Chords for Bo Diddley - I'm A Man - 1955

Tempo:
85.2 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

Gm

D

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bo Diddley - I'm A Man - 1955 chords
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[G] [C] [G] [C] [G]
[D] [C] [G] Now when I was a little [C] boy [G] at the age of [C] five, [G] I had something in my pocket [G] to [F] keep a lot of [C] folks alive.
[G] Now I'm a [C] man, [G] me 21, [C] [G] you know [C] baby [G] we can have a lot of fun.
[G] I'm a man, [C] [G] I spell M [C] [G]
-A [C] [G] -N, [C] [G]
man.
[C] [G] [C] I'll [G]
[C] [G] [C] [G] be [C] [G] [Gm] pretty [C] when [G] I'm [Gm] standing in line, [G] I can make love to you baby [C] [G] in an hour's time.
[G] I'm a man, [G]
spell M [G] -A [G]-N, [G] man.
[G]
[G] [G]
[C] [G]
[C] [G] I'm going back [C] down [G] to [A]
[G] Kansas to [C] [G] bring back the second [Cm] cousin, [G] little John the [C] Conqueror.
[G] I'm a man, [C] [G] spell M [C] [G] -A [C] [G]
-N, [C] [G] man.
[C] [G] Oh, [C] [G] oh, [C] [G]
[C] [G] oh, [C] [G] the line I shoot [C] [Gm] will never miss [C] [G] the way I make love [C] to them, [G] they can't resist.
[C] [G] I'm a man, [C] [G] I spell M [C] [G]
-A [C] [G]-N, [C] [G]
man.
[C] [G] Oh, [C] [G] [Gm]
oh, [C] [G] [C] oh, [G]
oh, [C] oh.
[Em] [C] [G] [N]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
Gm
123111113
D
1321
F
134211111
G
2131
C
3211
Gm
123111113
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Let's start jamming Bo Diddley - (Single Version) Im A Man chords, practice the chord sequence G, G, C and G. Begin your practice at a relaxed 42 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 85. With G Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ [G] _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _
_ [D] _ [C] _ _ [G] Now when I was a little [C] boy [G] at the age of [C] five, [G] I had something in my pocket [G] to [F] keep a lot of [C] folks alive.
_ [G] Now I'm a [C] man, [G] me 21, [C] _ [G] you know [C] baby [G] we can have a lot of fun.
[G] I'm a man, _ [C] _ [G] I spell M [C] _ [G] _
-A [C] _ [G] _ -N, [C] _ [G] _
man.
[C] _ [G] _ _ [C] I'll [G] _ _
_ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ [G] be _ [C] _ [G] _ [Gm] pretty [C] when [G] I'm [Gm] standing in line, [G] I can make love to you baby [C] [G] in an hour's time.
[G] I'm a man, _ [G] _
spell M _ [G] _ -A _ [G]-N, _ _ [G] _ man.
_ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [G] I'm going back [C] down [G] to [A]
[G] Kansas to [C] _ [G] bring back the second [Cm] cousin, [G] little John the [C] Conqueror.
[G] I'm a man, [C] _ [G] spell M [C] _ [G] _ -A [C] _ [G] _
-N, [C] _ [G] _ man.
[C] _ [G] Oh, _ [C] _ [G] _ oh, [C] _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ [G] _ oh, [C] [G] the line I shoot [C] _ [Gm] will never miss [C] _ [G] the way I make love [C] to them, [G] they can't resist.
[C] _ [G] I'm a man, [C] _ [G] I spell M [C] _ [G] _
-A [C] _ [G]-N, _ [C] _ [G] _
man.
[C] _ [G] _ Oh, [C] _ [G] _ [Gm]
oh, [C] _ [G] _ [C] _ oh, [G] _
oh, [C] oh.
[Em] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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It's Bo Diddley who authored this song.

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