Widow Of A Living Man Chords by Ben Harper

Tempo:
81.2 bpm
Chords used:

F

C

Bb

G

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Ben Harper - Widow of a living Man chords
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[D]
Mama why does he [Am] treat [Bb] me so cold?
[F] So cold, [C] so cold
[D] Why do I [B] feel [Bb] so old?
So [F] old, so [C] old
How [G] long has he treated [F] me [Bb] unkind?
[F] Unkind, [C] unkind
[D] Or have I always been [Bb] so blind?
So [F]
blind, so [C] blind
[Gm] I'm a widow, [Eb] I'm a widow
[F] I'm a widow [G] of a [F] living man
Of a living man, of a [C] living man
[F] [G] Why can't the times stay [Bb] the same?
Stay the same, stay [C] the same
[D] Now I am [F] begging [Bb] him to change
[F] Please change, [C] please change
What [D] about all [Am] the plans [Bb] we've made?
[F] The plans we've made
[C] Lord I've prayed
[D] But now I am [Am] so [Bb] afraid
I'm so [F] afraid, I'm so [C] afraid
[Gm] I'm a widow, I'm [Eb] a widow
[F] I'm a widow [G] of a [F] living man
[G] I'm a widow, [Eb] I'm a widow
[F] I'm a widow of a living man
Of a living man, of [Gm] a living man
[C]
[F] [G] [D]
Mama why [G] does he hurt [Bb] me so?
He [F] hurts me so, he hurts [C] me so
[D] I'm gonna [F] need some place to [Bb] go
Some [F] place to go, some [C] place to go
[D] He's no longer some [F] kind [Bb] woman's son
[F] Kind woman's son, kind [C] woman's son
[G] Mama I think [F] that I had [Bb] better run
I [F] better run, I [C] better run
I'm a [Gm] widow, [Eb] I'm a widow
[F] I'm a widow [G] of a [F] living man
[G] I'm a widow, [Eb] I'm a widow
[F] I'm a widow of a living man
Of a living man, of [G] a [F] living man
[C] [F] [D]
Key:  
F
134211111
C
3211
Bb
12341111
G
2131
D
1321
F
134211111
C
3211
Bb
12341111
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To learn Ben Harper - Widow Of A Living Man chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: D, F, C, D, F, Bb, D, Am, Bb and F. Ease into the song by practicing at 40 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 81 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of F Major in mind.

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_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Mama why does he [Am] treat [Bb] me so cold?
[F] So cold, _ [C] so cold _ _
[D] Why do I [B] feel [Bb] so old?
So [F] old, so [C] old
How [G] long has he treated [F] me [Bb] unkind? _ _
[F] Unkind, _ [C] _ unkind
[D] Or have I always been [Bb] so blind?
So [F]
blind, so [C] blind
_ _ [Gm] I'm a widow, _ [Eb] I'm a widow
_ [F] I'm a widow _ [G] of a [F] living man
Of a living man, of a [C] living _ man _
[F] _ _ [G] _ Why _ _ _ _ _ can't the times stay [Bb] the same?
Stay the same, stay [C] the same
_ [D] Now I am [F] begging [Bb] him to change
[F] Please change, _ [C] please change
What [D] about all [Am] the plans [Bb] we've made?
[F] The plans we've made
[C] Lord I've prayed
[D] But now I am [Am] so [Bb] afraid
I'm so [F] afraid, I'm so [C] afraid _
[Gm] I'm a widow, _ I'm [Eb] a widow
_ [F] I'm a widow _ [G] of a [F] living man
[G] I'm a widow, _ [Eb] I'm a widow
_ [F] I'm a widow _ of a living man
Of a living man, of [Gm] a living man
[C] _ _
[F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ Mama why [G] does he hurt [Bb] me so?
He [F] hurts me so, he hurts [C] me so
_ [D] I'm gonna [F] need some place to [Bb] go
Some [F] place to go, some [C] place to go
[D] He's no longer some [F] kind [Bb] woman's son
[F] Kind woman's son, kind [C] woman's son _
[G] Mama I think [F] that I had [Bb] better run
I [F] better run, I [C] better run
I'm a [Gm] widow, _ [Eb] I'm a widow _
[F] I'm a widow _ [G] of a [F] living man
[G] I'm a widow, _ [Eb] I'm a widow
_ [F] I'm a widow of a living man
Of a living man, of [G] a [F] living man
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _

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This song was penned by Ben Harper.

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