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Half A Man

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[Verse 1]
   A7I'm only Em7half a man
  GWhen I'm A7not by your side
I try to Em7make a plan
  GAnd I A7don't try to hide
[Chorus]
Em7Come on over closer to meG/D  
And C#m7-5everything will be just Clike it should beEm7  
[Verse 2]
Why don't you Em7help me
  GPlease don't A7stand on your pride
I feel so Em7empty
  GWhy don't you A7let me inside
[Chorus]
Em7Come on over closer to meG/D  
And C#m7-5everything will be just Clike it should beEm7  
[Bridge]
Em7You (you, you, you)
Set my soul on fire
A7You (you, you, you)
Fill me with deEm7sire
WheneCver I'm near youB  Em7  
[Verse 3]
I'm only Em7half a man
  GWhen I'm A7not by your side
I try to Em7make a plan
  GAnd I A7don't try to hide
[Chorus]
So Em7come on over closer to meG/D  
And C#m7-5everything will be just Clike it should beEm7  
Em7(repeEm6at anCd fEmade)

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Half A Man

by America

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Em7

G/D

C#m7-5

Em6

[Verse 1]

A7 Em7

I'm only half a man

G A7

When I'm not by your side

Em7

I try to make a plan

G A7

And I don't try to hide

[Chorus]

Em7 G/D

Come on over closer to me

C#m7-5 C Em7

And everything will be just like it should be

[Verse 2]

Em7

Why don't you help me

G A7

Please don't stand on your pride

Em7

I feel so empty

G A7

Why don't you let me inside

[Chorus]

Em7 G/D

Come on over closer to me

C#m7-5 C Em7

And everything will be just like it should be

[Bridge]

Em7

You (you, you, you)

Set my soul on fire

You (you, you, you)

Em7

Fill me with desire

C B Em7

Whenever I'm near you

[Verse 3]

Em7

I'm only half a man

G A7

When I'm not by your side

Em7

I try to make a plan

G A7

And I don't try to hide

[Chorus]

Em7 G/D

So come on over closer to me

C#m7-5 C Em7

And everything will be just like it should be

Em7 Em6 C Em

(repeat and fade)

About Half A Man Chords by America

Learn how to play Half A Man by America with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Half A Man chords”, “Half A Man guitar chords”, or “America Half A Man chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Half A Man chords and for experienced players who want accurate Half A Man lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include A7, Em7, G, G/D, C#m7-5, C.

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What key is "Half A Man" in?

The chords for "Half A Man" show the original chord names (including A7, Em7, G, G/D, C#m7-5, C). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.