Chords for Alicia Keys - Raise A Man (Official Video)

Tempo:
84.95 bpm
Chords used:

D

Bm

C#m

F#m

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Alicia Keys - Raise A Man (Official Video) chords
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[F#m]
[Bm] [F#m] [D#m]
[D#] [F#m] [G#m] [A#] [F#m]
[Bm] [F#m] [F]
[D#] [G#m] [A#] [D]
Marble in a [D] foyer I've been loving on you [D] all day
[Bm] Would've stayed if you told [E] me to stay [Bm] [A] As you can see I stayed [D] anyway
I'm [E] just not [D] like these other girls I swear [E] [D] I just have to love you
[Bm] I just wanna [Cm] need you if that's [Bm] okay And you're just not like these other men out
[C#m] here [D] No, no
[Bm] You just wanna [Cm] hold me and [D] that's okay Can I be a [D] woman for you, babe?
[F#m] [D] In a time [C#m] [D] when it's not [A] allowed [Bm]
How am [Bm] I supposed to [C#m] pretend
[D] That I don't want you the way I [Bm] do?
[Cm] Oh, yeah
[Bm]
So every time [D] you're around me [C#m] [D] I feel [E] virgin [Bm] [Cm] all over again
[Bm] And every time you're off of me [C#m] How [D] can I renege?
[E] Boy, [Bm] I just need your [Cm] hand [Bm] Is it okay that I'm [D] not independent?
Is it [C#m] okay [D] that I Is it [C#m] okay that I [D] show weakness?
[A] Is it okay that [Bm] I [D] Is it okay that I can't wait to see you?
Is it [C#m] okay that [D] I Is it [C#m] okay to [Bm] love a man right [A] now?
If [D] you understand
[Bm] [C#m] Show [D] me your hands, [Bm] ooh-ooh Show me your [Cm] hands, boy, if [D] you [Bm] understand
[C#m] Somebody [D] raise a man, [G] ooh [E]-ooh [D] Raise a man
[A] [F#m]
[Bm] [C#m] [Bm]
Ooh-ooh, [C#m] [D]
[A] [E] ooh [Bm]-ooh,
[F#] ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, [D] ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Every day [A] and every night I [Bm] pray for [A] one accord
[D] [F#] I adore you even more [D] And every minute [F#m] that passes [Bm] me by
We [G]
can't afford for [F#] us to be ignored See, [D] we need each other [F#m] more than [D] we even know
[C#] [F#] Somebody [F#m] made a [Bm] man So show me how to raise a man, ooh-ooh
Raise a man [Cm] You [Bm] can't be a man
[F#m] If we [D] don't raise a man, ooh-ooh [Bm] Raise a [Cm] man
If [Bm] you want a man [C#m] Then you gotta [Bm] raise [Bm] [Cm] a man
If [Bm] you understand
[D] [C#m] Then show [D] me your [Bm] hands, ooh-ooh Show me your [Cm] hands
[Bm]
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
[G#] Hey!
[B]
Hey!
Hey!
[N] [D] [D#] [N]
Key:  
D
1321
Bm
13421112
C#m
13421114
F#m
123111112
Cm
13421113
D
1321
Bm
13421112
C#m
13421114
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To start learning Alicia Keys - Raise A Man chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - C#m, D, Bm, C#m, Bm, Cm, Bm, Cm and D in sequence. Ease into the song by practicing at 42 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 85 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of D Major in mind.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D#m] _
_ [D#] _ _ [F#m] _ [G#m] _ [A#] _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [F] _
_ [D#] _ _ _ [G#m] _ [A#] _ _ [D] _
_ Marble in a [D] foyer I've been loving on you [D] all day
[Bm] Would've stayed if you told [E] me to stay [Bm] [A] As you can see I stayed [D] anyway
I'm [E] just not [D] like these other girls I swear [E] [D] I just have to love you
[Bm] I just wanna [Cm] need you if that's [Bm] okay And you're just not like these other men out
[C#m] here [D] No, no
[Bm] You just wanna [Cm] hold me and [D] that's okay Can I be a [D] woman for you, babe?
[F#m] [D] In a time [C#m] [D] when it's not [A] allowed _ [Bm]
How am [Bm] I supposed to [C#m] pretend
[D] That I don't want you the way I [Bm] do?
[Cm] Oh, yeah
[Bm]
So every time [D] you're around me [C#m] [D] I feel [E] virgin [Bm] _ [Cm] all over again
[Bm] And every time you're off of me _ [C#m] How [D] can I renege?
[E] Boy, [Bm] I just need your [Cm] hand [Bm] Is it okay that I'm [D] not independent?
Is it [C#m] okay [D] that I Is it [C#m] okay that I [D] show weakness?
[A] Is it okay that [Bm] I [D] Is it okay that I can't wait to see you?
Is it [C#m] okay that [D] I Is it [C#m] okay to [Bm] love a man right [A] now?
If [D] you _ understand
[Bm] _ _ [C#m] Show [D] me your hands, [Bm] ooh-ooh Show me your [Cm] hands, boy, if [D] you [Bm] _ understand
_ _ [C#m] Somebody [D] raise a man, [G] ooh [E]-ooh [D] Raise a man
[A] _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [C#m] _ [Bm]
Ooh-ooh, _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ [E] ooh [Bm]-ooh, _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, [D] ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Every day [A] _ and every night I [Bm] pray for [A] one accord
[D] _ [F#] I adore you even more [D] And every minute [F#m] that passes [Bm] me by
We [G]
can't afford for [F#] us to be ignored See, [D] we need each other [F#m] more than [D] we even know
_ [C#] _ _ [F#] Somebody [F#m] made a [Bm] _ man _ So show me how to raise a man, ooh-ooh
Raise a man [Cm] You [Bm] can't be a _ man
_ _ [F#m] If we [D] don't raise a man, ooh-ooh [Bm] Raise a [Cm] man
If [Bm] you want a man _ _ _ [C#m] Then you gotta [Bm] raise _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Cm] a man
If [Bm] you understand
_ _ [D] _ _ [C#m] Then show [D] me your [Bm] hands, ooh-ooh Show me your [Cm] hands
_ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
_ [G#] Hey!
[B]
Hey!
Hey!
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [D#] _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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