy E  
Ecould you F#m7pencil me Asusin when you cBanE  
though we F#m7both know that the wAsusorst part aC#mbout it  
is I would Asusbe free when you F#wanted me (whAsusen you wBanted me)   
EI am thF#m7e man on the sAsuside  B  
Ehoping F#m7you'll make up Asusyour miBnd  
EI am thF#m7e one who will C#mswallow his prBide  
Dlife as the Asusman on the siEde 

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Man On The Side

by John Mayer

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C#m

Asus

F#m7

Am7

E C#m B Asus

Intro

E C#m B

Six numbers, one more to dial

Asus Asus B E

before I'm before you tonight

C#m

I tried to call

been busy all night

Asus Asus B F#m7

gave up waiting at daylight

F#m7 B E

Excuse me Mrs. Busybody

E F#m7 Asus B E

could you pencil me in when you can

F#m7 Asus C#m

though we both know that the worst part about it

Asus F# Asus B

is I would be free when you wanted me (when you wanted me)

E F#m7 Asus B

I am the man on the side

E F#m7 Asus B

hoping you'll make up your mind

E F#m7 C#m B

I am the one who will swallow his pride

D Asus E

life as the man on the side

E C#m

One of the many

One of the few

Asus B E

to stand back and wait for you

F#m7 B E

Excuse me Mrs. Busybody

E F#m7 Asus B E

could you pencil me in when you can

F#m7 Asus C#m

though we both know that the worst part about it

Asus F# Asus B

is I would be free when you wanted me (when you wanted me)

E F#m7 Asus B

I am the man on the side

E F#m7 Asus B

hoping you'll make up your mind

E F#m7 C#m B

I am the one who will swallow his pride

D Asus E

life as the man on the side

C D E

I fell in love with the dream that I built of you

Am7

playing the part of the queen

Taking my own advice

I'm giving up tonight

E Asus

Good luck to you and the king

F#m7 B E

Excuse me Mrs. Busybody

E F#m7 Asus B E

could you pencil me in when you can

F#m7 Asus C#m

though we both know that the worst part about it

Asus F# Asus B

is I would be free when you wanted me (when you wanted me)

E F#m7 Asus B

I am the man on the side

E F#m7 Asus B

hoping you'll make up your mind

E F#m7 C#m B

I am the one who will swallow his pride

D Asus E

life as the man on the side

About Man On The Side Chords by John Mayer

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What key is "Man On The Side" in?

The chords for "Man On The Side" show the original chord names (including E, C#m, B, Asus, F#m7, F#). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.