Blackheart Man Chords by Bunny Wailer
Tempo:
148.8 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
G
E
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[E]
[G]
[D]
She can be [A] black heart man, children.
[D] I said don't go near him.
She can be black heart [A] man, [D] children.
Or even lions fear him.
She can be black heart man, little children.
I said don't go near him.
She can be black heart [A] man, children.
[D] Or even lions fear him.
[F#m]
[C#] [A]
[D] [F#m]
[C#m] [A]
[D] Growing in a [E] neighborhood for such [D] a long time, [A] that is [D] filled with fear.
[A]
[D] [A]
I [D] can't go here, [A] can't go there, [D] and I ain't [A] supposed to.
[Bm] We didn't rest anywhere at all.
[A]
[D] When I asked my [E] mom if she [D] could let me [A]
go [D] out and [A] play like [D] little children [A] do.
She said [D] be careful of the [A] strangers,
[D] giving candies to [A] children and then [Bm] take them away.
[A]
[G] He lives in the [D] gullies of the city.
[A] He's a black heart man, y [F#m]'all.
[A] He's a black heart [G] man.
Even in the [D] lonely parts of the country,
[A] yeah.
You'll find a black heart man, y [C#m]'all.
[A] He's a black heart [G] man.
He ain't got no [D] friends, no home, no family.
[A] He's the black heart man, y'all.
That's the black heart [G] man.
He's famed [D] to live just like a gypsy.
[A] He's the black heart man, [C#m] yeah.
[A]
[D] Growing and learning and [A] gathering, [D] a [A] little more [D] exterior, [A]
jumping [D] over the [E] fence.
[A]
[D] Curiosity has [A] brought me, yes [D] it brought me in, [A]
a [Bm] little common sense, yeah.
[A]
[D] Crossing the road of [A] life, I've [D] come to [A] this one [F#m] conclusion, [A]
[D] [G] [A]
that [D] everything is equal [A] under the sun.
[D] All that is [A] created by [Bm] the mind, yeah.
[E] And [D] he said, look and it shall [E] be open, [D] seek and ye shall [A] find, [D] wisdom is [Bm] found in the [A] simplest of [D] things, in the nick of [A] time.
[D] Knock and it shall be [A] open, [D] seek and ye shall [A] find,
[Bm] wisdom is found in the simplest of things, in the nick of [A] time.
[G] Now I've drawn [D] the same road of perfection,
[A] just like the black heart man, [C#m] just like [A] the black heart man.
[G] It's in my [D] share of humiliation,
[A] just like the black heart man, y [F#m]'all.
[A] The black heart man.
[G] You'll find me in [D] the prisons or the dungeons, [A] just like the black heart man, yeah, the black heart man.
[G] I even get slain [D] without reason,
[A] just like the black heart man, just like the black heart man, y [D]'all.
[F#m]
[A] [C#m] [A]
[D] [F#m]
[A] [C#m] [A] [C]
No [D] cross, no [E] crown, no [A] sorrow, no [F#m] laughter, [A] trial and parcel [D] in the ivory, [G] [A]
[D] [G] [A]
[D] but the [G] heart of the [E] battle is the [D] [A] sweetest, [Bm] cause of victory, ooh wee.
[A]
[D] Ancient [G] children [A] used to say, [D] if you want it you know you got [A] to run, [D] run, run.
How could [A] the world go through, [D] let a baby cross alone.
[A]
[D] Them that drink of [A] the old wine [D] have no [A] place [D] for the new, [G] [A]
[D] for the new.
[G] [A] And [D] the stones that are ahead of [G] the [A] corner are [D] the same ones [A]
that [D] were filled with the few.
[E]
[D] [E] Hear me when I say [D] now, it's the black [Em] heart man, [D] in the rain, who'll become [Em] the [A] wonder of the city.
[D] [E] [N]
[G]
[D]
She can be [A] black heart man, children.
[D] I said don't go near him.
She can be black heart [A] man, [D] children.
Or even lions fear him.
She can be black heart man, little children.
I said don't go near him.
She can be black heart [A] man, children.
[D] Or even lions fear him.
[F#m]
[C#] [A]
[D] [F#m]
[C#m] [A]
[D] Growing in a [E] neighborhood for such [D] a long time, [A] that is [D] filled with fear.
[A]
[D] [A]
I [D] can't go here, [A] can't go there, [D] and I ain't [A] supposed to.
[Bm] We didn't rest anywhere at all.
[A]
[D] When I asked my [E] mom if she [D] could let me [A]
go [D] out and [A] play like [D] little children [A] do.
She said [D] be careful of the [A] strangers,
[D] giving candies to [A] children and then [Bm] take them away.
[A]
[G] He lives in the [D] gullies of the city.
[A] He's a black heart man, y [F#m]'all.
[A] He's a black heart [G] man.
Even in the [D] lonely parts of the country,
[A] yeah.
You'll find a black heart man, y [C#m]'all.
[A] He's a black heart [G] man.
He ain't got no [D] friends, no home, no family.
[A] He's the black heart man, y'all.
That's the black heart [G] man.
He's famed [D] to live just like a gypsy.
[A] He's the black heart man, [C#m] yeah.
[A]
[D] Growing and learning and [A] gathering, [D] a [A] little more [D] exterior, [A]
jumping [D] over the [E] fence.
[A]
[D] Curiosity has [A] brought me, yes [D] it brought me in, [A]
a [Bm] little common sense, yeah.
[A]
[D] Crossing the road of [A] life, I've [D] come to [A] this one [F#m] conclusion, [A]
[D] [G] [A]
that [D] everything is equal [A] under the sun.
[D] All that is [A] created by [Bm] the mind, yeah.
[E] And [D] he said, look and it shall [E] be open, [D] seek and ye shall [A] find, [D] wisdom is [Bm] found in the [A] simplest of [D] things, in the nick of [A] time.
[D] Knock and it shall be [A] open, [D] seek and ye shall [A] find,
[Bm] wisdom is found in the simplest of things, in the nick of [A] time.
[G] Now I've drawn [D] the same road of perfection,
[A] just like the black heart man, [C#m] just like [A] the black heart man.
[G] It's in my [D] share of humiliation,
[A] just like the black heart man, y [F#m]'all.
[A] The black heart man.
[G] You'll find me in [D] the prisons or the dungeons, [A] just like the black heart man, yeah, the black heart man.
[G] I even get slain [D] without reason,
[A] just like the black heart man, just like the black heart man, y [D]'all.
[F#m]
[A] [C#m] [A]
[D] [F#m]
[A] [C#m] [A] [C]
No [D] cross, no [E] crown, no [A] sorrow, no [F#m] laughter, [A] trial and parcel [D] in the ivory, [G] [A]
[D] [G] [A]
[D] but the [G] heart of the [E] battle is the [D] [A] sweetest, [Bm] cause of victory, ooh wee.
[A]
[D] Ancient [G] children [A] used to say, [D] if you want it you know you got [A] to run, [D] run, run.
How could [A] the world go through, [D] let a baby cross alone.
[A]
[D] Them that drink of [A] the old wine [D] have no [A] place [D] for the new, [G] [A]
[D] for the new.
[G] [A] And [D] the stones that are ahead of [G] the [A] corner are [D] the same ones [A]
that [D] were filled with the few.
[E]
[D] [E] Hear me when I say [D] now, it's the black [Em] heart man, [D] in the rain, who'll become [Em] the [A] wonder of the city.
[D] [E] [N]
Key:
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ She can be [A] black heart man, children.
[D] _ _ _ I said don't go near him.
She can be black heart [A] man, _ [D] children.
_ _ Or even lions fear him.
She can be black heart man, little children.
_ _ I said don't go near him.
She can be black heart [A] man, children.
[D] _ _ _ Or even lions fear him.
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] Growing in a [E] neighborhood _ for such [D] a long time, [A] _ that is [D] filled with fear.
[A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
I [D] can't go here, [A] can't go there, [D] and I ain't [A] supposed to. _
[Bm] We didn't rest _ anywhere at all.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] When I asked my [E] mom if she [D] could let me _ [A] _ _
go [D] out and [A] play _ _ like [D] little children [A] do. _ _
She said [D] be careful of the [A] strangers, _
_ [D] giving candies to [A] children _ and then [Bm] take them away. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ He lives in the [D] gullies of the _ city.
[A] _ _ _ _ He's a black heart man, y [F#m]'all.
_ _ [A] He's a black heart [G] man.
_ _ _ _ Even in the [D] lonely parts of the country, _
[A] yeah.
_ You'll find a black heart man, y [C#m]'all.
_ [A] He's a black heart [G] man.
_ _ _ _ He ain't got no [D] friends, no home, no family. _
[A] _ _ _ _ He's the black heart man, y'all.
_ _ That's the black heart [G] man.
_ _ _ _ He's famed [D] to live just like a gypsy. _
[A] _ _ _ _ He's the black heart man, [C#m] yeah.
_ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] Growing and learning and [A] gathering, _ [D] a _ _ _ [A] little more [D] exterior, _ [A] _ _ _
jumping [D] over the [E] fence.
[A] _ _
_ [D] Curiosity has [A] brought me, yes [D] it brought me in, [A] _ _
a [Bm] little common sense, _ _ _ yeah.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] Crossing the road of [A] _ life, I've [D] come to _ [A] _ this one [F#m] _ conclusion, _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _
that [D] everything is equal [A] under the sun.
[D] All that is _ [A] created by [Bm] the mind, _ _ _ yeah.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ And [D] he said, look and it shall [E] be open, _ [D] seek and ye shall [A] _ find, _ [D] wisdom is [Bm] found in the [A] simplest of [D] things, in the nick of [A] time. _
_ [D] Knock and it shall be [A] _ open, _ [D] seek and ye shall [A] find, _
_ [Bm] wisdom is found in the simplest of things, _ in the nick of [A] time. _ _
[G] _ _ Now I've drawn [D] the same road of perfection, _
_ [A] _ _ just like the black heart man, [C#m] _ _ just like [A] the black heart man.
[G] _ _ _ _ It's in my [D] share of _ humiliation, _ _
[A] _ _ _ just like the black heart man, y [F#m]'all.
_ _ [A] The black heart man.
[G] _ _ _ You'll find me in [D] the prisons or the dungeons, _ [A] _ _ just like the black heart man, yeah, _ _ the black heart man.
[G] _ I even get slain [D] _ _ _ without reason, _
_ [A] _ _ just like the black heart man, _ _ just like the black heart man, y [D]'all.
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C]
No [D] _ cross, no [E] crown, no [A] sorrow, no [F#m] laughter, _ _ [A] trial and parcel [D] in the ivory, [G] _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _
_ [D] but the [G] heart of the [E] battle is the [D] _ _ _ [A] sweetest, _ _ [Bm] cause of victory, _ _ _ _ _ ooh wee.
[A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ Ancient [G] children [A] used to say, [D] if you want it you know you got [A] to run, [D] run, run.
How could [A] the world go through, _ [D] let a baby cross alone.
[A] _ _
_ [D] Them that drink of [A] the old wine [D] have no _ [A] place _ _ [D] for the new, [G] _ [A] _ _
[D] for the new.
[G] _ [A] And [D] the stones that are ahead of [G] the [A] corner are [D] the same _ ones [A] _ _
that [D] were filled with the few.
[E] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [E] Hear me when I say [D] now, it's the black [Em] heart man, [D] in the rain, who'll become [Em] the [A] wonder of the city.
[D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ She can be [A] black heart man, children.
[D] _ _ _ I said don't go near him.
She can be black heart [A] man, _ [D] children.
_ _ Or even lions fear him.
She can be black heart man, little children.
_ _ I said don't go near him.
She can be black heart [A] man, children.
[D] _ _ _ Or even lions fear him.
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] Growing in a [E] neighborhood _ for such [D] a long time, [A] _ that is [D] filled with fear.
[A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
I [D] can't go here, [A] can't go there, [D] and I ain't [A] supposed to. _
[Bm] We didn't rest _ anywhere at all.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] When I asked my [E] mom if she [D] could let me _ [A] _ _
go [D] out and [A] play _ _ like [D] little children [A] do. _ _
She said [D] be careful of the [A] strangers, _
_ [D] giving candies to [A] children _ and then [Bm] take them away. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ He lives in the [D] gullies of the _ city.
[A] _ _ _ _ He's a black heart man, y [F#m]'all.
_ _ [A] He's a black heart [G] man.
_ _ _ _ Even in the [D] lonely parts of the country, _
[A] yeah.
_ You'll find a black heart man, y [C#m]'all.
_ [A] He's a black heart [G] man.
_ _ _ _ He ain't got no [D] friends, no home, no family. _
[A] _ _ _ _ He's the black heart man, y'all.
_ _ That's the black heart [G] man.
_ _ _ _ He's famed [D] to live just like a gypsy. _
[A] _ _ _ _ He's the black heart man, [C#m] yeah.
_ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] Growing and learning and [A] gathering, _ [D] a _ _ _ [A] little more [D] exterior, _ [A] _ _ _
jumping [D] over the [E] fence.
[A] _ _
_ [D] Curiosity has [A] brought me, yes [D] it brought me in, [A] _ _
a [Bm] little common sense, _ _ _ yeah.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] Crossing the road of [A] _ life, I've [D] come to _ [A] _ this one [F#m] _ conclusion, _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _
that [D] everything is equal [A] under the sun.
[D] All that is _ [A] created by [Bm] the mind, _ _ _ yeah.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ And [D] he said, look and it shall [E] be open, _ [D] seek and ye shall [A] _ find, _ [D] wisdom is [Bm] found in the [A] simplest of [D] things, in the nick of [A] time. _
_ [D] Knock and it shall be [A] _ open, _ [D] seek and ye shall [A] find, _
_ [Bm] wisdom is found in the simplest of things, _ in the nick of [A] time. _ _
[G] _ _ Now I've drawn [D] the same road of perfection, _
_ [A] _ _ just like the black heart man, [C#m] _ _ just like [A] the black heart man.
[G] _ _ _ _ It's in my [D] share of _ humiliation, _ _
[A] _ _ _ just like the black heart man, y [F#m]'all.
_ _ [A] The black heart man.
[G] _ _ _ You'll find me in [D] the prisons or the dungeons, _ [A] _ _ just like the black heart man, yeah, _ _ the black heart man.
[G] _ I even get slain [D] _ _ _ without reason, _
_ [A] _ _ just like the black heart man, _ _ just like the black heart man, y [D]'all.
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C]
No [D] _ cross, no [E] crown, no [A] sorrow, no [F#m] laughter, _ _ [A] trial and parcel [D] in the ivory, [G] _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _
_ [D] but the [G] heart of the [E] battle is the [D] _ _ _ [A] sweetest, _ _ [Bm] cause of victory, _ _ _ _ _ ooh wee.
[A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ Ancient [G] children [A] used to say, [D] if you want it you know you got [A] to run, [D] run, run.
How could [A] the world go through, _ [D] let a baby cross alone.
[A] _ _
_ [D] Them that drink of [A] the old wine [D] have no _ [A] place _ _ [D] for the new, [G] _ [A] _ _
[D] for the new.
[G] _ [A] And [D] the stones that are ahead of [G] the [A] corner are [D] the same _ ones [A] _ _
that [D] were filled with the few.
[E] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [E] Hear me when I say [D] now, it's the black [Em] heart man, [D] in the rain, who'll become [Em] the [A] wonder of the city.
[D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _